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Students practice expressing ideas precisely and concisely by revising sentences to remove vague and redundant words or phrases.

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.

Help students organize their ideas and structure their written responses with the PEEL strategy!

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

Learners read descriptions of Enlightenment ideas associated with philosophers in a table and try to match the philosopher and book associated with each statement.

In this middle school grammar worksheet, learners will read short narrative passages and choose the transitions that best connect the ideas and sentences.

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, learners will read two short passages and choose the transition words that best connect the ideas and sentences.

Use this reference sheet to encourage students to use a variety of transition words in their writing to signal the different relationships between ideas.

Middle school writers practice rewriting sentences using personification to add description and make the sentences more exciting!

Getting ready to write an informational essay? Use this five-page outline to help think through the next stages of the informational writing process!

Children estimate the answers to four decimal division problems in this math worksheet.

Designed for middle grades, this grammar worksheet is a great way to give students practice using different transition words in the context of informational texts.

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

Young writers map out their essays with the help of this graphic organizer.

Inspire kids to learn about black changemakers all year by displaying this poster at home or in the classroom.

This eighth-grade grammar worksheet will give students practice using commas with interjections, appositives, direct addresses, and introductory phrases or clauses.

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

Use this social emotional worksheet to introduce mindfulness techniques to your middle school students.

In this middle school history worksheet, students identify which inventor from the word bank is associated with the listed inventions.

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

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

Hone research skills while learning about the famed Silk Road in this exploratory world history worksheet! 

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

After completing this middle-grade worksheet, you’ll be a pro at using subordinating conjunctions!

Help middle school students learn to determine the different shades of meaning of related words with this language and vocabulary worksheet!

Inspire kids to learn about Asian American heroes all year by displaying this poster at home or in the classroom.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this inspiring poster!

Identify sentences with parallel structure quickly, consistently, and accurately with this essential worksheet!