Extreme Weather

This worksheet explores the types of extreme weather with a short reading comprehension exercise.

Figurative Language Activity for Halloween

Help your students better understand figurative language with this classroom activity on similes and idioms. Students will practice interpreting different phrases, such as ‘pale as a ghost’ and ‘made my blood run cold’, with this printable worksheet.

Figurative Language: Pun Fun

The puns are intended in this figurative language worksheet!

Figurative Language: What Is It?

This multiple choice worksheet asks your student to identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence or phrase.

Find the Main Idea: Ben Franklin

A reading passage about Ben Franklin. Students read and write the main idea and supporting ideas.

Find the Main Idea: Black Beauty

After reading a passage from “Black Beauty” by Anna Sewell, students write the main idea and two supporting ideas.

Find the Main Idea: Little Women

Students read a passage from Louisa May Alcott’s book, Little Women, and write the main idea and two supporting ideas.

Find the Main Idea: Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Students write the main idea and up to 5 supporting ideas after reading a short passage from the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain.

Find the Main Idea: Two Reading Passages

One passage about the U.S. Constitution and one about the sport of soccer. Students read both, circle the main idea and write a supporting idea.

Find the Misplaced Modifiers

See if you can identify the other misplaced modifiers in this printable grammar worksheet. This grammar activity for middle school students is great for improving reading and writing skills. While it is ideal for 7th – 9th grade, it can be used where needed. This misplaced modifiers activity is perfect for both parents and teachers to use in the classroom or at home.

Find the Object Complement

In this printable activity, your middle school student will write 8 sentences using subject complements.

Find the Subject Complement

This middle school worksheet asks students to identify the subject complement.

Functions of a Gerund

This worksheet focuses on the ways a gerund may be used in a sentence.

Galileo and His Telescope

Your student will learn about Galileo and analyze the text in this reading comprehension worksheet.