Students will gain confidence and skills in completing the often daunting ELA Performance Tasks in the Smarter Balanced Assessment and CAASPP. In each of the 5 topics, students will: Read two source articles (3-5th grade level) Organize and List information that is unique or shared between source documents Plan, organize and write an informational article for the classroom audience Topics:HurricanesMutualismThe Respiratory SystemPlanktonEnergyResource is available in printable and digital fo
This collection of material and prompts will prepare students for the rigor and format of the ELPAC speaking section for grades six through 12. Guided by feedback from teachers and ELPAC scoring raters, this material is designed to improve student performance in the areas where the weakest performance has been seen.
Includes 14 speaking prompts including graphs & illustrations.Prepares students for the 5 speaking sections of the ELPAC: Talking about a sceneDescribing a situationSupporting an opinionPresenting and discussing informationSummarizing an academic presentationIncludes links to Audio Presentations for "Bernouilli's Principle" and "Sea Level Rise".
Prepares students for the format and rigor of the Smarter Balanced Assessment. Each of the four stories (3 original plus an excerpt from Wind in the Willows) includes multiple-select, two-part, text-dependent, and inference questions. (Printable and Digital versions) PDF includes link to Google Forms version Reading levels*:A Fishing Duo - Level: 5.1 Spider Silk - Level: 6 Mr. Badger’s Home - 7.2 The Beekeepers - 8.2 *Based on Flesch Kincaid readability
68 prompts. Prepares students for the “Write About Academic Information” portions of the ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) test for grades 3-12. Students practice responding using Describe a Picture, Venn Diagrams, Spider Maps, Story Maps, Science Graphics, Timelines on several topics. Wide variety and application to ELD classrooms and multiple subjects. *Please note: This Mega Bundle includes ELPAC Writing Bundle and the ELPAC Writing Bundle II.
This Google Forms Activity Includes:4 Locks to breakA Morse Code BreakA Semaphore Code BreakA US Military Branch Logo IdentificationClues and Facts about Veterans Day7 slides/11 questionsAuto Scoring
Prepares students for the format and rigor of the ELPAC speaking section Supplements instruction in chart and graph interpretation and logic 15 prompts with 5 Charts on:Plants in the GreenhouseHatching ChickensLast Book ReadRenewable Energy in CaliforniaGirls Sports after Pandemic
Five Scripts and five related images/collagesPrepares students for the format and rigor of the Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd ELPAC Summarizing an Academic PresentationIncludes scripts and images on:burrowing owlgrizzly bearsun and moon motioncoral reefBooker T. Washington
68 prompts. Prepares students for the “Write About Academic Information” portions of the ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) test for grades 3-12. Students practice responding using Describe a Picture, Venn Diagrams, Spider Maps, Story Maps, Science Graphics, Timelines on several topics. Wide variety and application to ELD classrooms and multiple subjects.
Prepares students for the Summarizing an Academic Presentation of the ELPAC: Includes 5 prompts with corresponding links to narrated scripts in YouTube: TelegraphTrophic CascadeMoon Phases and TidesHydrostatic PressureBending of Rivers
Ten Prompts (Scripts, Story text and supporting pictures)Prepares students for the Kindergarten writing sections (Labeling a Picture & Writing a Story Together)
Students practice: noun-adjective agreement singular and plural definite articles singular and plural indefinite articlesantonyms translationsGoogle Docs for one-to-one classrooms. You may also like:Spanish - Family Vocabulary QuizSpanish - Information Gap Partner ActivitiesSpanish Childhood Vocabulary Grid Puzzle
Prepares students for the “Write About Academic Information” portion of the ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) test for grades 3-12. Students practice responding to 10 prompts, using Venn diagrams on five separate topics. Wide variety and application to multiple subjects. includes:Link to Document Copy for Google Docs/ 1:1 classrooms. Get the printable version:ELPAC Practice Write About Academic Information Venn DiagramsYou may also like:ELPAC Practice Describe a Pic
This SPOOKY illustrated activity can be used year-round as a fun review, web-quest and comprehension exercise. Students answer questions on French culture, vocabulary and story-based language comprehension to navigate an eerie castle in search of the protagonist's lost dog, Rififi. Each correct answer gets the student closer to cracking the final bonus culture question and unlocking the most points. Please see the preview for the themes and types of questions asked. This is a self-grading q
A bank of 99 grade-leveled questions in Language Use. This test adapts to the student's previous response. Final point values provide a picture of a students grade-level mastery from 2nd to 5th grade in language use. (The test should be 25 questions long but may change depending on student performance). Ideal in Test-Prep for the NWEA MAP.Test Concepts:Antonyms Synonyms Homophones Compound Words Compound Sentences Complex Sentences Verbs Adverbs Plural Nouns Collective Nouns Prepositions Conj