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Middle school ELA test prep cultural activities for Microsoft Word and for parents
State Testing Letter to Parents
Such a cute idea for parents to send their child a note of encouragement for their test day!
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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State Test Parent Encouragement Letter- Editable
**EDITABLEA fill in the blank letter for parents to encourage their children on the state test. You can print and have them fill in by hand, or have them edit digitally.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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NWEA Data Letter to Parents (4 Differentiated Letter Templates)
Keep parents informed of their child's NWEA assessment score with this detailed and informative letter and a graphic organizer that shows where students are.Hold them accountable by mentioning 1 or 2 strategies to help their children with reading at home. Make copies to keep for your parent communication records! There are 4 letter templates included. "Your child is at grade-level" "Just below grade-level" "Two levels below grade-level" "Far below grade-level"All you have to do is fill in the bl
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: NWEA DATA Sharing, Conferencing, & Tools
Intro Welcome to Middle School ELA Vocabulary IEP ESL First Day!
This 2-page first day preparation packet is designed to ease students' transition into middle school, focusing on 6th graders. Enhance vocabulary, set clear expectations, and familiarize students with the new middle school environment.Mr. English Features: 6th Grade Vocabulary Preparation: 30 crucial vocabulary terms for classrooms, tests and the ELA exam. First Day Reflections and Expectations: Writing activity for incoming students. Collect an early writing sample from your new students! Wha
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ELA PARCC Practice Bundle
This is a lesson that usually takes me several days. I use several short texts both historical and literary to introduce American Civil Rights Literature. Documents like these can end up on the new standardized tests like the PARCC. This material has been organized to resemble the PARCC Research Simulation Task. They will present the students with 2-3 readings (I have given them 4), ask a series of multiple choice questions focusing on textual evidence (I have given them both multiple choice and
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Revising and Editing - Tip Sheet, 2 Passages and 15-question quiz
This product is for upper junior high and high school students facing revising-and-editing quizzes, whether in class or on standardized tests. It contains a tip sheet for success on revising-and-editing passages. It also contains two original passages, with questions after each one (15 questions total.) Editing questions include questions on sentence combining, semicolons, double negatives, apostrophes, capitalization, and spelling of very common word such as there/their. Revising questions
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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Also included in: Revising and Editing Skills Bundle and Practices Grades 6-9
Student & Parent Data Tracker
Data Driven Instruction is key to moving students. This file is a way to help students see their progress throughout the year. The file also includes a sample letter to parent letter that can be filled in using a simple mail merge. In this file you will find: Student data tracker (focusing on NWEA MAP and Interim Exams) Data conversion and meaning for parents with grade level conversionA letter to parents informing them of their students progress. (really easy to edit and fill in from a spread
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Moving to Middle School-Math CCSS with Bonus ELA
Moving to middle school is a big adventure for many students. I know when I taught fifth grade the biggest question I received from students and parents is how do I make sure they are fully prepared for the transition. That is why I created this activity. It is a simple way to help students build the confidence they need to know they are ready for whatever middle school has to bring. It also helps them see exactly which areas they need to strengthen while in middle school to ensure they are on t
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4th - 7th
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Test Taking Tips for Parents and Students
SOL's are fast approaching! If you're looking for a simple guide to send home to parents giving tips to get their child ready for testing then this is it! There are 2 colorful pages with positive encouragement and general well being tips. It also includes tips on strategies to use to perform your best during a test.
Grades:
K - 8th
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Test Week Parent Letter
A great motivational letter to send home with each child. The parents write a note to their child to be open each day prior to testing.
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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House On Mango Street: Assessment STAAR
This is an 11-question assessment that includes 4 multiple-choice questions for each of two vignettes found in Cisneros's House On Mango Street. There's also an open-ended question for each vignette and an additional cross-over multiple choice question over both vignettes. Questions include some on setting, characterization, theme, inference, drawing conclusions, plot, diction, and paragraph construction. These are the sort of questions one might see in the new Texas assessment: STAAR.
