Let’s slice through comma splices to eliminate run-on sentences!

In this advanced comma review, students practice identifying locations in sentences in which commas are needed to indicate a pause or break.

Differentiate learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

Give students a voice and choice in their learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

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

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

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

Read all about the origins of Oregon’s fascinating Wizard Island in this engaging passage!

Learn about how the satellites that orbit the Earth impact people’s lives in this informational passage!

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

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Identify restrictive and nonrestrictive elements and add commas as needed in this essential grammar worksheet!

After completing this middle-grade worksheet, you’ll be a pro at using subordinating conjunctions!

Students practice essential reading comprehension skills in this worksheet that features a passage about a boy who takes hang gliding lessons and becomes airborne for the first time.

Middle school students will become masters at decoding characters in their favorite stories after they complete this activity!

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!

Use this graphic organizer to guide students' reflections after listening to an episode of a podcast.

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

After dinner, do you eat desert or dessert? Learn to differentiate between commonly confused words in this middle-grade worksheet!

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

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

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

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to nurture their imaginations with this creative extension activity!

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

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

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

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 Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, give students this fun artistic assignment as an extension activity!