Study Skills/Test Prep

Visual learners delight with these character analysis graphic organizers! Help students uncover and focus on important character traits for writing and visualizing fiction and non-fiction characters. Includes critical thinking, problem solving, research...

The 20 slide PowerPoint with peer workshopping activities introduces:   Sentences: beginnings, dialogues Proper Nouns: people, I, my Specific Places and Dates: General vs. Specific, Days of Week/Month, Holidays Everyday Life:...

Everything you need to for students to make their own game boards based on concepts from unit lesson plans:   Student examples Templates for squares, objects, and more... Images for game pieces (male/female of different ages, modes of...

Why do authors' write specific texts? This 12 slide interactive presentation helps students make connections between authors' personal lives, historical contexts, and written works.   Includes: Examples (Emily Dickinson, Abe...

71 handouts that include two different sets of alphabet letters plus numbers 1-10. Includes 5 different Alphabet Bingo sheets along with whole sheets of letters and numbers. Activities include:   Bingo Alphabet coloring...

Need to pass the college entrance, computerized Accuplacer exam? This 25 slide PowerPoint will explain the components, how the test is graded, methods for passing the exam, hints for studying, plus has activities for group/individual practice. A complete...

Need help with teaching students proper guidelines for oral presentations? This 16 page presentation will encourage students to think about, plan, and give great oral presentations! 12 step, easy-to-follow guide that includes:   Know your...

This is an original assessment I created to test my students’ level of understanding of first and second hand accounts of events in informational text. (RI.4.6. Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic;...

Students struggling with multi paragraph essay writing? This packet will have 4th and 5th graders practicing how to construct on-line, multi paragraph essays in preparation for state testing! I’ve provided links to 9 text passages and 3 written...

State test VOCABULARY prep for the whole year-ready to print and go! Help your 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students better prepare for the State Test assessments in Language Arts by reviewing key vocabulary and testing terms they may encounter! Students will...

Prepare your 4th graders for the upcoming STATE TEST reading assessment with this comprehensive set of Language Arts common core aligned stories and evidence based questions! Included are six original stories (2 realistic narratives, 2 informational...

Prepare your 3rd graders for the upcoming STATE TEST reading assessment with this comprehensive set of Language Arts common core aligned stories and evidence based questions! Included are six original stories (4 fictional narratives and 2 informational...