Standardized Testing Resources Repost

            PSSA’s begin to creep closer and closer.   All of you have been preparing students with the skills and strategies that they will need to be successful on these state assessments.   Here are some online and technological resources that you may be able to use with your students to help strengthen testing skills and strategies.   Please take a look over them and think about incorporating some of these resources and activities into weekly lessons, centers, small group instruction etc. J  Remember,  many times for those “bubble” students the difference between a proficient and basic score is not how much content they know going into a standardized test but if they know how to take the test through the repetition and mastery of proper testing strategies.

K–5 - Testing Resources - http://www.internet4classrooms.com/assistance.htm - Please, Please, Please use this resource.   Provided from Internet4Classrooms.net, there are practice tests, test questions, timed tests, and more! 

3 -5 - Testing Resources - http://www.montroseareasd.k12.pa.us/pssa/ - Great resources with sample testing items for 3, 4, 5 grade reading and math.   Also 5^th grade writing.

3-5 Testing Resources -  http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_assessment_system/20965/pennsylvania_system_of_school_assessment_%28pssa%29/1190526 -  Believe it or not the PA Dept. of Ed. provides great resources to prepare students to take the PSSA.   Find sample tests and even a “Getting Ready for the 2014 State Assessments”  PowerPoint and webinar (online video).  

1-6 – Math Testing Resources - http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/ - Great testing practice and testing strategy practice for Math.

K-5 - Elementary Language Arts Resources - http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_elem_index.htm - This one is a goldmine.   Internet4Classrooms.com provides hundreds of English Language Arts activities.  Choose from printables, computer resources, and online resources.    Provides resources organized by grade level toward the bottom.

K-5 - Elementary Mathematics Resources -http://www.internet4classrooms.com/math_elem_index.htm -  Same as above but with math.

3-5 Testing Strategies PowerPoint - http://www.woodland.k12.mo.us/faculty/professional%20development%20committee/Test-Taking%20Strategies-I%20really%20like%20this%20one!!.ppt – Great PowerPoint Presentation on strategies children need to use to be successful while testing. 

PSSA Testing Resource - Jeopardy Games - Repost

Hey Everyone,

This is a repost of a testing resources blog involving Jeopardy skills and strategies review games.   I think it will be a great tool to use over the next few months to help your students practice and strengthen their testing skills and strategies.     You do not need a Promethean Board to play these games, just a projector.

This is a link to the home site.   If you would like, you can create your own PSSA Jeopardy review game, or any subject area review/practice game that you would like really.   K-2, you can create or search for a Jeopardy review game too! :)  Sight word Jeopardy, etc.

https://jeopardylabs.com/

Here is links to a bunch of premade Jeopardy Games concerning the PSSA reading exam, the PSSA math exam, and on PSSA testing terms and strategies.    Split students into teams using whiteboards and markers or paper and pencil to show there work.  Have fun!

Reading Terms - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/pssa-reading-terms

More Reading Terms - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/pssa-reading-terms

3rd Grade Reading Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/grade-3-pssa-reading-challenge

3rd Grade Reading Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/3rd-grade-pssa-prep

3rd and 4th Grade Reading Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/3rd-grade-pssa-reading-jeopardy

4th Grade Reading Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/4th-grade-reading-pssa-skills

4th Grade Reading Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/4th-grade-pssa-reading-review-mrs-shawver

4th Grade Reading Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/4th-grade-pssa-reading-jeopardy2

4th and 5th Grade Reading Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/4th-grade-pssa-reading-jeopardy

5th Grade Reading Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/5th-grade-reading-review8

3rd Grade Math Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/pssa-math-review-game2

3rd Grade Math Review (North Carolina End of Grade Test but still relevant) - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/3rd-grade-math-eog-prep

4th Grade Math Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/pssa-math-review-grade-4

4th Grade Math Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/4th-grade10

5th Grade Math Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/5th-grade-pssa-math-review

More 5th Grade Math Review - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/5th-grade-pssa-math-2

I hope you find these Jeopardy Games helpful!  As always, let me know if I can help you in your classroom in any way. :)

100 Day of School Resources

Hello,

I hope everyone is adjusting to the classroom and this cold weather since coming back from break.   With the 100th day of school approaching us in February, I wanted to send you some technology resources that you may be able to use in your classroom.   Enjoy! As always, if I can help you in anyway prepare for your class's 100th day, let me know. :)

Books and Poems

http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/100th-day-of-school - This is a list of popular 100th day books that you may be able to use.

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems80.html - 100 day of school poems.


Songs and Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPdQn2yxNIQ - 100th day of School Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82P6IRnueog - 1 to 100 counting song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gTZ0mQ6GYc - Another 1 to 100 counting song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_I_aTXx6oM&list=PLsb2d7Mx6rMlAj9hOJZMFJdu75vWvWnX_ - 100 days of school 11 minutes recess video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUHLa1qSy24 -  This video shows people in order by age starting at 1 and going all the way to 100.  Pretty neat.

Website Activities

http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/hundredthday/load.htm?f - 100th day of school activity using Starfall.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/BalloonPopOrder2.htm - Pop the balloons in number order from 1-100.

http://www.abcya.com/100_number_grid.htm - Find the missing number on the 100's chart.

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/gn.cgi?A1=c&A2=100&A3=1&A8=2&A9=1 - Guess the missing number from 1-100. You get 7 guesses.

Promethean Activities

http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/Resources/Item/35774/100th-day-of-school#.VLU6O2Qo5dg - K-3 -  Math 100th day activity.

http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/Resources/Item/35773/100-days#.VLVEQGQo5dg - 1-3 - Reading, Writing, and Math activities.

http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/Resources/Item/81705/100th-day-of-school#.VLVF82Qo5dg - K-3 - Reading, Writing, and math activities

http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/common/WebLink.aspx - Web link to interactive 100's chart.