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

Independent? Dependent? You decide! Identify the independent and dependent variables in each real-world scenario with this math worksheet.

Emphasize student choice with this high-interest, differentiated word study activity!

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–8 of Anne of Green Gables.

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

Spend a day at the beach in this engaging middle-grade grammar worksheet!

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

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for chapter 5–8 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

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

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

Knowing how to use semicolons is important; practice using them in sentences in this helpful grammar worksheet!

Classify and create clauses in this clear, concise worksheet!

Watch Louis Sachar’s Holes come to life in the movie adaptation!

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for sixth grade!

Assess your students’ narrative writing skills with this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 6th grade.

Upon finishing The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, readers compare the written and visual forms of the story in this extension activity!

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.

Spring has sprung! With the help of this cheerful worksheet, your grammar skills can spring forward too!

Fall into clause practice in this autumnal worksheet!

Weather too chilly to go out? Stay in and learn about clauses in this wintery worksheet!

Introduce your students to eight common types of figurative language with this colorful exercise.

This rubric for sixth-grade argument writing covers all of the major Common Core standards in the argument writing strand, including introduction, support, transitions, style, and conclusion.

Create your own statistical study with this open-ended math worksheet for sixth graders!

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

Engage your creative side with this musical companion activity to a unit on Louis Sachar’s Holes!

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

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

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

Give students the opportunity to think creatively about Louis Sachar’s Holes after they’re done reading!

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