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

What does it all mean? In this sixth-grade worksheet, students will practice using text evidence to identify the theme of a story they've read recently.

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

Read all about the origins of Oregon’s fascinating Wizard Island in this engaging passage!

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

What’s all the buzz about beekeeping? Give students this four-page nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet to find out!

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

Explore a remarkable example of Maya engineering with this sixth through eighth grade nonfiction reading worksheet.

Individualize middle-grade learning experiences with this fun reading response choice board!

Discover how small acts can create lasting change with this sixth- and seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Explore one of history’s earliest legal systems with this fifth- and sixth-grade nonfiction reading worksheet!

Discover how myths explain the origins of the world with this fifth- and sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Meet the curious mongoose Rikki-tikki-tavi in this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet adapted from the classic Rudyard Kipling tale.

Introduce readers to the inspiring poem “Thanksgiving” by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox with this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Introduce readers to the poem “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by English poet A. E. Housman with this sixth-grade worksheet! 

In this seventh-grade ELA worksheet, students read a fascinating informational text about the history of kites and answer comprehension questions covering a variety of reading skills. 

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.

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

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.

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.

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

Introduce students to some wild and weird types of lightning with this fascinating reading comprehension worksheet!

Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

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

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

Differentiate learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!