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.

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a walk in the woods that takes an unexpected turn when the trail disappears beneath the snow!

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about allowing teachers to hold classes outdoors!

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

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.

Students practice essential reading comprehension skills in this worksheet that features a passage about a boy who takes hang gliding lessons and becomes airborne for the first time.

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.

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about giving middle school students access to recess!

Use this graphic organizer to help students build critical thinking skills as they plan an argumentative essay about whether people or organizations should be allowed to do certain things.

In this seventh-grade ELA worksheet, students read a fascinating informational text about the history of kites and answer comprehension questions covering a variety of reading skills. 

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

Students read an excerpt adapted from L. Frank Baum’s short story “The Girl Who Owned a Bear” and answer reading comprehension questions about the text.

Integrate writing and science with this research graphic organizer in which students research and record information about an invasive species in their local region.

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, give students a chance to think about the significance of the symbols used in the novel.

This graphic organizer helps students work through a nonfiction text to help organize information about the author’s point, and the reasons and evidence used to support it.

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.

Grow your real-life social network with this fun profile page for middle schoolers!

Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!

Explore the physics at play in roller coasters with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this eighth-grade grammar and punctuation worksheet to give students practice determining if ellipses are used correctly in quotations pulled from nonfictions texts.

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, give students the chance to reflect on the novel and respond in writing to five of these post-reading prompts.

Introduce students to some wild and weird types of lightning with this fascinating reading comprehension worksheet!

Turn up the drama and make your argument shine with this worksheet for seventh and eighth graders!

Students practice differentiating between gerund phrases, infinitive phrases, and participial phrases in this grammar worksheet!

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Emphasize student choice with this high-interest, differentiated word study activity!

Use this graphic organizer to give students an opportunity to practice identifying the central idea of a text using key details.

Identify sentences with parallel structure quickly, consistently, and accurately with this essential worksheet!

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

Give students a boost in their vocabulary study skills with this Vocabulary Note Card Template!