What unusual item could your character find in the library? Find out with this fun writing activity!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about school dress codes!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students begin reading The Great Fire.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading The Great Fire.

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

Practice differentiating between words with negative and positive connotations with this middle school worksheet!

Visit the crashing waters of the mighty Iguazú Falls in this middle school passage!

If you could have music class with any famous musician, who would it be? Write about it with this creative writing prompt!

Students consider the ethics of exploring a maritime memorial in this extension activity for Walter Lord's A Night to Remember.

Inspire your learners' creative writing with this fun writing prompt about a mysterious message in a yearbook!

Inspire your learners' creative writing with this fun writing prompt about a surprise discovery!

Get students thinking, reflecting, and writing with this middle school narrative writing prompt and rubric!

After reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students compare the movie adaptation to the written story.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters from A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Discover the fascinating history of New Mexico’s Sky City in this middle school worksheet!

Conjunctive adverbs can be tricky; regardless, you can master them with this helpful middle school worksheet!

Improve students' argument writing skills by identifying and removing irrelevant details with this middle school writing worksheet!

Help middle school students strengthen their vocabulary knowledge with this one-page worksheet on shades of meaning! 

Middle school students will become masters at decoding characters in their favorite stories after they complete this activity!

Think about what you want to improve about yourself as you start the new school year with this writing prompt!

Prepare students for reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind with these research and reflection prompts!

Don’t let allusions be your white whale; master them with the help of this middle school worksheet!

Strengthen your vocabulary, not you’re vocabulary in this engaging middle school worksheet!

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

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

Use this multiple-meaning words worksheet to support middle school students as they explore a word with more than one meaning. 

Get ready, this activity transforms middle school students into experts at understanding and decoding characters in all their favorite stories!

Before reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, use this pre-reading activity to build background knowledge and engagement.