What does it all mean? In this sixth-grade worksheet, students will practice using text evidence to identify the theme of a story they've read recently.

This four-page worksheet gives students a chance to engage deeply with a rigorous nonfiction text about government funding for space exploration.

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

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Students practice informational reading comprehension skills while learning all about the national artistic tradition of azulejo tiles!

Use this original fiction story to give learners practice analyzing story elements, making inferences, and growing their vocabulary using context clues and word relationships.

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Before reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, use this pre-reading activity to get readers thinking about one of the major themes in the novel: stereotypes.

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

Introduce learners to three inspiring indigenous women with this four-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this graphic organizer to give students an opportunity to practice identifying the central idea of a text using key details.

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

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 1–4 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

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

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one's own flaws.

This graphic organizer provides an opportunity to keep track of key vocabulary words they encounter within an informational text.

Learn about Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a Chinese-American suffragist, activist, and minister of the early 20th century with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet! 

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

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

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

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

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

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, give students the chance to reflect on the novel and respond in writing to five of these post-reading prompts.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.