The worksheet titled "Completing Analogies Using a Word Bank" is all about students using their association skills to finish analogies. The first analogy activity uses sentences like:

winter is to hot chocolate as

summer is to ______

Each comparison is divided into two separate lines so students can easily see what is being compared. They complete each analogy with a word from the word bank.

Later analogy riddles use colons. They look like this:

air : wind ::

ocean : _______

All puzzles have word banks with more words than analogies to complete, so students can't rely on the process of elimination to find the right answer. Later, riddles have word banks with more words, as well as more complex words. Students may need to use a dictionary to look up words in the word bank to figure out which analogy is correct, making it a good vocabulary activity.

Analogies are a fun way for students to practice their categorization, logical reasoning, and problem-solving skills. They can also support pattern recognition and vocabulary skills, depending on the words you use. Creating analogies using spelling words is a great way to support spelling practice.

Have students complete analogies using a word bank. The word bank can include more words than analogies, so students can't use the process of elimination to find the right answer. You can also forgo a word bank altogether, so students must think of what to fill in each blank on their own. Once they get used to completing analogies, they can write their own and their classmates can finish them.