Less than $5 3rd Grade Test Preparation Resources

Master Present Tense with Low-Prep, Engaging Grammar Lessons – For All Learners!

Perfect for Grades 1-5, this print-and-go resource helps both native English speakers and ESL/EAL learners confidently master Present Simple and Continuous Tenses. With clear explanations and interactive exercises, it’s ideal for teachers seeking a time-saving, curriculum-aligned solution that supports independent learning.

What’s Included?

✏️ Print Materials: Worksheets, Answer Keys

**What’s Inside?
**✔️ Present Simple & Continuous Explanations

✔️ Verb Agreement Exercises

✔️ Fill-in-the-Blanks Activities

✔️ Sentence Reordering Tasks

✔️ Negative & Interrogative Practice

✔️ Present Simple vs. Continuous Comparisons

✔️ Quizzes 
✔️ Answer Keys

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Why Teachers Love It:**

✏️ No Prep

✏️ Classroom-Tested

✏️ Versatile Resource
✏️ Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and UK National Curriculum

When to Use:

✅ Grammar Lessons
✅ Independent Practice
✅ Literacy Centers
✅ Homework
✅ Early Finishers
✅ Sub Plans

Skills Focused:

✔️ Present Simple & Continuous Usage
✔️ Subject-Verb Agreement
✔️ Sentence Construction
✔️ Negative & Interrogative Forms
✔️ Editing & Self-Assessment
✔️ Independent Grammar Mastery

Curriculum Alignment

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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)**

• L.1.1-L.5.1: Master English grammar and verb tense consistency.
• L.1.3-L.5.3: Use conventions to enhance meaning.
• W.1.5-W.5.5: Revise and edit for clarity and tense accuracy.

**
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)**

§110.3-§110.7 (Grades 1-5):

• • Develop and revise drafts with consistent verb tense.
  • Apply proper grammar and verb usage in writing and speech.

**
UK National Curriculum (Years 1-5)**

• Writing Composition: Plan and draft using correct present tense.
• Grammar and Punctuation: Use present simple and continuous accurately.
• Reading Comprehension: Analyze how tense affects meaning.

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✅ Boosts Confidence

✅ Builds Mastery
✅ Proven Success

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Help your students master tenses with ease—add this comprehensive grammar resource to your toolkit today!

Get ready to start testing out on a positive note with these testing motivational notes for students. Designed to uplift and inspire, these notes are meant to be placed on students' desks before they begin their testing journey. Each card features a unique motivational message tailored to boost confidence, foster a positive mindset, and ignite determination in students as they embark on their testing endeavors.

From encouraging words of affirmation to empowering quotes, these notes serve as a reminder that every student possesses the ability to excel and shine brightly. Whether it's a reassuring note about believing in oneself or a gentle reminder to stay focused and resilient, these cards aim to create an atmosphere of encouragement and support during testing sessions.

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Move your mastery meter from "empty" to "full" as you use the chart to find expert peer tutors in your class. By the end of the semester, students' skills will improve through the use of peer tutoring. Easy to follow directions with lined chart.

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These are a few math support sheets for upper elementary! What is included is a name tag sheet (w/ a number line, clocks, 3D shapes, and a multiplication chart), decimal place value chart, base 10 blocks, unit fractions, equivalent fractions, keywords for word problems, and 2D shapes.

This would be a great product to place on students' desks/tables, and to cut out and glue inside a math notebook! I hope you enjoy it. Please rate and review.

Use these letters to parents templates to notify them about upcoming standardized and state testing. The letters include a request to the parents to write letters of encouragement to their children so they can read them before testing. This product includes different versions of the letters to parents, lined paper for the parents to write their letters, PLUS a end of the year letter for you to send out to your students.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• 6-page PDF file
• 4 editable versions of the testing notification letter to parents
• lined paper for parents to write their encouragement letter to their children
• bonus "goodbye" letter for the end of the school year.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Choose which letter you want to send to parents to notify them of major testing and request letters of encouragement.

2. EDIT the letter to include the deadline for letters from parents and your name.

3. Print the letter and send it to parents or send via email.

4. Collect the letters of encouragement from the parents and distribute to the students prior to state or standardized testing.

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Elementary School Teachers: This resource is a great way to built rapport with parents and work together to encourage your students during testing time!

FEATURES

• Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.

These state testing or classroom exam themed gift tags labeled "you are so BRIGHT it's time to show what you know" are the perfect gift tags to show students some encouragement before they complete a test! Simply print and cut then attach to your gift with a hole punch and string.

Gift Idea:

• Highlighters
• Notebook
• Pencils
• Poppers
• Erasers

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Engage your students with these 10 informative and age-appropriate nonfiction reading comprehension passages focused on good citizenship! Perfect for 1st to 3rd graders, these passages cover essential topics like respect, kindness, community service, and environmental responsibility. Each passage comes with five comprehension questions to assess understanding and spark discussion.

