This graphic organizer provides an opportunity to keep track of key vocabulary words they encounter within an informational text.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

What does it all mean? In this sixth-grade worksheet, students will practice using text evidence to identify the theme of a story they've read recently.

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

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

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

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

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

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

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.

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet! 

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

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!

Prepare students for reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

Use these questions to encourage critical thinking and support literacy development as students read the first few diary entries of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Ponyboy From The Outsiders.

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

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

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, give students the chance to reflect on the novel and respond in writing to five of these post-reading prompts.

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.