Middle school problem solving ELA test prep resources for Gifted and Talented

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Writing

RACE Writing Strategy is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements. This Download Contains:PRINTStudent resource introducing the RACE strategyExample passage and RACE response for easy modeling10 ready to use passages and short response questionsSuggested answers for each passage and grading guideDIGITALReady-to-use Easel activityClick on the preview for a closer

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

W.4.1

, W.4.2

, W.4.4

, W.4.5

, W.4.8

...

Also included in: RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets BUNDLE of 40 RACE Passages and Writing Prompts

Prefixes Suffixes Roots Worksheets Morphology Activities plus Google Digital

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EFL - ESL - ELD, ELA Test Prep, Vocabulary

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots are essential for vocabulary growth, and these worksheets are perfect to have students practice prefix, suffix, and root problems.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:40 WorksheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:120 Google Slides"Worksheet Style" Google SlidesSelf-Grading Prefix & Suffix Quick Quizzes (Google Forms)Easel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintSelf-Checking or Short AnswerMany Different Levels of WorksheetsGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PRE

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

L.3.4b

, L.4.4b

, L.5.4b

, CCRA.L.4

Also included in: ELA Review No Prep Bundle Grammar Vocabulary Commas Print Worksheets & Digital

Figurative Language Game Show Test Prep Reading Review & Digital Game

Created by

Fun in 5th Grade

Take ELA review days from dull to dazzling with this Jeopardy-style classroom game! This highly engaging Figurative Language Game Show PowerPoint makes practicing figurative language something that students are EXCITED to do! My class CHEERS when they see this game in the plans. Students will be listening to your every word as they work hard to earn points for their team. It’s a win-win for you and your students: you have a no-prep activity that practices important standards and kids will have

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Games

CCSS:

RL.3.4

, L.3.3

, L.3.3a

, L.3.5

, L.3.5a

...

Also included in: Figurative Language Activity and Game Bundle [7 Figurative Language Activities]

RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets BUNDLE of 40 RACE Passages and Writing Prompts

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text

These 40 RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets are the perfect way to reinforce paragraph writing with evidence from the text. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. These informational texts are quick, easy reads, so that your students can focus on writing. Do you have a wide range of readers? This bundle combines four of best-selling prod

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Brooke Brown - Teach Outside the Box

CCSS:

RI.5.1

, W.4.1

, W.4.2

, W.4.4

, W.4.8

...

STEM Bins® Speed Builds STEM Activities (Morning Work, Early Finishers, Centers)

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STEM Bins Speed Builds Activities are ideal for hands-on morning work, early finishers, enrichment, and team building. They are designed to supplement my original STEM Bins pack. Challenge cards are compatible with the following 6 building materials:Pattern BlocksMini CupsLinking Cubes / Snap CubesBase Ten BlocksBuilding Bricks / LEGO bricksDominoesTwo different difficulty levels are provided: “Build it Flat” and “Build it Up” to accommodate a range of learning levels. "Build it Flat” cards are

Subjects:

Engineering, Math, Problem Solving

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Activities, Games

Also included in: STEM Bins® MEGA BUNDLE: Elementary STEM Activities: Morning Work,Early Finishers

Fractured Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts, Writing & Unit Activities 3 4 5 6

Created by

Readers Theater Fast and Funny Fluency

Fractured fairy tales unit bundle that makes a great addition in grades 3, 4, 5, or 6, providing four readers' theater scripts, reading comprehension and vocabulary extension activities, plus resources to guide students in writing their own fractured fairytales. The fractured fairy tale readers' theater scripts are also provided in story formats and placed with their accompanying activities into 16-page distance learning packets as standalone PDF files that can be sent to students electronically

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Scripts, Independent Work Packet, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.10

, RL.4.10

, RL.5.10

, RF.3.4

, RF.4.4

...

Interactive ZONES of Regulation Package - Name Plates, Bookmarks, & MORE!

Created by

Sunshine On a Cloudy Day

The materials in this package are adapted from Leah Kuyper’s wonderful book on self-regulation, The Zones of Regulation® (2011), published by Social Thinking Publishing, www.socialthinking.com and used with permission.If you are new to using Zones, I highly recommend implementing it into your classroom. My students are so much better at identifying their emotions and self-regulating themselves than they were at the beginning of the year! Included in this package:- interactive name plates (two fi

Subjects:

Life Skills, Problem Solving, Special Education

Grades:

PreK - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More

Created by

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Other (ELA)

Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 9th

Types:

Activities, Games

Figurative Language Review Task Cards Print and Digital Simile Metaphor Idiom

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Use these 27 Figurative Language Task Cards or Google Slides for ELA practice and enrichment with simile, metaphor, idiom, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:27 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

L.4.5

, L.4.5a

, L.5.5

, L.5.5a

, L.6.5

...

