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Preparing your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students for state testing can sometimes feel boring, contrived, and frustrating. Teachers, however, are experts at turning boring things into engaging activities. Below are some of my favorite ideas from Pinterest to help you prepare and motivate your students for their state test. Or, check out these other activities and ideas to help …
In this era of high stakes testing, preparing upper elementary students for state testing has become a necessity. Gone are the days where preparing students for a test simply meant meant teaching the content well. For better or worse (and most teachers would probably agree it’s for worse), test prep now includes everything from teaching test strategies, making sure kids …
After state testing is over, it can be difficult to keep 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students engaged. As the weather starts getting nicer, students begin to get spring fever. They know the end of the school year is fast approaching, and student motivation can dwindle. The time after testing, however, is a great time to try some …
One of the main priorities for those first days of schools is to get to know your students, and for your students to get to know each other. Letting your upper elementary students create and share an “All About Me Bag” is a cheap, low prep way to do this.What is an “All About Me Bag?”An “All About Me Bag” …