Growing Together with Miss Orr - TPT store opening soon

Are you getting close to that fast-paced time of the school year where it's test prep season for STAAR or state testing?

I am getting ready to walk upon that testing doorstep myself and this is usually the time where I get creative and design activities that fit the needs of my students. Well, I finally decided to give sharing those resources with other teachers a try. Designing products that meet my students where they are, yet encourages them to get to where I need them to be is a specialty of mine. Allowing my students the space and guidance to think for themselves and with each other on a piece of text is important, because we all have seen some speedy work that didn't leave room for true comprehension to be done. The resources I am in the process of making allow space and time to process the text and/or skill focused on and an opportunity for students to reflect upon their learning in some way.

Having a growth mindset is important for students, especially during this time of the last big push before they officially show what they have learned from the school year without any help from us. My activities will provide hints of growth mindset elements for students to not only see their growth, but also to reflect upon their struggles and how they can improve upon it for the future.

If you are looking for:

• reading comprehension resources (ELA / RLA)

• TEK / standard based activities

• questions based on STAAR / state testing

• writing and grammar activities

• tailored to 4th and 5th graders

• differentiated activities

• and more

Then you are in the right place. I have so many ideas for future resources that I plan to push out in the coming months to help us all make it through this testing season as well as encourage our students to do the best they can and reach the potential we know they are capable of.

TPT store Growing Together with Miss Orr coming soon!