Testing posters encouraging

April showers not only bring May flowers they also signal that it is that time of year again...time for standardized testing. As testing time approaches follow these three simple steps to help you Keep Calm and Test On. Step 1: Pretesting Motivation Spend some time the week before the test investing students by explaining why they are taking these tests and why it is important for them to do their best. It can be helpful to have your administrator or an older student visit your class to help…

I was asked to make Joelle's 3rd grade class some testing treats. Our state testing for 3rd grade begins next week. I just finished up, so I

Classroom Door during testing

Make test prep less stressful for your students with a little bit of coloring! These FREE test prep coloring pages are perfect for getting your students excited and relaxed all at the same time! Check out the post to grab your free copies and see how I use them in the classroom.

In honor of State wide testing coming up, I wanted to share with you some fun posters and decorations that I created to hang up in our school. These are easy to do and I had all of the supplies already at school. This helped get the students excited about testing. We also gave them a little treat each day as a reward for doing their best. Here are some ideas. Some incentives to hand out after each day's test. We taped a little phrase on each one. Monday: Smarties - "You are such a smartie!"…

While standardized testing can be a stressful time, the best way to navigate through it is to keep a positive and motivating classroom environment. One of my favorite ways to do this is by integrating testing themes. There are so many creative ideas out there, but make sure to keep in mind

Are you looking for some ideas to motivate your students on testing day? Here you will find links to some great motivational ideas for test day.

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Testing season will soon be here, so I thought I would put together a few new ideas for getting your students motivated to take those standardized tests! Student success depends a lot on their mindset, as well as having test-taking strategies in place to support them during the testing window. Years ago, I did a whole smart cookie theme with my students before we took the SAT10 test. When The Smart Cookie book came out, I thought it would be perfect to plan out some testing motivation…