Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

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.

Help students plan their informational writing with this graphic organizer!

Give students more fun summer-themed spelling practice with this unique and engaging word search!

This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.

Students have another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun, seasonal figurative language maze.

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

Learn all about the history of candles with this two-page nonfiction reading worksheet!

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about summer screen time limits!

Give students extra practice identifying and correcting misused and misspelled words in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.

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

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

Students gain valuable practice understanding how words are related while building their vocabulary with this analogy worksheet.

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed similes!

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

Unravel a classic story from Greek mythology with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet for seventh and eighth-grade learners!

Students explore nuance and shades of meaning with this engaging grammar worksheet!

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

Practice differentiating between commonly confused words with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Use this worksheet with your students to help them build their vocabulary and language skills. 

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

Research your dream career with this graphic organizer! Pick a career to learn about, and then compile your notes in this worksheet.

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

Introduce learners to three inspiring indigenous women with this four-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Give students practice identifying prepositional phrases in context with this seventh grade grammar worksheet!

Practice completing analogies with this summer-themed grammar worksheet!

Help your writing sing with personification! Practice identifying the different examples of personification in this poem by Emily Dickinson.

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.