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

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

Discover the science experiment that tested whether humans could survive in an isolated ecosystem in this fascinating passage!

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a poem or drama in this worksheet for middle school learners.

Discover the fascinating history of New Mexico’s Sky City in this middle school worksheet!

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

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! 

Use this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women to help your middle schooler analyze plot development!

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. 

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Make sense of the microorganisms and microbiome in your body!

Dig into the fascinating hobby of bottle hunting in this reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Explore the physics at play in roller coasters with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Visit the crashing waters of the mighty Iguazú Falls in this middle school passage!

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

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! 

Read all about the origins of Oregon’s fascinating Wizard Island in this engaging passage!

Learn about how the satellites that orbit the Earth impact people’s lives in this informational passage!

Learn all about the fascinating field of food science in this four-page informational reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!