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

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.

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

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

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

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

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

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

How is a train like a bird? Find out in this sixth-grade informational reading comprehension worksheet all about biomimicry!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Use this graphic organizer to give students an opportunity to practice identifying the central idea of a text using key details.

Prepare students for reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind with these research and reflection prompts!

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

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

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

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

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

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 middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

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

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

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!

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