Use this guide to promote in-depth discussion after students have finished reading chapters 10–13 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.

Use these pre-reading discussion prompts to prepare students for reading Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a literary text with this middle school writing worksheet.

Explore spring-themed hink pink riddles with this fun word puzzle worksheet! 

Need more practice using commas with coordinate adjectives? This useful grammar worksheet can help!

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book with this thoughtful extension activity! 

Use this fun, winter-themed writing worksheet to help students learn the difference between formal and informal writing.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

Encourage students to reflect on their reading identities and set a realistic reading goal with this helpful reading survey!

This is a hilarious worksheet for students to dive into as they hone their figurative language skills! Young wordsmiths will practice identifying the differences between homonyms and homophones as they analyze puns.

Encourage word sense, connotation, and wordplay with this creative worksheet where students personify a vocabulary word!

How do stories of endurance and hope impact us? Inspire students to think deeply with this Passover-themed writing prompt!

Are kids today spending enough time outdoors?  Make your case in this argument writing prompt worksheet and rubric for middle grades!

Engage readers with an exciting musical extension activity to be completed after they've finished reading The Giver by Lois Lowry!

After reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students compare the movie adaptation to the written story.

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

Help middle school students strengthen their vocabulary knowledge with this one-page worksheet on shades of meaning! 

Invite learners to research Ramadan and record their findings using this festive research template!

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

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “receive” a memory with this engaging extension activity!

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this fun leap year-inspired writing prompt!

Students practice comparing and contrasting two versions of the same piece of text—written and audio/visual—with this graphic organizer!

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about an unexpected walk down memory lane while stuck inside on a snowy weekend.

Watch the titles of books you've read stack up with these delightful reading tracker bookmarks!

Use this final discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapter 15 through the end of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

How can you care for your community? Get students thinking deeply with this engaging Ramadan-themed writing prompt!

Inspire learners' creativity with this seasonal writing prompt about finding the perfect gift for a friend!

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, students give thought to the various settings in the story with this creative post-reading prompt!