After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

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

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading about the holiday’s history and imagery!

Build your growth mindset while planning a personal narrative!

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

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

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

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

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

Incorporate spelling practice into your Presidents' Day celebrations with this festive word search activity!

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

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

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

Invite your learners to practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze! 

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

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

Help students better understand what it means to have a topic with a broad scope versus a narrow scope with this helpful worksheet! 

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

Share your writing with the world through any of the unique formats from this Writing With Technology Choice Board worksheet!

Explore new vocabulary words in a fun and memorable way with this Vocabulary Acrostic graphic organizer!

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

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Valentine's Day-themed similes!

Get readers to track the books they’re reading throughout the year with this fun visual reading log!

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

Students read background information about June as National Great Outdoors Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Give your students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt!

When writing an informational essay, start with gathering information with the help of this research graphic organizer template.

Use this one-page grammar worksheet to give your eighth graders practice identifying and correcting indicative and subjunctive mood in sentences!

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