Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 1–4 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

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

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Unravel a classic story from Greek mythology with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet for seventh and eighth-grade learners!

Learn all about the history of candles with this two-page nonfiction reading worksheet!

Introduce learners to three inspiring indigenous women with this four-page reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

This four-page worksheet gives students a chance to engage deeply with a rigorous nonfiction text about government funding for space exploration.

Students read and analyze an excerpt from E. Nesbit’s 1906 novel, The Railway Children, in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–5 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Students practice informational reading comprehension skills while learning all about the national artistic tradition of azulejo tiles!

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

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

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

Expand your reader’s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet! 

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

Read a one-page adaptation of the Japanese myth, “The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child” and answer a variety of eighth-grade comprehension questions!

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! 

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.