Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

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

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

Students read an excerpt adapted from L. Frank Baum’s short story “The Girl Who Owned a Bear” and answer reading comprehension questions about the text.

Learn about Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a Chinese-American suffragist, activist, and minister of the early 20th century with this reading comprehension worksheet!

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

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

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

After completing the novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

After completing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one's own flaws.

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

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

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

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!

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

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

Analyze the impact an author’s words can have on the meaning and tone of a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

After completing Jim Murphy’s book The Great Fire, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

After completing the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts! 

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

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

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

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!