Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Get students thinking, reflecting, and writing with this middle school narrative writing prompt and rubric!

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

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

Celebrate Earth Day with an engaging word search activity that reinforces spelling skills!

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

To infinitives and beyond! This worksheet helps students master the skill of identifying infinitives and infinitive phrases in sentences.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Invite learners to practice identifying examples of hyperbole with this fun Earth Day maze!

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

Give students extra practice differentiating between an independent clause and a dependent clause with this seventh-grade grammar worksheet!

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

In this helpful grammar worksheet, students will review the definition and examples of participles and participial phrases before practicing the skill on their own.

Research your dream career with this graphic organizer! Pick a career to learn about, and then compile your notes in this worksheet.

In this grammar worksheet, students will look closely at roots, prefixes, and suffixes in order to better understand how a group of words can share a common word part.

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

Help budding authors practice giving personality to their narrative writing with the exercises in this writing worksheet.

Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet! 

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

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, students describe the difference between related words to bring to light the different connotations the words carry.

Support budding authors in developing their informational writing voice with this writing worksheet.

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

Use this fun, winter-themed writing worksheet to help students learn the difference between formal and informal writing.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading about the holiday’s history and imagery!

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

Learners write an argumentative response with this Earth Day-themed writing prompt about plastic bags. 

Analyze different points of views and perspectives in a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

Encourage students to make connections as they learn new vocabulary with this Vocabulary Connections Map.

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.