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.

Differentiate learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

Give students a voice and choice in their learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

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

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

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

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!

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! 

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

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.

After completing this middle-grade worksheet, you’ll be a pro at using subordinating conjunctions!

Use this graphic organizer to guide students' reflections after listening to an episode of a podcast.

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.

After finishing Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students explore the role that resistance played in the Holocaust.

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!

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