Tip Sheet #20 - February 21, 2023

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Women's History Month

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Shared 8th Grade SS STAAR 2.0 Practice from

Lone Star Social Studies:

These 3 STAAR practice tests have been updated to the STAAR 2.0 format and are brought to you by Lone Star Social Studies. They include ALL of the technology-enhanced item types your students will encounter this spring. (And If you're a KY Grade 8 SS Teacher, these will work just fine for your kids, too!)
Grade 8 STAAR 2.0 SS Practice - 1 Grade 8 STAAR 2.0 SS Practice - 2 Grade 8 STAAR 2.0 SS Practice - 3 Question Types: Multiple Choice, Multiselect, Dropdown, Drag and Drop. Hot Spot, Inline Choice, Extended Constructed Response

Shared Elementary TeacherMades:

ELA: Fiction - Paired Passages: Do What You Can/ How Six Sons Rescued Anansi
Description: These fiction reading passages are practice activities for the newly redesigned STAAR test of Reading and Language Arts that incorporates new question types. Students will read the passages and answer questions that compare the contrast the text. Recommended Grade Range: Intended for grade 4, but can be used with grades 3-6. Question Types: Multiple Choice, Multiselect, Dropdown, Multiselect Click Here: Do What You Can/How Six Sons Rescued Anansi

ELA: Fiction - Paired Passages: Do What You Can/ How Six Sons Rescued Anansi

Description: These fiction reading passages are practice activities for the newly redesigned STAAR test of Reading and Language Arts that incorporates new question types. Students will read the passages and answer questions that compare the contrast the text.
Recommended Grade Range: Intended for grade 4, but can be used with grades 3-6.
Question Types: Multiple Choice, Multiselect, Dropdown, Multiselect
Click Here: Do What You Can/How Six Sons Rescued Anansi

Science: Parts of the Face
Description: In this activity, students will label the parts of the face on the diagram. Students will get one point for each correct answer. Recommended Grade Range: Intended for Elementary School grade range. Question Types: Drag and Drop Click Here: Parts of the Face

Shared Middle School TeacherMades:

ELA: Poetry - The Desk
Description: This is a poetry practice activity for the newly redesigned STAAR test of Reading and Language Arts (RLA) that incorporates new question types. Recommended Grade Range: Intended for grade 6, but can be used with grades 5-8. Question Types: Multiple Choice, Dropdown, Multiselect Click Here: The Desk

Math: Using Order of Operations with Exponents Level 1a 6eea2c
Description: This activity is a formative assessment designed to measure the Common Core Math standard 6.EE.A.2.C - Using Order of Operations with Exponents. The difficulty is Level 1 (introducing the skill). This activity features 12 multiple choice items in which students must select the correct answers to the expressions that may include exponents and require following the order of operations to solve. Recommended Grade Range: Intended for grade 6, but can be used with grades 5-8. Question Types: Multiple Choice Click Here: Using Order of Operations with Exponents

Math: Using Order of Operations with Exponents Level 1a 6eea2c

Description: This activity is a formative assessment designed to measure the Common Core Math standard 6.EE.A.2.C - Using Order of Operations with Exponents. The difficulty is Level 1 (introducing the skill). This activity features 12 multiple choice items in which students must select the correct answers to the expressions that may include exponents and require following the order of operations to solve.
Recommended Grade Range: Intended for grade 6, but can be used with grades 5-8.
Question Types: Multiple Choice
Click Here: Using Order of Operations with Exponents

ELA: English II - Revising - The History of Skateboarding
Description: This is a practice activity for the newly redesigned STAAR test for English II that incorporates new question types. Students will read the passage then choose the correct answer to revise the text. Recommended Grade Range: Intended for high school course English II, but can be used with any high school reading level. Question Types: Multiple Choice, Dropdown, Multiselect Click Here: The History of Skateboarding

Science: The Chromosome
Description: Students will label the parts of a chromosome. Recommended Grade Range: It has been designed for the Middle School or High School grade range. It could be used in Life Science or Biology. Students will get one point for each correct answer. Question Types: Drag and drop Click Here: The Chromosome

Shared High School TeacherMades:

ELA: English II - Revising - The History of Skateboarding

Description: This is a practice activity for the newly redesigned STAAR test for English II that incorporates new question types. Students will read the passage then choose the correct answer to revise the text.
Recommended Grade Range: Intended for high school course English II, but can be used with any high school reading level.
Question Types: Multiple Choice, Dropdown, Multiselect
Click Here: The History of Skateboarding

