6th and 7th Grade Common Core English Language Arts Resources

Students use sentence-level context clues and their knowledge of vocabulary as they practice using commonly confused word pairs.

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 

Give learners a chance to hone their copyediting skills with this one-page grammar worksheet!

Practice identifying and correcting misspellings in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading about the holiday’s history and imagery!

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Students practice using sentence-level context clues and word relationships to determine the meaning of above-level vocabulary words.

Explore different types of sentences with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Use this grammar worksheet to give middle school learners' a vocabulary boost as they practice determining the meaning of words using antonyms in context.

Help students hone their language and vocabulary skills with this worksheet in which learners use sentence-level context clues to write the word that correctly completes each sentence.

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Learn all about the fascinating field of food science in this four-page informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

Give your students a chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this engaging picture prompt! 

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

Get students thinking about the nuance and connotation of related words with this sixth-grade vocabulary worksheet!

Practice spelling with plurals and possessives in this grammar worksheet for middle grades!

In this middle school grammar worksheet, learners will read short narrative passages and choose the transitions that best connect the ideas and sentences.

In this vocabulary-building worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their lesser known synonyms.

Students hone their ability to spot literary devices with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

In this worksheet, students will read about Anne Frank, then complete a chart identifying cause and effect.