Product Includes:

• 10 engaging nonfiction reading passages about good citizenship
• 5 comprehension questions for each passage
• Printable PDF format for easy classroom use

This is a one page letter addressed to students to give them reassurance/motivation during the state test or any other high stakes testing. This letter explains to the students how proud you are of them regardless of the results. It goes on to explain to them how the testing only measures how much or what they learned during the school year but emphasizes the positive character traits of them that cannot be measured by a test.

This resource would be great to leave on the students desks the morning off the assessments to start the day off on a positive note or to send it home a day or two prior to the test to help take the pressure off them that may have been building up.

Teach Test-Taking Strategies for Elementary Students and Minimize Test Anxiety with this Comprehensive Guide! Perfect for Teachers, Educators, and Counselors needing test anxiety activities, state testing encouragement, or motivational testing notes for students.

Get ready to lead your students to success on test day with this all-in-one packet that includes a plethora of activities to help your students cope with test anxiety and learn valuable test-taking tips and tricks.

This download features a mission-based approach to learning where students will embark on Mission: Test-Taking Success and master the skills, strategies, and habits needed to succeed on test day.

Here’s what’s in the download:

• MISSION: Test-Taking Success Social Story (step by step description of what to do on test day that shows students an action plan for success)
• MISSION: Test-Taking Success Poster Set (each step of the story in poster form, clearly outlines an action plan for the students)
• MISSION: Test-Taking Success Foldable and/or Cut & Glue Activity (interactive, engaging, hands-on activity for students that teaches an action plan for how to have test day success)
• “How to Keep a Superhero Mindset” Managing Anxiety Poster Set (teaches calm down strategies students can use on test day if anxiety or stress starts to take over)
• Managing Test Anxiety Foldable and/or Cut & Glue Activity
• Self Evaluation Quiz
• Five Types of Test Questions Poster Set (explanation and tips for different types of test questions such as multiple-choice, true or false, fill in the blank, essay, and matching
• Motivational Testing Notes for Students, Six Types (drop these cards off to students who need a little motivation or leave a note on each student's desk the morning of a test. Get creative and have fun with these sweet and inspiring notes!)

Save on prep and planning time with this all-inclusive packet that will help you teach test-taking strategies to your elementary school students. Use the included guide to decide which pages to print, prep the listed materials, and start sharing your test anxiety tips with students.

Included in this download are all components needed for students to create an action plan on how to successfully complete MISSION: Test-Taking Success. From the Mission: Test-Taking Success Social Story, the poster set, foldable and/or cut & glue activity, to managing test anxiety and a self-evaluation quiz, this packet has everything you need to help your students succeed.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Michelle S. says, “My students absolutely LOVED this!!  I used it as a way to get them ready for I-Learn.  They were engaged the whole time!!  We have now used them as posters around the school while they are testing!! Get this, you will NOT regret it!!”

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Need a no prep math game for your 4th grade number and shape patterns (4.OA.5) math center?

Your 4th graders will love these number and shape pattern puzzle games! These math puzzles make a perfect no prep game or math center to practice pattern skills.

What's Included:

• 3 Unique Puzzle Pictures: Each with differentiated math problems (Color & B/W)
• 3 Levels of Difficulty: Easy, Medium (4th grade), and Hard
• Answer Sheets: Differentiated for each puzzle
• Reusable Puzzle Instructions: Perfect for centers
• Student Work Page: For easy use
• Full Answer Keys: Included

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How to Play:

• Students will receive a page of puzzle pieces with math review questions on the back. They will also receive an "Answer Sheet" that lists all of the answers to their puzzle pieces.
• Students solve the math problem on the puzzle piece. They find the matching answer on their "Answer Sheet" and glue the puzzle piece in place.
• Students can color the mystery picture once they have solved and placed all math puzzle pieces.

How to Use:

• Math centers
• Small group instruction
• Fast finishers
• Independent time
• Group math games
• Differentiated Instruction

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Enhance Reading Comprehension with our Informational Text Marking Handout!

Empower your students to excel in reading comprehension with our engaging and effective Informational Text Marking Handout! This must-have AVID resource is designed to boost student understanding through strategic text annotation right at their desks. Your students will love this!

This handout is a game changer for educators seeking to improve literacy skills. By providing a structured approach to text annotation, students learn to identify key details, make connections, and deepen their comprehension effortlessly.

Key Features:

✨ Clear and Concise Design: This handout is hands-on-practice visually appealing and easy to use, making it accessible for all students.

✨ Promotes Active Learning: Encourages students to interact with texts actively, leading to improved retention and analysis.

✨ Supports Differentiation: Suitable for various grade levels and subject areas, promoting inclusivity and adaptability.

✨ Fosters Critical Thinking: Students develop critical thinking skills by engaging in purposeful text annotation.

✨Black and white & color versions

✨ English and Spanish versions included

Why Choose This Handout?

☑ Reading Comprehension Tools: Enhance students’ comprehension skills with a proven method that supports academic success.