Also included in: English Language Arts Task Cards - Great for ELA Centers Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions + RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets

Created by

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Writing

These 10 high-interest passages are paired with reading comprehension questions and short response questions for students to practice multiple comprehension skills AND writing with the RACE writing strategy. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. Passages range between reading levels of 4-6th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a wide range of reading levels. Comprehension skil

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Tools for Common Core

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.4.2

, RI.4.4

, RI.4.8

, RI.5.1

...

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages and Multiple Choice Questions RACE Bundle 4-6

Motivational Testing Notes for Student Encouragement State Testing Motivation

Created by

Kim Miller

Are you looking for a way to motivate and encourage your students during state testing week? Ease the stress of testing with these 35 encouraging and motivational desk notes and treat tags for students! Easily print and leave on each student’s desk, along with a small treat, on those dreaded testing days. A table of contents is included which lists each motivational testing note, a treat idea for each tag, and a helpful guide for printing.Included in this download:35 Different Treat TagsList of

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

Also included in: State Test Prep Games Testing Strategies Motivation Encouragement BUNDLE

Nonfiction Text Structure Game Show | Test Prep Reading Review Game

Created by

Fun in 5th Grade

Take ELA review days from dull to dazzling with this Jeopardy-style classroom game! This highly engaging Text Structure Game Show PowerPoint activity makes practicing text structure something that students are EXCITED to do! My class CHEERS when they see this game in the plans. Students will be listening to your every word as they work hard to earn points for their team. It’s a win-win for you and your students: you have a no-prep activity that practices important standards and kids will have

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Games

Also included in: Game Show ALL ACCESS Bundle | Math & Reading Review Games for Test Prep

15 Working Memory Brain Games: Improve executive function in 5 minutes a day!

Created by

Angela Watson

WORKING MEMORY BEST SELLER--UPDATED FOR 2024! These 15 research-based brain games are designed to improve kids' working memory in five minutes of partner game play daily for just 9 weeks! If you've ever complained that students lack the following skills, an executive function of the brain called working memory might be the issue!-staying focused and on-task-following complex and multi-step directions-copying information and taking notes-keeping their place in a text-retelling stories-explaining

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Problem Solving

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

Figurative Language PowerPoint: Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Idiom, and More!

Created by

Deb Hanson

Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint that can be used to introduce your figurative language unit to your students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 42-slide PowerPoint features 7 literary devices: similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperboles, and idioms. The first 14 slides serve as an introduction to each literary device. These slides contain a definition and examples of each literary device. The final 25 slid

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

L.4.5a

, L.4.5b

, L.5.5a

, L.5.5b

, L.6.5a

...

Also included in: Figurative Language Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Games, Craft Activities

Following Directions Puzzles Beginning or End of Year Activity with Easel

Created by

HappyEdugator

Following directions puzzles are a fun way to teach critical thinking. Great for back to school at the beginning of the year or at the end of the year as standardized test preparation. Five challenging puzzles that gifted and talented students enjoy, too! In the first puzzle, cross words off a table according to the directions provided to reveal an inspirational quote about life. In the next puzzle, follow directions to travel the world to catch a thief. In the third puzzle, rearrange letters to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets : 10 RACE Writing Prompts Text Evidence

Created by

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Writing-Expository

This product contains 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through the use of the RACE strategy for text evidence. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements. This Download Contains:PRINTStudent resource introducing the RACE strategyExample passage and RACE response10 passages and short response questionssuggested a

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Engineering, Gifted and Talented, Physical Science

CCSS:

RI.6.7

, RI.6.8

, RI.6.10

, RI.7.5

, RI.7.8

...

Also included in: RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets BUNDLE of 40 RACE Passages and Writing Prompts

5 STEM Activities Desert Island STEM Challenge Bridge Catapult Raft Hut STEAM

Created by

Fishyrobb

If your students enjoy doing STEM or STEAM activities, they will LOVE this set of 5 fully-planned out challenges! All five themed STEM challenges center around the story of a shipwrecked traveler stranded on a deserted island. After watching an introductory “movie trailer” and hearing the story of the shipwreck, students will read five of the traveler's diary entries. Each entry will challenge them to design and build something to help him survive and get back to civilization!These STEM challeng

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

GATE, Centers

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenge Projects Desert Island Winter Pioneer 15 Science Activities

Sentence Structure Simple Compound and Complex Sentences Task Cards TWO SETS!

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