Meaningful Learning for the Big Test
I often hear teachers say they don't want to teach to the test. I, however, think it is important to teach children how to evaluate test questions, so they can make the best selection. There is no need to allow students to fail on a test, just because they don't understand how to take a test. We as educators, are in deep thought about how to prepare students for that end-of-the-school-year test. You know...the big one. Well, then help students explore how to cancel wrong answers and narrow their choices to only 2-3 possible answers. In addition, teach them how to read directions. Finally, teach students the test vocabulary. There may be action verbs on the test that students don't understand. That's why I created a product of posters that gives definitions for those words. Sure, you'll have to take them down, when it is test time. But these mini-posters can help you teach these words throughout the year. They can be found on Teachers Pay Teachers