Internet 4 classrooms

Summary and Overview

General

Achievement Test-TCAP -http://www.state.tn.us/education/tsachobjsubtables.htm

Grades 3 - 8) At this State of Tennessee site, you will find tables that show the objectives and number of multiple choice questions per sub-skill for the Spring 2004 Form O Achievement Test. The tables are arranged by grade level and show the objectives and sub-skills for Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Language Mechanics, Mathematics, Mathematics Computation, Spelling, Vocabulary, and Word Analysis (for 3rd grade only). Non-mandated grades (K-2) are listed in a separate table. Use this link to see the State Performance Indicators for CRT items on the Achievement Test. Select the following link to go to the Tennessee TCAP Achievement Test Item Samples for grades 3-8. Form O . (Test administrators, take a look at the Administrative Manual in .pdf format)

A Blueprint for Learning - http://www.tennessee.gov/education/ci/cistandards2001/cibluept/index.htm

The Blueprint for Learning is a companion document for the Tennessee Curriculum Standards which are located at www.tennessee.gov/education. Although the curriculum adopted by the State Board of Education in its entirety remains on the web for additional reference, this reformatted version makes the curriculum more accessible to classroom teachers. At the bottom of this page, select either .doc or .pdf for the subject you choose.

Skills Gradebook Checklist –

http://208.183.128.3/curr/skills.html

Outstanding website!!!!!!

From Jefferson County Schools, a comprehensive checklist of all subject skills, K-12, along with a Gateway Objective Checklist. Check out the Curriculum pages with links to various online instructional resources. Everything you need and want to know about testing is on this website.

Achievementinfo.com –

http://www.achievementinfo.com/index.html

Math grades 4, 6, 8, & 10 - English grades 3, 4, 7, & 10) Learn MCAS Mathematics and English Language Arts! Each week – every Sunday morning – four questions from the Math and/or a section of questions from the English MCAS tests for Grades 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 will be posted. No answers are given on these pages. These can be printed and worked on in groups or pairs.

Brainchild Online Assessment –

http://www.brainchild.com/gen/usmap.asp

http://www.brainchild.com/

(Math and Reading grades 3 - 8, + exit level) Choose a state, then assess by grade level and by subject with diagnostics tied to state tests. Use this site to find strengths and weaknesses, then go into an interactive learning mode directed towards the weaker areas. You may print scored assessments with feedback for correct and incorrect answers.

Bristol Tennessee City School System State, Promoting Academics for TerraNova Headway –

http://path.btcs.org/skills/generalExamineSkills.asp

(Grades K - 8) Select the curriculum alignment you would like to examine and see skills to be tested by grade and subject area. Another way to look at Blueprint for Learning.

“Brush Up for TerraNova”

http://jc-schools.net/terranova-res.htm

Jefferson County—Outstanding website!!!!!

"(Grades 3 - 8) provided by Jefferson County. Printable practice TerraNova tests for grades 3 through 8, for the subjects of math, language arts, and reading (with answer keys!) Check out the bubble sheet site!

Clickable Standards and Benchmarks from Manatee County –

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/psstandards.htm

(Grades K - 5) A Must Not Miss Site! This site provides online practice activities, tutorials, worksheets and other resources for reading, writing and math subject areas for grades K-5. Select the red ball next to each standard and benchmark for an array of activities that will certainly provide excellent review for TCAP! Hats off to Manatee County for sharing such a wonderful resource!

Edinformatics.com –

http://www.edinformatics.com/timss/atesti~1.htm

Testing and Assessment - (Math grades 3&4, 7&8, 12; Science 3&4, 7&8, 12) This may cost some money.

Edinformatics.com –

http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/testing.htm

Free test samples from many states. This may cost some money.

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Resources from Southside Elementary School –

http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/south/shared_pages/ss_tutoring_resources.htm

Tutorial resources for Mathematics and Science. PDF files Printable worksheet/interactive worksheets

Virginia Standards of learning: http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/index.html

Great site! Great questions! Interactive.

