3rd grade test prep

*This blog was originally scheduled to post in March, but due to testing craziness and then end of year craziness, it is just now hitting the site. Enjoy! Test prep season is already in full swing over here in Virginia. When our pacing runs out and review for the state test begins, I usually

how i run a test prep program in my classroom to prepare my students for the third grade reading SOL state test

Are you looking for some quick and easy ideas for your test prep reading stations? These test prep stations are fun for your upper elementary kids.

State testing and April Fool’s day… Yeah… those two words should NEVER go together, but for some strange reason this is the second year in a row I am discussing the two in the same post because they’re happening at the same time, again! Let’s first start with our state testing…This year here in sunny […]

A test prep carnival in 3rd and 4th grade is a great way to get students to prepare for state testing in a fun and engaging way!

Testing is wack. There, I said it. I hate the fact that my third graders are stressed to the point of tears for a stupid test. It’s not how I measure them as a learner and it’s not how I measure their growth. But, it is a measure that the district and the state use,

The days before tests are always known as the stressful days for students and teachers. It should not be. It should be fun because as simple as it might sound – children learn more when having fun and teachers become more relaxed when they see their students “getting it”. The internet is filled with...

3 Strategies to Prepare For Testing - Check out some of these test prep ideas!

My students are excited about test prep! Yep, you read that right! They are excited! How is that so? Want to know more? Read on my friends!