Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

In this worksheet, children determine the order of events in a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a poem or drama in this worksheet for middle school learners.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from chapters 7–12 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

Enjoy part two of this classic Christmas tale. Your little dancer can experience the magic of the Nutcracker with this storybook she can color herself!

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 5–9 of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! 

This informative and inspiring worksheet will have your students compare and contrast two athletes who have been instrumental in changing the world of women’s sports!

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing and evaluating the structure of a nonfiction text.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when describing cause and effect.

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

Learn about facts vs. opinions in this reading comprehension worksheet. Kids will read two sets of text and decide which is fact and which is opinion.

Children use their logic skills to look at the images and decide which of two statements describes each one best in this second grade literacy worksheet.

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on determining and analyzing the author’s purpose in a nonfiction text.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read chapters 5-8 of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Your students will use this two-sided worksheet to practice distinguishing between facts and opinions. As they do, they’ll have fun learning about howler monkeys!

Children look at a picture, then decide what should happen next, in this fun early literacy worksheet.

It's up to your 2nd grader to make a story based on a prince, a princess and two huge grins. Try story elements like setting, background and a problem.

For those who prefer their fairy tales cheery all the way, here's an alternate ending to Rapunzel that's sure to please. Compare and contrast the two endings!

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!

Read about why kangaroos hop on two legs, in Rudyard Kipling's "The Sing Song of Old Kangaroo." Your kid will answer reading questions and color illustrations.

This exercise is designed to reinforce the concept of comparing and contrasting two texts on the same topic. Your students will write complete sentences with the support of sentence frames.

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

The "teremok", or the little hideaway, is becoming home to many animals! Enjoy part two of this Russian folk tale, and help your child build reading skills.

Your kid may have seen the movie, but has he ever read the story of Rapunzel? Here, the story of Rapunzel is told in its entirety with two different endings.

How do different plants respond to hot or cold temperatures? In this hands-on worksheet, students will analyze two different texts, comparing and contrasting details in both texts.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 9–18 of Anne of Green Gables.

Use this resource with your students to get them making connections between two nonfiction texts on the same topic. They will use a Venn diagram to organize the similarities and differences.

When paired with two types of nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between the text features of printed text and electronic text.