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

Students read and analyze an excerpt from E. Nesbit’s 1906 novel, The Railway Children, in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

Learn about Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a Chinese-American suffragist, activist, and minister of the early 20th century with this reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one's own flaws.

After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students reflect on the major themes and events of Anne’s story with these response prompts.

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

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

This four-page worksheet gives students a chance to engage deeply with a rigorous nonfiction text about government funding for space exploration.

Make sense of the microorganisms and microbiome in your body!

Discover the creatures that light up the dark night and the depths of the oceans!

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

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

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

Read a one-page adaptation of the Japanese myth, “The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child” and answer a variety of eighth-grade comprehension questions!

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

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

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

After completing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, have students reflect on the significant themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

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

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

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!

After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, reflect on some of Anne's heartfelt and meaningful quotes in this post-reading activity.

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