Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Before reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, use this pre-reading activity to build background knowledge and engagement. 

Write a heartfelt letter to someone who has impacted your life with this SEL writing prompt for middle grades!

Send a letter to your future self with this back-to-school writing prompt!

Inspire learners to think and write creatively with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a mysterious letter!

Compound your knowledge of compound adjectives in this knowledge-filled worksheet!

Test your knowledge of antonyms with this vocabulary worksheet!

Learners offer advice to a younger version of themselves in this engaging reflective writing activity.

Invite students to inventory their vocabulary knowledge with this adaptable graphic organizer!

Help your knowledge of present perfect tense grow with this garden-themed worksheet!

Students hone spelling skills and fine-tune their vocabulary knowledge in this engaging grammar worksheet!

Show off your relative clause knowledge with this grammar worksheet for seventh and eighth graders!

Imagine you find a time machine that sends you 200 years into the future—what would you tell your present-day self?

Learners will use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of common allusions.

Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.

Help eighth-grade learners strengthen their vocabulary knowledge with this simple one-page worksheet on shades of meaning.

Help middle school students strengthen their vocabulary knowledge with this one-page worksheet on shades of meaning! 

Expand your reader’s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet! 

Students use sentence-level context clues and their knowledge of vocabulary as they practice using commonly confused word pairs.

Use this vocabulary-building worksheet to help middle school students expand their knowledge of academic words in an authentic and multi-faceted way.

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

Prepare students for reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan by accessing and building background knowledge with this pre-reading activity!

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book with this thoughtful extension activity! 

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, summer-themed figurative language maze!

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