Expand fifth grade students' science knowledge and prepare them for the STAAR Science test through extensive practice exercises. This resource for Texas educators mirrors the multiple-choice format of the STAAR Science test, and addresses TEKS Science standards. Each of the 25 practice exercises is four-pages long, and includes 6 multiple-choice questions that cover the four reporting categories: Matter and Energy; Force, Motion, and Energy; Earth and Space; and Organisms and Environments. With regular practice, students will reduce their test-taking anxiety as they build their confidence in taking standardized tests. This must-have resource includes correlations to the assessed standards, and will help students develop the test-taking skills that are needed for 21st-century success.

Help students become confident and successful test takers with support from this teacher's guide, the perfect partner to Practicing for Success: STAAR Science: Grade 5. This guide addresses TEKS Science standards and provide Texas educators with the tools and tips they need to help students develop the test-taking skills that are necessary for 21st century success. This resource explains the format of the STAAR Science test.

Expand fifth grade students' science knowledge and prepare English language learners for the STAAR Science test through extensive practice exercises. This Spanish resource for Texas educators mirrors the multiple-choice format of the STAAR Science test, and addresses TEKS Science standards. Each of the 25 practice exercises is four-pages long, and includes 6 multiple-choice questions that cover the four reporting categories: Matter and Energy; Force, Motion, and Energy; Earth and Space; and Organisms and Environments. With regular practice, students will reduce their test-taking anxiety as they build their confidence in taking standardized tests. This must-have resource includes correlations to the assessed standards, and will help students develop the test-taking skills that are needed for 21st-century success.

Help students build their conceptual knowledge and prepare for the STAAR Mathematics test through higher-level thinking problems and graphical representations from TIME For Kids. This resource provides practice problems across a wide range of question formats, including multistep problems, analytical charts and graphs, and griddable questions designed to demonstrate student understanding. With regular practice, test-taking anxiety can be reduced and students can build the following skills: express understanding of concepts, showcase mathematical thinking, generalize mathematical concepts, apply formulas and theories learned in the classroom to real-world problems, build problem-solving strategies, use multiple mathematics tools, and reflect on mathematical concepts learned. This must-have resource is perfect to help promote the use of skills needed for success in the 21st century.

Expand fifth grade students' knowledge base and prepare them for the STAAR Reading test by incorporating these rigorous practice exercises into their daily routine. By implementing this resource into instruction, students will sharpen their comprehension and critical-thinking skills to build the stamina necessary to succeed on the state test. Featuring TIME for Kids content, this resource offers high-interest informational texts, engaging literature passages, and poems. Questions are carefully crafted to guide students as they approach the texts and share their understanding. The practice exercises help students with skills such as making inferences and drawing conclusions, analyzing the development of ideas or characters, identifying author's viewpoint, and identifying main idea, theme, and supporting details. This must-have resource is perfect to help promote the use of skills needed for success in the 21st century.

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