Middle School Common Core Educational Resources : Page 41

Support critical thinking and literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, give students this fun artistic assignment as an extension activity! 

Learners practice their creative writing with this fun, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a costume with a superpower twist!

After reading the last sections of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with these questions!

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Esperanza from Esperanza Rising.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading The Great Fire.

Encourage an entrepreneurial spirit with this Respond to a Topic worksheet that gets kids thinking about what type of business they could build!

After completing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

Use this reading guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about the final chapters of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 26–33 of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, choose one of Mrs Who's quotes to research, reflect on, and design a bumper sticker around.

Prepare for more Halloween havoc with this fun and festive math puzzle!

Give your students a chance to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this inspiring writing prompt.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read chapters 5-8 of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Students will practice calculating the missing side lengths of rectangles using area in this festive geometry worksheet.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 19–25 of Anne of Green Gables.

Students read background information about August as National Sandwich Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Students read background information about February as National Library Lover’s Month and then respond to reflective questions.

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, students explore the part boycotts have played in the country’s history.

Give learners a chance to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this relatable and inspirational writing prompt, featuring a quote by Robert Frost.

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

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 12–15 and the epilogue of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Give students an opportunity to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this inspirational writing prompt based on a quote by Malala Yousafzai.

Give your students a chance to reflect on the importance of learning and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt!

Give learners a chance to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this relatable and inspirational writing prompt, featuring a quote by Thich Nhat Hanh.

Get ready for Halloween havoc with this fun and festive math puzzle!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first chapters of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.