FCAT Standardized Test Practice –

http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/bobsikes/standardizedtestpractice_frame.html

Multilink site for Reading and Math Practice. (Grades 1- 5)

Gloucester County Public Schools –

http://www.page.gc.k12.va.us/public/gets/soltests.htm

Practice Tests for SOL Assessment -(multilevel, 3rd, 5th, & 8th) Many links in various formats of the SOL tests along with other sites listed, some duplicate ones already here, some out of date, but this is a good site to tour.

Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) and Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) –

http://electron-net.eztest.eppg.com/ISBE/

(Grades 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, & 11) Interactive sample tests in all subject areas. These are scored online. Printable worksheets.

Interactive Assessment Worksheets –

http://www.vtaide.com/png/assess.htm

Math, English, Science, Grades 3-5 4-9-05 AWARD-WINNING mathematical word problems with different solution strategies. Interactive image maps on various human body systems with definitions. Multiple-choice questions (with instant feedback) on states of matter, food chains and the human body. Reading and comprehension exercises based on 'Matilda' and 'Danny, Champion of the World' by Roald Dahl. A great resource that is suitable for children in Primary 4-6. Very good site

ISAT Test Resources –

http://www.area2.us/Area2_Topic8.htm

Many resources for grades 3,5, and 8. Some tests for grades 4 and 7.

Kentucky Learns –

http://www.kentuckylearns.com/link_library.html

(core subjects elementary, middle, & high) Internet resource library organized by subject and grade level. Site only allows 3 free resources a day. Very good interactive activities for individual computer stations or with the big screen tv.

Oswego City School District –

http://www.oswego.org/testprep/goals.cfm

(Grades K - 4)

Test Preparation Activities and Tutorials. Math, Social Studies and ELA resources .A good resource for whole class lessons to be used with big screen tv.

Palma Sola Elementary School Web site-

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/fcatresources.htm

Manatee County features FCAT Practice resources that allow you to practice test questions online, or pages to print and use as practice. (Grades 4, 5, 8 & 10)

Project LA - Language Arts Activities –

http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/index.html

Possibly the same as Jefferson County

(Grades 3-5) These language arts activity modules are based on TerraNova objectives. To view a module select the skill on the left. Some skills included are nouns, complete sentences, pronouns, usage, drawing conclusions, proofreading and many more. Also on this site are PowerPoint presentations to download, practice worksheets and online activities.

SAIL ON - Subject Area Interactive Lessons On-Line –

http://www.pasadenaisd.org/sailon/TEKS_Menu.htm

Great interactive site-for individual computer stations or big screen

Tv. Select grade level and choose from many interactive online activities aligned with TEKS; Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills ( Flash needed )

SOL Interactive Quizzes –

http://www.iq.poquoson.org/index.html

Some of the sites did not work. The ones that did come were great. It is may be worth the effort to try. all areas; grades 3,4,5,8

South Carolina Department of Education Sample PACT items - http://www.myscschools.com/archive/test123/sample.htm

These are mini tests. Some have only 4 questions.

Grades 1-8 sample test items.

Study Guides and Strategies –

http://www.studygs.net/

Excellent for all types of tips and strategies—3-12.

This web site was created by Joe Landsberger, academic Web site developer at University of St.Thomas (UST), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Links include how-to strategies such as Preparing to Learn, Class Participation, Studying, Taking Tests, and Writing.

Texas Department of Education –

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/index.html - 2003

The Student Assessment Division has developed online versions of the released spring released TAAS tests and end-of-course examinations. In the development of the online tests, every effort was made to ensure that each test question is identical to the test questions in the printed test booklets. However, slight differences in formatting and appearance are possible depending on the configuration of your computer and browser. Scroll down to get to the Interactive Online versions and you have your choice of 2001, 2000, or 1999 in Grades 3-8, Reading and Math. A Must See Site! Thank you, Texas!

TestPreview –

http://www.testprepreview.com/tcap_practice.htm

Upper elementary, middle school assessment online practice. Scores results that you can print out.

Test Taking Strategies for Students, Parents and Teachers –

http://www.state.tn.us/education/tsteststrategies.htm

The State of Tennessee has a list of general test taking strategies; help for students, parents and teachers; and ways to deal with test anxiety.

