There is nothing middle school students dread more than test prep! I can’t say that I don’t feel the same… especially this year. Some students have been online while others have been in person. Then there’s the handful of kids who were virtual. All you saw was their ceiling all year, so you don’t know how much of the material they really learned. Most importantly, I wanted middle school ELA test prep activities that I knew would be successful and engaging.
Make it Fun
Every year when it comes to reviewing prior to taking end of year tests, my goal is always the same. MAKE IT AS FUN AS POSSIBLE! Otherwise, I may as well be the Charlie Brown teacher saying, “WHA WHA, WHA,” because I’ve already lost my students in what we’re reviewing if it’s boring.
Digital Escape Rooms – Test Prep & Review Activities
Once again, digital escape rooms come in clutch!!! I started using these for test prep a while back and explained the process here. As I saw my students’ excitement each time we did one, I started to create more and more digital escapes for various standards & skills. Test prep was no longer something my students or I dreaded. I currently have 3 digital escape test prep activities and plan to continue making more. It also doesn’t matter what order they are used.
- ELA Test Prep & Review Volume 1 – Standards-driven content on Figurative Language, Point of View, Text Structure, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension, & Critical Thinking! This interactive and engaging digital escape room is a great way to review throughout the year as well as to prepare students for state testing! All you have to do is share the link, and students are on their way! Take a look at the video preview for a quick glimpse of how this escape room works.
2. ELA Test Prep & Review Volume 2– Figurative language, author’s purpose, parts of the plot, and point of view… this digital escape room turns test prep into a fun and interactive game. Students read short passages, complete drag-and-drop activities, and more get through the 4 “rooms” required to complete the escape.
3. ELA Test Prep & Review Digital Escape Room– This escape covers key testing vocabulary, types of conflict, reading comprehension questions, & genres. Students are engaged from start to finish and don’t even realize they’re actually reviewing important standards they’re required to master.
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What are some fun activities you use to get your students ready for end of year testing? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!