☑ Teacher-Tested: Developed by experienced educators, ensuring practicality and effectiveness in the classroom.

☑ Engaging Resource: Captivate students’ interest in reading and analyzing texts with our interactive handout.

☑ Ideal for implementing AVID strategies daily in your classroom and setting up testing strategies and routines in your classroom.

Transform your classroom into a hub of active learning and literacy development! Download the Informational Text Marking Handout today and witness the positive impact on your students’ reading comprehension skills. Let’s empower students to become confident, strategic readers—one annotation at a time!

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These testing in progress signs are so cute to use while testing, each day your students will pick from 10 versions the testing sign you are going to use in the Door sign for testing sessions. Save time with these ready-to-use, no-prep printables—perfect for classroom management, so you can print and go instead of handwriting. These signs help students, colleagues, administrators, and visitors easily understand that testing is in progress.

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Instill a love of learning and a growth mindset in students with this creatively designed coloring book! This 30-page digital download features unique growth mindset quotes embedded into artful imagery perfect for coloring.

Filled with inspirational sayings like "Challenges help me grow," "I can do hard things," and "My effort leads to success," this coloring book promotes a positive mindset around effort, persistence, and viewing challenges as opportunities to learn.

Designed for elementary students but suitable for any age, this coloring book is ideal for:

*Morning work or bell ringers to set an intention for the day

*"Brain breaks" to reset focus during testing days

*Counseling and SEL lessons on mindfulness and resilience

*Independent art time when students need self-directed activities

With thought-provoking quotes and space for students to add their own creative color, this growth mindset coloring book is perfect for classrooms, counseling offices, intervention services, and more!

Bring some encourage and SEL to students during state testing or any testing day! These sets of ready-made motivational treat tags and coloring pages include 10 unique designs that you can simply print and attach to gifts or use for a bulletin board. Great for practicing mindfulness, a treat, or a reward! Perfect to pair with a little gift like pencils, highlighters, Goldfish, cookies, donuts, mints, Oreos, popcorn, pretzels, muffins and more!

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What's Included

• 10 treat-themed gift tags with testing encouragement phrases
• 10 coloring pages with matching phrases and exciting backgrounds

10 Phrases Used:

• Testing will be easy CHEESY!
• You are one smart COOKIE!
• DONUT stress you got this!
• This is MINT to take away testing jitters!
• You are one SHARP student!
• You are so BRIGHT I believe in you!
• You are extra OREOdinary!
• Answers will be POPPING in your head!
• There's KNOT anything you can't do!
• Stop at MUFFIN to succeed!

Directions

Gift Tags: Simply, print and attach to treats for the students to encourage them during testing.

Coloring Pages: Print and let students practice mindfulness before any test. Great for use as a student-created bulletin board!

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Get students thinking about test taking tips and strategies for being successful on that important day! This 20 page, critical thinking, emotional intelligence handout packet comes with boy and girl images, and it includes: --no facial expressions so students can fill these in --coloring images --emotional intelligence questions such as: eating a good breakfast and plan your menu be on time find a comfortable chair and desk stress meter following directions pace yourself don't rush (acrostic poem) stay focused check your answers find something fun to do after the test Students practice listing, peer group cooperative activity, fill in answers, etc... Great way to reinforce being mentally and physically ready for Testing Day!

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Need an engaging geometry unit review for your 4th graders?

These 4 geometry unit color by number code worksheets are the perfect, no prep solution! Color by number code worksheet activities will make your 4th grade geometry unit review sessions both effective and enjoyable while costing you no additional prep time.

What’s Included:

• 4 unique color by number code pages (each targeting a different 4th grade math skill listed below).
• 4 student work pages to pair with the color by number page.
• Complete picture and number answer keys.

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Skills Covered:

• Lines (4.G.1)
• Classifying Triangles (4.G.2)
• Classifying Quadrilaterals (4.G.2)
• Lines of Symmetry (4.G.3)

Best Used For:

• No Prep Sub Plans
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• And so much more!

These color by number activities keep your students engaged and excited about math while saving you precious time. They are a perfect addition to any 4th grade classroom!

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Bring some encouragement and SEL to students during state testing or any testing day! This coloring page includes one treat-themed motivational phrase that you can easily pair with a small treat like Goldfish. Students can color and practice mindfulness before any test. You can also display them to create a bulletin board!

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What's Included:

• 1 coloring page: "Testing will be easy CHEESY!"

Directions

• Print and let students practice mindfulness before any test.
• Great for use as a student-created bulletin board!

More State Testing Resources:

Motivational Coloring Pages

Motivational Gift Tags

More End of the Year Resources:

100 Chart Mystery Pictures

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Need experts to deliver content for your lesson plans? Look no further than your own students! Let students be "Experts of the Day" through the "Share Your Knowledge" presentation. Complete with: instructions guidelines scoring rubric hand-out/sign-up sheets Everything needed to let students become the experts in for your lesson plans!