Prepare your 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students for tests with this test-taking activities bundle. Set testing goals on the editable worksheets and help students brainstorm strategies they can use before, after, and during a test. This resource is great for elementary teachers who want to be intentional in helping their students build positive mindsets around testing. The early finisher activities work great on the day of a test. Celebrate student successes with the editable PPT award certificates. Finally, spice up your Spring Training with baseball-themed games!
 
Check out the contents of these Test-Taking Strategies Activities:
✏️ Test Taking Tips PPT
Worksheets: Goals, Testing Sidekick, Reflection
Editable Reminder Notes to Share with Families
✏️ Early Finisher Coloring Pages & Puzzles
"Good Luck" Banner
✏️ 30 Different Test-Taking Award Certificates + Editable File
✏️ 4 Low-Prep Classroom Game Ideas - Use with Your Own Review Questions
 
This resource includes English and Spanish worksheets:
I am not a native Spanish speaker. Google translated the worksheets to help Spanish-speaking students participate in English-speaking classrooms.
 
Hear about these Test-Taking Strategies Activities from educators like you!
⭐️ “This is exactly what I was looking for! I used it to help my students get in the right mindset for testing.”
⭐️ “The slides were easy to present. I loved being able to edit the wording to align with our classroom goals.”
⭐️ “My students enjoyed playing the memory game. It was an easy way to incorporate test prep strategies while helping students stay calm and have fun.”
⭐️ “I printed all of these activities and invited students to choose one to complete quietly at their desks when they finished testing.”
⭐️ “I loved sharing the student awards during our class celebration when we finished state testing.”
⭐️ “It’s great being able to print worksheets for my multilingual learners in Spanish. This resource saved me so much time.”
⭐️ “It was so fun to play something different from Jeopardy! I copied the same test-prep packets I always use, but adding these game elements on top made it more exciting than just working through a stack of worksheets in the month of April."
 
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Test-Taking Strategies - Prepare your 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students for tests with this test-taking tips PowerPoint. Set testing goals on the activity worksheets and help students brainstorm strategies they can use before, after, and during a test. This resource is great for elementary teachers who want to be intentional in helping their students build positive mindsets around testing. 
Early Finisher Activities - On the day of a state test, early finisher activities will save your sanity! Your 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students will love coloring these mindset pages and the "Good Luck" banner. After finishing their test, they can complete the sudoku puzzle, maze, and word games quietly at their desks. This resource is ideal for elementary teachers who need quick printables for early finishers during testing.
Student Awards - Host a class celebration at the end of state testing and present these editable student awards. Type students' names onto 30 unique award certificates and print two per page. Choose colored paper for extra fun! The included blank certificate allows you to add your own text within the PowerPoint file. After finishing their tests, students will love being recognized for hard work and effort. This resource is ideal for elementary teachers who need quick printable award certificates to celebrate the end of testing.
Spring Training Games - Just like baseball players prepare for games during spring training, you can build off this theme during your class test-prep season! Share your own review questions while playing these baseball-themed games to prepare students for state testing. This resource is ideal for upper-elementary teachers who want to spice up daily review sessions with a little extra fun! I use these four games to review before math and ELA tests all year long!
 
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