Use this reference sheet to encourage students to use a variety of transition words in their writing to signal the different relationships between ideas.

Practice determining the meaning of unknown words in context with Read and Find Root Words #2!

Semicolons link two related independent clauses together; learn to use them correctly with this middle-grade worksheet!

Give students extra practice identifying and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers in this helpful two-page worksheet!

Keep this study aid handy during homework time, or keep a copy in the back of your binder for classroom reference.

Give this adjective-filled handout to students as a reference document they can refer to now and save for later!

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

Help students reflect on chapters 5–8 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

Learn about common patterns in storytelling with this middle-grade worksheet!

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

Give your learners fun spelling and problem-solving practice with this engaging anagram puzzles worksheet!

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

Unlock the secret to words like “biodegradable” and “astronomer!” Expand your vocabulary with this matching worksheet for common Greek roots.

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.

Need more practice using commas with coordinate adjectives? This useful grammar worksheet can help!

Give your seventh-and eighth-grade students practice determining word relationships with this fun analogies worksheet!

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

Keep exploring the difference between reflexive and intensive pronouns with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Give students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt.

Explore the meaning of Latin roots with this matching activity! Build essential vocabulary skills with this sixth-grade worksheet.

Give students extra practice identifying and correcting misused and misspelled words in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Hooray! You can learn to use interjections in your own writing with this engaging worksheet for fifth through eighth graders!