Practice determining the meaning of unknown words in context with Read and Find Root Words #3!

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

Inspire learners to think and write creatively with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a mysterious letter!

Send a letter to your future self with this back-to-school writing prompt!

Unmask the cast of every story with this worksheet for middle schoolers on character archetypes!

Discover the roadmap for your favorite stories with this middle-grade worksheet on plot archetypes!

Learners offer advice to a younger version of themselves in this engaging reflective writing activity.

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

Hmm, are you familiar with interjections? In this worksheet, fifth through eighth graders will use interjections to reflect different feelings.

Imagine you find a time machine that sends you 200 years into the future—what would you tell your present-day self?

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

If you need to practice your subordinating conjunctions, check out this helpful worksheet!

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

Use appositives, a type of noun phrase, to combine sentences in this grammar worksheet for middle-grade students!

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

Students have another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Bravo, you’re about to be a master of interjections!

Learn how semicolons can be used to combine sentences in this middle-grade grammar worksheet!

Complete this middle-grade worksheet about using semicolons and conjunctive adverbs; afterward, you’ll be a grammar master! 

Practice using semicolons to clarify complex lists with this middle-grade worksheet!

Give students another opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt, featuring a quote by Helen Keller.

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

Learn to identify appositives, which can provide helpful details, in this middle-grade worksheet!

Use this worksheet with your students to help them further build and strengthen their vocabulary and language skills.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Read and discuss chapters 29–39 of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this helpful guide!

Practice your grammar, mechanics, and sentence structure with this foundational middle school worksheet!

Assess your students’ understanding of word parts and how they relate to word meaning.

Inspire learners' creativity with this seasonal writing prompt about finding the perfect gift for a friend!

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising!