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

Before reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, use this pre-reading activity to get readers thinking about one of the major themes in the novel: stereotypes.

Students explore nuance and shades of meaning with this engaging grammar worksheet!

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

Students have another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Practice differentiating between commonly confused words with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

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

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about summer screen time limits!

Help students plan their informational writing with this graphic organizer!

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

With an emphasis on grammar, mechanics, and style, this checklist is a great way to help writers hone their editing skills and gain familiarity with the writing process.

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

Give students extra practice identifying and correcting misused and misspelled words in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Use this graphic organizer to give students an opportunity to practice identifying the central idea of a text using key details.

Use this original fiction story to give learners practice analyzing story elements, making inferences, and growing their vocabulary using context clues and word relationships.

Give this adjective-filled handout to students as a reference document they can refer to now and save for later!

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Help students hone spelling skills with this music-themed worksheet!

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

Students consider nuance and context in order to choose the word with a more positive connotation. 

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

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed similes!

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Students gain valuable practice understanding how words are related while building their vocabulary with this analogy worksheet.

In this vocabulary-building worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their lesser known synonyms.

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

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

Give your students' spelling skills a boost with this fall-themed word search puzzle!

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