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Explore the differences between primary, secondary, and non-historical sources with this social studies worksheet!

Differentiate learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

Individualize middle-grade learning experiences with this fun reading response choice board!

Learn about invasive species—non-native species that cause harm to native ecosystems—with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Give students a chance to engage with a classic science fiction story while practicing crucial reading comprehension skills!

In this eighth-grade math worksheet, students will approximate square roots of non-perfect squares by finding the two whole numbers that the square root falls between.

Give blossoming authors a chance to practice their creative writing skills with this realistic fiction writing prompt and standards-based rubric.

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!

Students read the primary-source text of the first 10 amendments and summarize each one using their own words.

Designed for middle grades, this grammar worksheet is a great way to give students practice using different transition words in the context of informational texts.

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing and evaluating the structure of a nonfiction text.

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.

Use this eighth-grade grammar and punctuation worksheet to give students practice determining if ellipses are used correctly in quotations pulled from nonfictions texts.

Give students a voice and choice in their learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Investigate the difference between primary and secondary sources with this helpful social studies worksheet!

Encourage thoughtful discussion after students read chapters 19–23 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games with this helpful discussion guide! 

Tell your own story about a mysterious carnival with this creative writing prompt!

Learn about the origins of Women’s History Month in this middle school social studies worksheet!

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 

Help readers keep track of their independent reading with this one-page template!

Use this grammar worksheet to give middle school learners' a vocabulary boost as they practice determining the meaning of words using antonyms in context.

Motivate readers to read more and track their reading habits with this simple and engaging reading log!

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

Get practice estimating cube roots with this eighth-grade number sense worksheet!