Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.

Students read a two-page adaptation of the classic short story “The Open Window” by Saki and answer key reading comprehension questions!

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

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

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 your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

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

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

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

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

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

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

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

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

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!

After reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver, watch the movie adaptation in order to compare the written and visual forms of the story!

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

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions after students read chapters 1–6 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. 

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

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

Support students’ comprehension and analysis of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders with these discussion questions for chapters 9-12.

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.

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

Expand your reader’s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet! 

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

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Use these questions to encourage critical thinking and support literacy development as students read the first few diary entries of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.