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

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

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book with this thoughtful extension activity! 

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

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

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

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!

Learn about how the satellites that orbit the Earth impact people’s lives in this informational passage!

Dig into the fascinating hobby of bottle hunting in this reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

Read all about the origins of Oregon’s fascinating Wizard Island in this engaging passage!

Discover the fascinating history of New Mexico’s Sky City in this middle school worksheet!

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

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 5–9 of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! 

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 these engaging discussion prompts to support literacy development as students read the next set of entries in 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 Jonas from The Giver.

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.

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, students demonstrate their understanding of the novel with these post-reading response prompts.

Discover the science experiment that tested whether humans could survive in an isolated ecosystem in this fascinating passage!

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women to help your middle schooler analyze plot development!

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

Visit the crashing waters of the mighty Iguazú Falls in this middle school passage!

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

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

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