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

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

Have a laugh (or a groan) with this fun figurative language worksheet all about puns!

Students practice expressing ideas precisely and concisely by revising sentences to remove vague and redundant words or phrases.

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.

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

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

Get students thinking about the nuance and connotation of related words with this sixth-grade vocabulary worksheet!

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

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Practice spelling with plurals and possessives in this grammar worksheet for middle grades!

Help students build their vocabulary and language skills with this helpful grammar worksheet! 

Students read background information about August as National Sandwich Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Read and analyze an excerpt adapted from “The Wreck of the Golden Mary” by Charles Dickens with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Learn how to connect words, phrases, and clauses with this animal-themed worksheet for middle-grade students! 

Fix those errors! In this sixth-grade grammar worksheet, students will correct shifts in pronoun number and person to ensure that pronouns match their antecedents.

Dive into the meaning of Latin roots with this vocabulary-building matching activity!

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

Help young writers build and strengthen their vocabulary and language skills with this great grammar worksheet!

Use this worksheet with your students to help them build their vocabulary and language skills

Students hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this adapted excerpt from the first chapter of The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany.

Help students hone spelling and vocabulary skills with this sweet, pastry-themed grammar worksheet! 

Help students hone spelling skills with this music-themed worksheet!

Hook your students with this vocabulary builder that encourages them to draw emojis as they explore synonyms and strengthen their emotional intelligence.

Decode mixed-up sentences and spot the present progressive tense verbs in this grammar worksheet for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders!

Use this worksheet with your students to help them build their vocabulary and language skills.

Use this worksheet with your students to help them build and strengthen their vocabulary and language skills.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.