I've inc
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time... Paragraph Writing
ESL/ELA paragraph writing sheet for the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Can be used in middle school or in high school for ELLs who need to pass state ESL exam.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Dear Martin Literary Analysis Outline
Dear Martin Literary Analysis Outline. Great for students with SLD or co-taught classes.
Grades:
6th - 12th
A-WORD-A-DAY VOCABULARY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR DECEMBER
Take 5 minutes at the beginning or end of class to learn a valuable vocabulary word each day of the school year.Two Weeks of Vocab plus a Vacation Worksheet 1) Sleepy-Time Words 2) Flower Words 3) Holiday Bonus PointsPage 1 ___Presents a page of hibernating animals to add interest to the concept of hibernation.Page 2___ Continues with words associated with sleep such as soporific or narcolepsy. Page 3___ With holidays approaching, Week 2 features words associated with flowers.Page 4___ Two w
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Grades:
5th - 8th
A-WORD-A-DAY VOCABULARY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR OCTOBER
OCTOBER WORDS INCLUDE HALLOWEEN MONSTERS AND PHOBIASTake 5 minutes at the beginning or end of class to learn a valuable vocabulary word each day of the school year.Four weeks of vocabulary introducing a “new” word each day:1) That Scares Me! 2) Good to Know Words 3) How Do YOU Act? 4)Halloween Phobias Page 1 ___Presents a quick and easy 5-step format for learning new vocabulary words. Five phobia words with definitions to use with the format plus thre
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Grades:
5th - 8th, Adult Education
A-WORD-A-DAY VOCABULARY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR MARCH
Take 5 minutes at the beginning or end of class to learn a valuable vocabulary word every day. Page 1___ Features an introduction to the easy 5-Step Format for A- Word-A-Day Program plus 5 vocab words relating to animals. Page 2___Week 2 features Good to Know Words. Page 3___Week 3 features Multi-, Cide, and Biblio Words. Page 4___More Good to Know Words. raptor Page 5___Matching Review PagePage 6 _Answer-Suggestion Key Excellent early preparation for standardized tests.
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Grades:
5th - 7th, Adult Education
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ACTIVITY ENGLISH AND SPANISH
STAAR LIKE QUESTIONS FOR BIOGRAPHY.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Parent Letter: Practice Standardized Test Results
Spring testing season can be stressful for parents and students. If your state offers practice standardized tests, this letter is for you! Parents can stay informed of their student's projected success rate on state tests by seeing practice results.The letter has highlighted, editable areas for you to fill in your state's info for practice tests, as well as your personal information.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Standards Based Conference Self Evaluation for 7th Grade ELA
Students would fill in their scores on how they're doing meeting standards and I would fill in the teacher side. They'd use these to share with parents at Student Led Conferences.
Grades:
7th
State Testing REMINDERS - For Parents - NJSLA ELA
Use this as a template to send home with your students for state testing. Helps students and parents to remember what is important to bring with them to the test.
Grades:
K - 12th
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Preposition Warm Up!
This is a quick warm up, Ticket in the Door or Out the Door to assess your student knowledge of prepositions and prepositional phrases. This will only take your students a minute or two to complete but will give you useful information on their knowledge of identifying prepositions and prepositional phrases. Use this knowledge for new learning or to plan remediation. Keep moving your students learning forward!Second page is the answer key.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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GARBAGE CAN TRASH CAN INFERENCE
The kids will process 5 items from the trashcans you set up to try and find out as much as they can about the people who threw it out. You will need to set up a few trash cans with items.After they process the items, they will answer the 8 questions.
Sample trashcans
Can 1-knee brace, RV camper sales ad, TUMS, cat collar, coupon for fancy restaurant
(this can would belong to a wealthy retired couple)
Can 2-receipt for 4 redbulls, Dennys coupons, Ramen Noodle package, junk food packages, college
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Grades:
5th - 8th
My profile ice breaker
This document is meant to be used as an ice breaker activity for the first days of school. However, because it is .doc file, it may be altered to suit your needs for character studies, author studies, history museums, etc. It is reminiscent of a facebook profile.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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