Use this grammar worksheet to give middle school learners' a vocabulary boost as they practice determining the meaning of words using antonyms in context.

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

Practice using parallel structure in writing with this fill-in-the-blank grammar exercise!

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

Have middle school students use these writing prompts as a jumping off point as they set out to write an informational essay.

Learners practice their creative writing with this suspenseful, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a particularly eerie night of trick-or-treating!

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

To infinitives and beyond! This worksheet helps students master the skill of identifying infinitives and infinitive phrases in sentences.

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

This eighth-grade grammar worksheet will give students practice using commas with interjections, appositives, direct addresses, and introductory phrases or clauses.

Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

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

Give students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt.

Use this inspirational personal narrative prompt and standards-based rubric to help middle schoolers hone their narrative writing skills.

Students will look closely at roots, prefixes, and suffixes in order to better understand how a group of words can share a common word part.

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

Help students hone their argument writing skills with this writing worksheet and graphic organizer.

With this middle-school revision checklist, students will be guided to review their informational writing with a critical eye in order to improve their writing.

In this reading and writing worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their less familiar antonyms.

Give your students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt!

In this nonfiction writing worksheet, students will practice their narrative writing techniques as they draft a story about their favorite person

Students read background information about May as Mental Health Awareness Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Give students a chance to engage with a classic science fiction story while practicing crucial reading comprehension skills!

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

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.

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

Help young writers build and strengthen their vocabulary and language skills with this great grammar worksheet!

Practice identifying hyperbole with this engaging winter-themed figurative language maze!

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

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.