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.

If you could have music class with any famous musician, who would it be? Write about it with this creative writing prompt!

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

Discover the roadmap for your favorite stories with this middle-grade worksheet on plot archetypes!

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

Get ready, this activity transforms middle school students into experts at understanding and decoding characters in all their favorite stories!

How do stories of endurance and hope impact us? Inspire students to think deeply with this Passover-themed writing prompt!

Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

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

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

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

Help students consider ways they can show courtesy to others during National Courtesy Month with this engaging writing prompt!

Prepare students for reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan by accessing and building background knowledge with this pre-reading activity!

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

After reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students compare the movie adaptation to the written story.

Inspire fourth through eighth graders to reflect on their culture with this Kwanzaa-themed writing prompt. 

Learn about common patterns in storytelling with this middle-grade worksheet!

Middle school students will uncover the blueprints of every legendary tale as they learn, identify, and draw symbols for six different plot archetypes!

Celebrate fall with this fun creative writing prompt!

Explore a remarkable example of Maya engineering with this sixth through eighth grade nonfiction reading worksheet.

Explore different biomes on your quest to interpret literary symbols!

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Unmask the cast of every story with this worksheet for middle schoolers on character archetypes!

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

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