Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from chapters 7–12 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

Use these pre-reading discussion prompts to prepare students for reading Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

Discover the science experiment that tested whether humans could survive in an isolated ecosystem in this fascinating passage!

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

Make sense of the microorganisms and microbiome in your body!

Discover the creatures that light up the dark night and the depths of the oceans!

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

Introduce students to Japanese American civil rights hero Fred Korematsu with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Prepare students for reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan by accessing and building background knowledge with this pre-reading activity!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions after students read chapters 1–6 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. 

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

Support critical thinking and literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

Prepare students for reading The Great Fire by facilitating a picture walk through the first chapters’ images, pictures, and maps.

Leap into the budding spring season with this delightful poetry analysis worksheet!

Explore one of history’s earliest legal systems with this fifth- and sixth-grade nonfiction reading worksheet!

Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.

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

Dig into the fascinating hobby of bottle hunting in this reading comprehension worksheet!

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!