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

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, students dig deeper into the poem referenced throughout the novel: Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

Incorporate spelling practice into your Presidents' Day celebrations with this festive word search activity!

Flex those grammar muscles as you put in more practice identifying phrases and clauses in sentences in this seventh-grade grammar worksheet!

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

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

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Give blossoming authors a chance to practice their creative writing skills with this realistic fiction writing prompt and standards-based rubric.

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

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

Invite students to inventory their vocabulary knowledge with this adaptable graphic organizer!

Get readers to track the books they’re reading throughout the year with this fun visual reading log!

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

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on determining and analyzing the author’s purpose in a nonfiction text.

Encourage students to make connections as they learn new vocabulary with this Vocabulary Connections Map.

Get students thinking, reflecting, and writing with this middle school narrative writing prompt and rubric!

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

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.

Give your students a chance to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt.

Use this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 7th grade to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

Get a leap on spelling skills this February with this leap year-inspired word search puzzle!

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

Students design a pet rock and use rhetorical appeals to convince their class to choose it as a mascot!

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

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading about the holiday’s history and imagery!

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Let your learner try their hand at 15 rhyming riddles with this fun word puzzle worksheet!

Use this middle school worksheet to introduce learners to the MLA 8th edition format for citing sources and writing a bibliography.