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

Before reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, use this pre-reading activity to build background knowledge and engagement. 

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.

Write a heartfelt letter to someone who has impacted your life with this SEL writing prompt for middle grades!

Send a letter to your future self with this back-to-school writing prompt!

Inspire learners to think and write creatively with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a mysterious letter!

Compound your knowledge of compound adjectives in this knowledge-filled worksheet!

Learners offer advice to a younger version of themselves in this engaging reflective writing activity.

Invite students to inventory their vocabulary knowledge with this adaptable graphic organizer!

Help your knowledge of present perfect tense grow with this garden-themed worksheet!

Students hone spelling skills and fine-tune their vocabulary knowledge in this engaging grammar worksheet!

Show off your relative clause knowledge with this grammar worksheet for seventh and eighth graders!

Introduce students to the power of self-appreciation with this inspiring writing activity!

Learners will use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of common allusions.

Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.

Help middle school students strengthen their vocabulary knowledge with this one-page worksheet on shades of meaning! 

Expand your reader’s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet! 

Students use sentence-level context clues and their knowledge of vocabulary as they practice using commonly confused word pairs.

Use this vocabulary-building worksheet to help middle school students expand their knowledge of academic words in an authentic and multi-faceted way.

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book with this thoughtful extension activity! 

Students tap into their own inner wisdom by writing a letter about a current challenge they are facing, and then responding with advice, perspective, or insight.

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, summer-themed figurative language maze!

Practice identifying hyperbole with this engaging winter-themed figurative language maze!

Practice identifying similes like a seasoned expert with this fun, spring-themed maze!

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

Go on a cool vacation—or a hip trip—to the riddle realm in this clever worksheet!

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.

Give students practice identifying and correcting misused and misspelled words in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Give students extra practice identifying and correcting misused and misspelled words in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!