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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.

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

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

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

Students read an excerpt adapted from L. Frank Baum’s short story “The Girl Who Owned a Bear” and answer reading comprehension questions about the text.

This graphic organizer provides an opportunity to keep track of key vocabulary words they encounter within an informational text.

Students practice comparing and contrasting two versions of the same piece of text—written and audio/visual—with this graphic organizer!

After completing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

Help your writing sing with personification! Practice identifying the different examples of personification in this poem by Emily Dickinson.

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

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

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

In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.