Science: The Chromosome

Description: Students will label the parts of a chromosome.
Recommended Grade Range: It has been designed for the Middle School or High School grade range. It could be used in Life Science or Biology. Students will get one point for each correct answer.
Question Types: Drag and drop
Click Here: The Chromosome

Women's History Month
March 1st - 31st

ELA/Social Studies: Women's History Month
Description: Students will learn all Women's History Month, by reading and/or listening to this informational text. Along the way they will have reading checks to assess their reading/listening skills.
Grade: Upper Elementary, Middle, High School
Item Types: Multiselect, Multiple Choice, Open Answer
Link: https://app.teachermade.com/s/3fN9wjn-QQyGHLRIE9sbnQ/

ELA/Social Studies: Women of the American Revolution
Description: In this activity, students will read about women in the American Revolution. They will learn about three women in particular: Deborah Sampson, Lydia Darragh, and Mary "Molly Pitcher" Hayes. Throughout the activity they will answer text release questions based on the text.
Grade: Upper Elementary through Middle
Item Types: Open Answer, Multiselect, Multiple Choice
Link: https://app.teachermade.com/s/vYQ-egPdQtyNVo0HObTcrg/

ELA/Social Studies: Women's Voting Rights
Description: Women weren't always allowed to vote. They were not granted voting rights until 1920. In this passage, students will learn about the Suffragettes and their determination to secure the right to vote for all women. Afterwards, they will answer a variety of questions based on the reading.
Grade: Middle & High School
Item Types: Matching, Multiple Choice, Multiselect, Open Answer
Link: https://app.teachermade.com/s/CJ0Yfx9HTvuaW3xV7xy7Ug/
ELA/History: Suffrage Songs
Description: There was no such thing as cellphones or social media when the Suffragettes were rallying support for their cause. So how did they get their message out? Through parades..and songs! Students will read about their predicament, listen to some musical selections and answer 10 questions.
Grade: Upper Middle & High School
Item Types: Multiple Choice, Dropdown, Multiselect, Short Answer
Link: https://app.teachermade.com/s/ifcWsW6OSkiROexbPg3AYg/

ELA/ History: Poet Adrienne Rich
Description: In this reading passage set, students will learn about the Feminist Movement, from the Suffragettes to Adrienne Rich. They'll analyze a short poem by Rich written before she becomes one of the great Feminist thinkers of the Twentieth Century.
Grade: High School (Honors 8th and 9th graders will also enjoy this activity)
Item Types: True/False, Multiple Choice, Multiselect, Short Answer
Link: https://app.teachermade.com/s/7hHj3BM9QDeeeMWE8ohqzw/

Black History Month
February

ELA/Social Studies: Mini Biographies
Description: Students will choose a leader to research for Black History Month. After they will write a paragraph about the person they researched, and add a picture. This is a great activity for students to share with the class!
Grade: Upper Elementary, Middle to High School
Item Types: Open Answer
Link: https://app.teachermade.com/s/s8LFdFGPTnS2uo0GxXDjAA/

ELA: Mae Jemison
Description: This nonfiction article will teach students all about Mae Jemison, the first female African American to go into space. Students will have reading checks to assess their reading comprehension.
Grade: Upper Elementary, Middle
Item Types: Multiple Choice, Multiselect, Open Answer
Link: https://app.teachermade.com/s/eDzn7a-ZSQKGdVY1SlEgGw/

ELA: Can Kids Change the World?
Description: Students will watch the Storyworks video, "Can Kids Change the World?" then answer comprehension questions to assess their understanding of the video, and their listening skills.
Grade: Upper Elementary, Middle
Item Types: Multiple Choice, Short Answer, Open Answer
Link: https://app.teachermade.com/s/QCpgvC5MQ3CDLIGQRXgjVg/

ELA: Who Was William Wells Brown?
Description: This first African-American novelist, playwright, and author who escapes the chains of slavery, Brown was an abolitionist with a literary talent. A self-taught reader and writer, he was a best-selling author in the 1840s and 1850s and made history for his literary achievements many times.
Grade: Middle and High School
Item Types: Dropdown, Matching, Multiple Choice, Short Answer
Link: https://app.teachermade.com/s/A_QUb6CJQS2NAUtfM-3MdA/