Support students' critical thinking and literacy skills by asking questions as they read the next few chapters of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first chapters of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

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

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

Unmask the cast of every story with this worksheet for middle schoolers on character archetypes!

Learn how hot air balloons take flight with this middle-grade worksheet about convection!

Translate scenarios to one-step equations with this story-stacked worksheet! 

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 5–9 of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! 

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for chapter 5–8 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

Use these engaging discussion prompts to support literacy development as students read the next set of entries in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.

Guide student research about women’s suffrage around the world with this two-page research graphic organizer!

Practice differentiating between words with negative and positive connotations with this middle school worksheet!

Lead students’ dialogue on the first 12 chapters of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this helpful discussion guide!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Give middle school learners an opportunity to dig into the original text of this historical document with this two-page social studies worksheet.

Use these thought-provoking prompts to reflect on the plot, characters, and themes in Louis Sachar’s Holes!

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.