Semicolons link two related independent clauses together; learn to use them correctly with this middle-grade worksheet!

Emphasize student choice with this high-interest, differentiated word study activity!

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

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read chapters 5-8 of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 1–8 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 8-11 of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

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!

Knowing how to use semicolons is important; practice using them in sentences in this helpful grammar worksheet!

Classify and create clauses in this clear, concise worksheet!

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and filmed versions of the story!

After reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver, watch the movie adaptation in order to compare the written and visual forms of the story!

Learn how semicolons can be used to combine sentences in this middle-grade grammar worksheet!

Spend a day at the beach in this engaging middle-grade grammar worksheet!

Spring has sprung! With the help of this cheerful worksheet, your grammar skills can spring forward too!

Fall into clause practice in this autumnal worksheet!

Weather too chilly to go out? Stay in and learn about clauses in this wintery worksheet!

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

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

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

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by poet Julia Alvarez.

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

Give students a boost in their vocabulary study skills with this Vocabulary Note Card Template!

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

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

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

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