Students will learn about the history of hyperbole in literature and politics.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

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

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

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

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

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

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.

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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

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

Introduce students to the power of self-appreciation with this inspiring writing activity!

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

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

Getting ready to write an informational essay? Use this five-page outline to help think through the next stages of the informational writing process!

In this helpful grammar worksheet, students will review the definition and examples of participles and participial phrases before practicing the skill on their own.

Write a heartfelt letter to someone who has impacted your life with this SEL writing prompt for middle grades!

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

Motivate readers to read more and track their reading habits with this simple and engaging reading log!

Students practice identifying the pronoun errors in a variety of sentences and then writing in the correct pronoun to best complete each sentence.

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Identifying gerunds and gerund phrases is smooth sailing with this simple, one-page worksheet for seventh- and eighth-grade students!

Should all people have a right to internet access? Argue your stance in this argument writing prompt worksheet and rubric for middle school!

Give students practice identifying prepositional phrases in context with this seventh grade grammar worksheet!

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

Give students extra practice naming the function of clauses in this seventh-grade grammar worksheet!

Become a pro at identifying phrases and clauses in sentences with this two-page, seventh-grade grammar worksheet!

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

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!