Five Ways to Keep Test Prep Fun

actually administering a state test is a horrendous experience. there are d ens of hilarious tips what you can do during testing

toss the question ball

oriental trading has a collection here. i also used to have a little earth that we called

target: each student is accountable to their partner. great

play bump

target: get kids moving while practicing strategies

to keep it focused

target: hold everyone accountable

i ask a question

i say a name and toss the to that person

they must answer

i ask another question

they have only three seconds to decide who to toss it to

they say the name and toss it to that person

if you take longer than three seconds

if the bounces away from the person it was aiming for

no one ask

partner a/partner b

stations

concept in a variety of ways. includes some movement

they learn the content

you also read these posts the fractions stations i used to prepare my kids

sorts

target: have kids think critically in an easily manageable format