Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on determining and analyzing the author’s purpose in a nonfiction text.

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

Analyze the impact an author’s words can have on the meaning and tone of a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

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. 

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

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational 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 students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Dig into the fascinating hobby of bottle hunting in this reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

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

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 Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, choose one of Mrs Who's quotes to research, reflect on, and design a bumper sticker around.

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

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

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.

Visit the crashing waters of the mighty Iguazú Falls in this middle school passage!

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Learn about how the satellites that orbit the Earth impact people’s lives in this informational passage!

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Anne Shirley from L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Esperanza from Esperanza Rising.