5th - 8th Grade English Language Arts Resources : Page 29

If your child loves cars but doesn't love long car rides, pass him this car-themed word search to help pass the time on your next road trip.

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, give students the chance to reflect on the novel and respond in writing to five of these post-reading prompts.

Practice identifying hyperbole with this engaging winter-themed figurative language maze!

Build your growth mindset while planning a personal narrative!

There are a lot of parts to a letter. This checklist helps students ensure they have a complete and polished piece of correspondence. It includes the main parts of a letter; conventions; format; and tips for how to choose a closing.

Learners build language and vocabulary skills while identifying synonyms in this fun matching activity!

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Use this eighth-grade grammar and punctuation worksheet to give students practice determining if ellipses are used correctly in quotations pulled from nonfictions texts.

What are the effects of storms and other weather events? Students will create flow charts that represent the multiple effects that are a result of specific weather causes.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about giving middle school students access to recess!

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

Give your students practice combining words to create hyphenated compound words and contractions.

Learn more about molecules and how they comprise the air all around us in this intro-to-earth-science worksheet.

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

Your students will enjoy reading this messy story and finding the different sentence structures.

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

Kids grow their vocabulary with antonyms and synonyms in this worksheet.

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about summer reading requirements!