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.

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

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.

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, give students this fun artistic assignment as an extension activity! 

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity. 

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

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, reflect on T.J. Avery’s decisions and consequences with this extension activity.

Students practice essential reading comprehension skills in this worksheet that features a passage about a boy who takes hang gliding lessons and becomes airborne for the first time.

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

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

Discover why an odd-looking tree is known as Africa’s "tree of life" with this reading comprehension 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. 

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

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

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

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students take inspiration from the main character as they rename people and places in their lives.

Discover the science experiment that tested whether humans could survive in an isolated ecosystem in this fascinating passage!

Make sense of the microorganisms and microbiome in your body!

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

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. 

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

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

Discover the creatures that light up the dark night and the depths of the oceans!

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one's own flaws.