Put your creative side to work with this fun writing activity!

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

Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

Learn about common patterns in storytelling with this middle-grade worksheet!

Introduce your students to eight common types of figurative language with this colorful exercise.

Discover the roadmap for your favorite stories with this middle-grade worksheet on plot archetypes!

Let your figurative language skills blossom with this middle-grade springtime metaphor maze! 

Don’t let allusions be your white whale; master them with the help of this middle school worksheet!

Invite your learners to practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze! 

Brush up on your figurative language skills this fall season with this engaging metaphors maze!

Don’t let allusions be your Achilles’ heel—practice interpreting and writing them with this seventh- and eighth-grade worksheet!

Explore different biomes on your quest to interpret literary symbols!

Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze.

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed metaphors!

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed similes!

Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun, seasonal figurative language maze.

Give your learners fun practice identifying hyperboles with this sweet figurative language maze.

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Valentine's Day-themed similes!

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with this Valentine's Day-themed metaphors maze!

Practice using personification with this autumnal worksheet created for fifth through eighth graders!

Write an eloquent, nature-inspired personification poem with this guided worksheet for seventh graders!

Explore figurative language in context with this personification worksheet designed for fifth through eigth graders! 

Middle school students will uncover the blueprints of every legendary tale as they learn, identify, and draw symbols for six different plot archetypes!

Predict what will happen during the championship game with this middle-grade worksheet all about foreshadowing!

Unmask the cast of every story with this worksheet for middle schoolers on character archetypes!

Take an Earth Day-themed adventure through this figurative language maze!

Celebrate our planet with this Earth Day-themed metaphors maze!

Students will learn about the history of hyperbole in literature and politics.

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

Use foreshadowing to guess what will happen on this train ride!