Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by Laotian American author Bryan Thao Worra.

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a suspicious snowball that zips by while on a walk down the snowy city sidewalk!

Inspire learners' creativity with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a peculiar engraving!

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

In this nonfiction writing worksheet, students will practice their narrative writing techniques as they draft a story about their favorite person

Are kids today spending enough time outdoors?  Make your case in this argument writing prompt worksheet and rubric for middle grades!

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this thought-provoking writing prompt about leap year!

Use this graphic organizer to guide students' reflections after listening to an episode of a podcast.

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this thought-provoking, leap year-inspired writing prompt!

Guide student research about women’s suffrage around the world with this two-page research graphic organizer!

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!

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.

Students read background information about July as National Anti-Boredom Month and then respond to reflective questions.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book and their senses in this poetry-based extension activity! 

After reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help learners make connections between the book and their community with this engaging extension activity.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by poet Julia Alvarez.

How can you show love to your friends and family? Get students thinking deeply with this Easter-themed writing prompt!

Learners will learn about a winter holiday, then complete the graphic organizer with their notes, using this festive research template.

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about an unexpected walk down memory lane while stuck inside on a snowy weekend.

Engage readers with a colorful artistic extension activity to go along with The Giver by Lois Lowry!

Inspire learners' creativity with this seasonal writing prompt about finding the perfect gift for a friend!

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity. 

Give your students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt.

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by having them complete this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Invite students to practice their argumentative writing skills with this leap year-inspired writing prompt!

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

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!