8 days to STAAR Success

WHAT IS SCIENCE : First of all, I should hold upwardly upfront inwards proverb that I receive got agency to a greater extent than than 8 days to review for the STAAR Test.  There are things that are ongoing throughout the twelvemonth as good as things I create a few weeks earlier the examination is administered.  But, if y'all are downwards to the wire in addition to feeling the crunch, this would hold upwardly 1 of the best ways to pass your time.

It's gonna kill a few trees, y'all are going to hold upwardly walking closed to the room similar a mad somebody helping struggling students, but it is the most thorough method of review I receive got flora thence far.   Each educatee is accountable for his/her ain work.  They can't rely on a partner doing anything for them, thence the educatee chop-chop realizes where he/she needs to focus in addition to what needs a footling to a greater extent than move earlier the test.

And this year, I've made each Category review bundle fifty-fifty better.  I went through the TEKS alongside a fine-toothed comb in addition to made certain that I included something from every unmarried Readiness in addition to Supporting standard.  So, NOTHING is left out.  And, I've labeled all of the TEKS.

Your students volition definitely require some additional resources to assist them out when they learn stuck on a problem,but I'll verbalize over that a footling later.  Here is how I've organized this review for my students this year.

I purchased a folder alongside pockets in addition to brads for each student.  It is their STAAR folder.  They wrote their cry in addition to course of report menses on the forepart in addition to I added a color point to each folder, since I receive got my classes organized past times colors.  I receive got a particular identify to shop them everyday for students who are leaving them inwards the classroom.  Inside the brads, I included the DynaNotes STAAR Review Guide.  It is similar a Readers Digest for everything they require to know inwards each of the 4 Reporting Categories.  I receive got also included a listing of the TEKS inwards each Reporting Category in addition to how many questions volition come upwardly from each category on the actual STAAR test.  I believe it's real of import that y'all explicate how the STAAR examination is set out in addition to what is expected of them.  This is their "job", thence they require to receive got it seriously in addition to receive got all of the facts inwards gild to hold upwardly successful.

I created a STAAR review Calendar thence that my students know "The Plan" for the side past times side few weeks.  A lot of my students similar to move ahead, which is totally fine past times me.  So many of them are motivated to learn a footling fight ahead (either because they desire to avoid having homework subsequently on or because they but beloved scientific discipline thence much!  who knows?!?!)

From the commencement I explained that for 8 course of report days, they would hold upwardly working on these packets.  Each twenty-four lx minutes menses they are given a "goal" of how much to consummate in addition to if they don't run into that goal, they must receive got it habitation in addition to complete coming together the goal earlier I watch them the side past times side day.   At the start of the side past times side class, I walk closed to (while they are working) in addition to depository fiscal establishment jibe that each educatee met the goal.  If not, they receive got to telephone band habitation right in addition to thence in addition to allow their parents know that they are assigned to mandatory afterschool tutorials alongside me the next twenty-four lx minutes menses until 5:00.  I receive got been amazed that out of all of my classes, solely iii students receive got had to create this!  I intend that but shows how much they don't desire to surrender their afternoon in addition to they know I hateful business.  They also know from my heart-to-heart at the commencement of the review, that I intend this could hold upwardly the deviation for several of them betwixt passing in addition to failing in addition to that I KNOW if they receive got this 8 twenty-four lx minutes menses review seriously, they volition hold upwardly successful.

Everyday my students come upwardly inwards in addition to assemble upwardly their resources.  This is their STAAR folder, their Interactive Science Notebook (with flip-out periodic tabular array in addition to formula chart), a ScienceSaurus mass in addition to a textbook.  On the board, I receive got written specific page numbers inwards each of these resources for them to expression at.  This keeps them from having to expression through the entire mass for an reply (maybe they solely receive got to expression through a chapter or two).  I DO NOT give my students answers EVER.  If they require help, I volition either exhibit them the page to expression at or inquire them multiple questions that volition assist Pb them inwards the direction of the answer.  It is of import to learn your students how to intend in addition to what that idea procedure should expression in addition to audio like.  It is as of import to learn them how to access their resources.
So, Day 1, nosotros start the Category 1 packet.  This bundle e'er takes my students WAYYY longer than the other packets, thence nigh everyone has some homework that firstly day.  I explicate that they volition solely receive got 15-20 minutes the next course of report twenty-four lx minutes menses to finish, in addition to and thence nosotros volition start grading it.  The grading bled over into twenty-four lx minutes menses iii a footling bit, but that was ok.  After grading on twenty-four lx minutes menses 3, they started the Category 2 packet.  On twenty-four lx minutes menses 4, they had 15-20 minutes to complete in addition to and thence nosotros started grading.  This designing continues on for all 4 packets.  Some of the packets learn much quicker for the students depending on their marker of comfort alongside the topics.  It all ends upwardly fifty-fifty inwards the end.  I e'er receive got the side past times side bundle railroad train to learn inwards example I receive got early on finishers who tin learn a caput start on the side past times side one.

After the 8 days, nosotros volition hold upwardly going over the released examination they took in addition to correcting it.  We volition also pass a few days inwards the reckoner lab, alongside each educatee working on their specific weaknesses.  I receive got set upwardly many games in addition to activities on my classroom spider web log for students to do.  Each activeness has been aligned alongside a TEKS in addition to the students volition know what their weakest TEKS are past times then.  I've gathered this information over the twelvemonth alongside district curriculum based assessments in addition to the released STAAR examination they took.

I receive got provided links for most of the things I've mentioned inwards this post, thence experience gratis to download in addition to role them for your personal classroom.  I would appreciate whatever feedback or comments below!