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Let’s slice through comma splices to eliminate run-on sentences!

In this advanced comma review, students practice identifying locations in sentences in which commas are needed to indicate a pause or break.

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

In this helpful grammar worksheet, students will review the definition and examples of participles and participial phrases before practicing the skill on their own.

Help learners connect the constant of proportionality with the slope of a line in this one-page graphing worksheet!

Practice solving one-variable, multi-step equations with this eighth-grade algebra worksheet!

Commas and dashes are both used to indicate pauses or breaks, but what’s the difference? Help your learners find out with this engaging one-page worksheet!

Engage readers with a colorful artistic extension activity to go along with The Giver by Lois Lowry!

In this worksheet, learn to use appositives, noun phrases (like this one) that usually follow and rename or describe another noun!

Practice solving one-variable, multi-step equations with this eighth-grade algebra worksheet!

Give your students practice solving multi-step equations with this helpful one-page algebra worksheet!

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.

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

Get your feet wet with this one-page reading comprehension worksheet on the challenging sport of artistic swimming!

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

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

Identify restrictive and nonrestrictive elements and add commas as needed in this essential grammar worksheet!

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

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Ivan from The One and Only Ivan.

Learn how the Texas territory changed hands several times before becoming a U.S. state with this helpful timeline! 

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Before reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, use this pre-reading activity to build background knowledge and engagement. 

This engaging set of anagram puzzles is a fun way for learners to sharpen their spelling skills while working their problem-solving abilities!

Middle school students will uncover the blueprints of every legendary tale as they learn, identify, and draw symbols for six different plot archetypes!

Middle school students will become masters at decoding characters in their favorite stories after they complete this activity!

Students use sentence-level context clues and their knowledge of vocabulary as they practice using commonly confused word pairs.

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

Wow, who knew interjections could be so fun? Use interjections in this open-ended worksheet for fifth through eighth graders!

Give students even more practice solving one-variable, multi-step equations with this one-page algebra worksheet!

This two-page physical science worksheet gives middle school students an opportunity to explore and compare characteristics of waves.