Use these questions to encourage critical thinking and support literacy development as students read the first few diary entries of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

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

Unlock the secret to words like “physics” and “aerial!” Expand your vocabulary with this matching worksheet for common Greek roots.

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

Introduce students to the power of self-appreciation with this inspiring writing activity!

Have students compare and contrast fictional and historical accounts with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

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

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

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

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

Students practice differentiating between gerund phrases, infinitive phrases, and participial phrases in this grammar worksheet!

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.

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

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

Give students practice identifying prepositional phrases in context with this seventh grade grammar worksheet!

This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.

Help students learn how to avoid informal language in their nonfiction writing with this helpful formal writing worksheet.

Prepare students for reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind with these research and reflection prompts!

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, students describe the difference between related words to bring to light the different connotations the words carry.

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about summer screen time limits!

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 1–8 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

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

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 12–17 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Help students reflect on chapters 1–4 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

Give your seventh-and eighth-grade students practice determining word relationships with this fun analogies worksheet!

Give students extra practice naming the function of clauses in this seventh-grade grammar worksheet!

After completing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, have students reflect on the significant themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!