Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

Encourage students to explore the notion of identity with this reflective writing and drawing prompt!

Help students organize their ideas and structure their written responses with the PEEL strategy!

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, learners will read two short passages and choose the transition words that best connect the ideas and sentences.

In this middle school grammar worksheet, learners will read short narrative passages and choose the transitions that best connect the ideas and sentences.

Use this reference sheet to encourage students to use a variety of transition words in their writing to signal the different relationships between ideas.

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

Middle school writers practice rewriting sentences using personification to add description and make the sentences more exciting!

Getting ready to write an informational essay? Use this five-page outline to help think through the next stages of the informational writing process!

Learners will learn about a winter holiday, then complete the graphic organizer with their notes, using this festive research template.

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.

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

This eighth-grade grammar worksheet will give students practice using commas with interjections, appositives, direct addresses, and introductory phrases or clauses.

Invite learners to research Ramadan and record their findings using this festive research template!

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

After completing this middle-grade worksheet, you’ll be a pro at using subordinating conjunctions!

Help middle school students learn to determine the different shades of meaning of related words with this language and vocabulary worksheet!

Identify sentences with parallel structure quickly, consistently, and accurately with this essential worksheet!

If you need to practice your subordinating conjunctions, check out this helpful worksheet!

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

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

Use this reflective writing worksheet to encourage a growth mindset in students and strengthen important social emotional skills!

Get students thinking deeply with this spring-themed writing prompt about new beginnings!

Celebrate fall with this fun creative writing prompt!