8th Grade Common Core Educational Resources : Page 20

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by Laotian American author Bryan Thao Worra.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book and their senses in this poetry-based extension activity! 

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this suspenseful, summer-themed prompt about hearing a rustling noise from the woods at summer camp!

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

Use this guide to promote in-depth discussion after students have finished reading chapters 10–13 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for eighth grade!

Get more practice dividing numbers in scientific notation with this eighth-grade number sense worksheet!

Use this multiple-meaning words worksheet to support middle school students as they explore a word with more than one meaning. 

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

Get a leap on spelling skills this February with this leap year-inspired word search puzzle!

Get learners' creative juices flowing with this fun leap year-inspired writing prompt!

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! 

Give students an opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Nelson Mandela quote.

Give students additional practice adding numbers in scientific notation with this friendly practice worksheet!

Learners will practice identifying the correct verb form based on the mood of a sentence in this eighth-grade grammar worksheet!

Give your students a chance to reflect on the importance of learning and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt!

Engage readers with an exciting musical extension activity to be completed after they've finished reading The Giver by Lois Lowry!

Students read background information about March as National Music in Our Schools Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Get your learners thinking and writing creatively with this exciting, summer-themed prompt about a strange encounter at a local carnival!

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

Use this Lunar New Year worksheet for a fun way to help learners improve spelling skills!

Support key literacy skills with these discussion questions as students continue their reading of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Give students another chance to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this relatable writing prompt based on a Babe Ruth quote.

Use this discussion guide to engage learners in meaningful dialogue after they've read chapters 14–18 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games. 

Invite students to practice their argumentative writing skills with this leap year-inspired writing prompt!

Engage readers with a colorful artistic extension activity to go along with The Giver by Lois Lowry!

This fun, winter-themed spelling worksheet is a creative way to encourage learners to build their vocabulary and hone their spelling skills.