Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

Learn about invasive species—non-native species that cause harm to native ecosystems—with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

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

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

Use this original fiction story to give learners practice analyzing story elements, making inferences, and growing their vocabulary using context clues and word relationships.

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

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

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

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

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

Introduce students to Japanese American civil rights hero Fred Korematsu with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

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!

Students practice informational reading comprehension skills while learning all about the national artistic tradition of azulejo tiles!

Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! 

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

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Analyze different points of views and perspectives in a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

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

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Use this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women to help your middle schooler analyze plot development!

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

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