Test Prep Activities: Two Reading Passages and Test Taking Strategies Craftivity

It’s that time of year…. time to think about those major assessments coming up! Are you looking for a creative way to engage your students while preparing them for the genre of test-taking? This bundle includes a fiction practice passage, a nonfiction practice passage, and a craftivity that focuses on test-taking strategies! After discussing good test-taking strategies, students get to put them to use as they complete the two practice reading passages! These 3 days of activities all feature owls!

This print-and-go test prep resource includes THREE items:

• An owl craftivity- After a discussion of good test-taking strategies, students will create this fun poster where they pledge what they will do to succeed on the test. They write “Owl….” statements on the owls’ bodies. (For example: “Owl” read all of the answer choices before I select an answer.) This craftivity always creates an eye-catching hallway display!
• A nonfiction passage about owls with 8 multiple-choice questions- Question types include main idea, author's purpose, text structure, sequence, parts of speech, vocabulary, and more.
• A fiction passage about owls with 11 multiple-choice questions- Question types include context clues, inference, genre, character traits, affixes, vocabulary, figurative language, dictionary skills, and more.

Student-friendly directions are included so that you can place the directions under your document camera, and students can refer to them as they complete the project. An answer key is also included.

********This resource is available in TWO FORMATS:

1. Traditional Printables- Print the PDF and distribute paper copies to your students to complete.
2. Easel Activity- I created a new, colorful version for this digital format. Students can complete this activity on a device. After typing three "owl pledges" on the owls' stomachs, students read two passages and answer the comprehension questions that follow. All of the questions have a multiple-choice format, and students type their answer (A, B, C, or D) into the answer box. This digital version has eighteen slides.

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Here's what teachers like you had to say about using these activities with their students:

⭐️ Rebecca A. said, "I used this with my third graders to get ready for state testing! It was a fun activity that made reviewing test-taking strategies fun!"

⭐️ Melissa R. said, "This is a great resource for my 3rd graders. Highly recommend to other teachers who are looking for something engaging and relevant."

⭐️ Jennifer L. said, "Love this so much! It is great to see the kids take ownership of their test taking strategies and make a pledge to use them independently.

⭐️ Erica C. said, "I love doing this every year before end-of-year testing!"

⭐️ Heather W. said, "This is a wonderful craftivity to do with the students leading up to the test. We did this last week and the kids loved it. I loved the passages, too, that gave them excellent practice using the skills we brainstormed."

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