Sources for Tests to Print

Delaware Department of Education Released Items - http://www.doe.state.de.us/aab/DSTP_items.html

Grades 3-6 and 8, 10 and 11 (.pdf format) These are sample question booklets of test items that may be printed.

Louisiana Department of Education –

http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/ssa/760.html Released tests grades 4,8,10,11.

PDF format. These are booklets containing sample test questions.

Louisiana LEAP Review –

http://www.charliefrench.com/index.htm

Excellent site.

Grades 4 and 8. Each page is separate so this can be used in a whole class activity as well as printed off for review. Answers given on a different page access to all the test questions on which student results are based. Answer keys provided. Also tests in Spanish lang provided.

Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System -http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/testitems.html

This page provides access to all the test questions on which student results are based. Answer keys provided. Also tests in Spanish lang provided

Missouri Missouri Released Items - http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/curriculum/releaseditems/index.htm

Released items in the areas of Social Studies, Math, and Science

Ohio State Proficiency Tests for 4th, 6th, 9th, 12th –

http://www.lkwdpl.org/gr4test/

Online, but not interactive, practice tests. Also, Northeast Ohio Schools Proficiency Test Project which has workbooks in PDF format to use in the classroom. Caution: these workbooks are over a hundred pages, if you wish to print them.

Oklahoma Released Items –

http://sde.state.ok.us/pro/Impleguid/occt_gds.html

Grades 5 and 8; History and English. Pdf format

Need some bubble test form sheets ?

http://catpin.com/bubbletest/

Excellent. Also available at Jefferson County Website. Try this site to generate your own bubble sheets!

Math

Mathematic Lessons Online –

http://unx1.shsu.edu/~txcae/lessons.html

Excellent website

Audio Powerpoint lessons with pre-tests and post-tests.

Mathematics Weekly Prompt Questions –

http://www.pasd.wednet.edu/school/mathWASL/

Problems presented in the web site are recommended for student use to communicate (in written form) understanding of math content. Grades K-8

Elementary Math

National Library of Virtual Manipulative –

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Interactive Math from Utah State University. PreK-12 categories. Practice skills interactively such as measurement, algebra, geometry,data analysis and operations.

Houghton Mifflin Mathematics –

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/index.html

Test Prep Practice and Test Taking Strategies for grades 1-6 Interactive sites-individual computer or big screen tv.

Data Picking –

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/datapick.html

Collect data and use that data to produce a chart or graph. individual computer or big screen tv.

Fraction help

http://www.edhelper.com/fractions.htm

EdHelper.com offers a wide range of fraction worksheets. Each time you request a worksheet an entirely new set of problems is generated.

Graphing Skills –

http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html

What's the Point asks students to practice using the x- and y- axis of a grid. Three levels of difficulty are possible. Coordinates are given and students must click on the correct point on the grid.

Harcourt School Publishers

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math_advantage.html

Great interactive website. It has links to each of the grade levels from K-8. At that site you will find a variety of activities tied to chapters from their textbooks.

Interpreting Data –

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/data/11_act.shtml

An interactive site to practice this skill from the BBC.

There is also a test on this website.

Math Worksheets for Grade Three –

http://www.edhelper.com/math_grade3.htm

Third grade skills worksheets in all area of mathematics.

Math Worksheets for Grade Four –

http://teacherszine.tripod.com/teacherszine/taks.html

This site was created by a teacher to help prepare her students for the Texas State Exam. Answer grid included for practicing the test format. (this site may be blocked by some filters.)

Mean, Median & Mode –

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/data/12_act.shtml

An interactive site to practice these concepts from the BBC. Take a test on this activity.

Place Value Practice and Rounding Numbers

http://www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html

Funbrain offers an interactive game to reinforce rounding and place value skills. Funbrain will show a number. Students click on the digit in the number whose position is shown, or correctly type in the rounded version of the number.

Story Problems With Mixed Practice –

http://www.quia.com/pop/13193.html

Read the story problems then answer the questions.

Texas TAAS Attack Worksheets –

http://teacherszine.tripod.com/teacherszine/id14.html

Texas "TAAS Attack" Daily Upkeeps are great as a last attempt to re teach before the TAAS test. Grades 2,3,4,5. (this site may be blocked by some filters.)

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