After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, give students a chance to think about the significance of the symbols used in the novel.

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Let your figurative language skills blossom with this middle-grade springtime metaphor maze! 

Brush up on your figurative language skills this fall season with this engaging metaphors maze!

Strengthen reading comprehension and literary analysis skills with this sixth through eighth grade foreshadowing worksheet!

This is a hilarious worksheet for students to dive into as they hone their figurative language skills! Young wordsmiths will practice identifying the differences between homonyms and homophones as they analyze puns.

Listen to burgers sizzle and rain patter in this camping-themed onomatopoeia worksheet, designed for fourth and fifth graders!

Put your creative side to work with this fun writing activity!

Write an eloquent, nature-inspired personification poem with this guided worksheet for seventh graders!

Explore figurative language in context with this personification worksheet designed for fifth through eigth graders! 

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed metaphors!

Practice identifying hyperboles in this spring-themed maze designed for middle-grade students!

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

Practice using personification with this autumnal worksheet created for fifth through eighth graders!

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

Use foreshadowing to guess what will happen on this train ride!

Celebrate our planet with this Earth Day-themed metaphors maze!

Explore figurative language fun with this engaging worksheet!

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