Explore how the fossil record is used to study the evolution of organisms in this engaging science worksheet for middle grades!

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

Students consider the ethics of exploring a maritime memorial in this extension activity for Walter Lord's A Night to Remember.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters from A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Prepare students for reading A Night to Remember by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity.

This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.

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

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

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 12–17 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Use these discussion questions to engage your readers and support their comprehension of chapters 18–23 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.

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

Get a taste of verbal irony with this figurative language worksheet in which students study the definitions and examples of sarcasm, exaggeration, and understatement.

Did you see the announcement in 2016 about new elements added to the periodic table? Put these new periodic elements flashcards in your study toolkit.

After completing Walter Lord’s book A Night to Remember, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by having them complete this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Use this discussion guide to engage learners in meaningful dialogue after they've read chapters 14–18 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games. 

Encourage thoughtful discussion after students read chapters 19–23 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games with this helpful discussion guide! 

Use this reading guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about the final chapters of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.

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.

Prepare students for reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind with these research and reflection prompts!

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.”

After completing Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, help learners connect with the book with this community-based extension activity! 

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first chapters of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

After finishing the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students explore the world of nonrenewable and renewable energy.

After reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, have students reflect on the novel and record their responses to these post-reading writing prompts!

After finishing Walter Lord’s A Night to Remember, give readers a chance to act as a reporter in order to share the story with the public!

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 9–14 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.