Students read a two-page adaptation of the classic short story “The Open Window” by Saki and answer key reading comprehension questions!

This graphic organizer provides an opportunity to keep track of key vocabulary words they encounter within an informational text.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

Unravel a classic story from Greek mythology with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet for seventh and eighth-grade learners!

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character’s actions with their emotions.

Children put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test with this simple quiz!

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

Help students appreciate the information they can get from text features!

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

Young readers practice analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce students to Japanese American civil rights hero Fred Korematsu with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–5 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Read a one-page adaptation of the Japanese myth, “The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child” and answer a variety of eighth-grade comprehension questions!

Before reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, use this pre-reading activity to get readers thinking about one of the major themes in the novel: stereotypes.

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

When your students read this exaggerated tale, they will find a ton of hyperboles!

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.