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Calming music so that students aren't paying attention to all of the small noises they hear around the room.

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explain how this shows how much they have grown

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explain how this shows how much they have grown

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chairs facing the walls, so students are not focused on eachother.

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Give students a goal. When they are finished with their test (if available) write their actual score down so they see what they did.

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Folders between students. Students separated spread throughout room

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separate seats so students have space, turn lights off and use natural light from windows

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Talk to the students about focusing on GROWTH, not competing against others, only competing with yourself to do better than last time

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Playing 'low-fi' music in the background helps

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Playing 'low-fi' music in the background helps

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Explain that testing is looked at for High School placement 

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Explain that testing is looked at for High School placement 

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Dot-to-dot, math puzzles, crosswords, word-search, reading

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Setting up a timer that allows students to see how many questions should be completed after x amount of minutes.

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Setting up a timer that allows students to see how many questions should be completed after x amount of minutes.

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Writing the end time on the board. Giving warnings at 30 minutes, 15 minutes, 5 minutes, and 1 minute.

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Talk about how the information will be used and who will be looking at it.

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Talk about how the information will be used and who will be looking at it.

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Fun activities to prep for tests, such as "game shows," where teams compete to answer test study questions

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discuss how many questions they have and how many they should be done with by preset amounts of time.

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Word searches, books, coloring materials

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Timer, Noise expectations, Provide supplies

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Timer, Noise expectations, Provide supplies

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I give mints, snacks and allow quiet fidgets 

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I give mints, snacks and allow quiet fidgets 

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I use a timer and make sure the students know how far they should be as the timer goes off and then repeat for the second half.

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Offer a reward for the class when a certain percentage of them reach the intended goal number

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coloring, word searchers, just plain drawing

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Begin with small timed tasks, to build time management

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General announcements to whole group, & individual Hapara messages sent to students with suggestions if test is on computer

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chargers

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Set expectations / Goals, Show how it impacts real life

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Set expectations / Goals, Show how it impacts real life

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Headphones

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picture finds, have students copy the same shape you draw on paper and then they create their own unique drawing from that shape

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Word searches, crossword puzzles can be created for free on Puzzlemaker.com

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Puzzles, kinetic sand, word search. The kids favorite-sleep 

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Puzzles, kinetic sand, word search. The kids favorite-sleep 

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Have timer, Discuss number of questions and time allowed, announce half way point. 

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Have timer, Discuss number of questions and time allowed, announce half way point. 

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mints, water, or snacks can help

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Minimize distracting noises.

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Mints!

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Share the importance of testing for high school

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Share the importance of testing for high school

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Make sure expectations are clear before testing 

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Make sure expectations are clear before testing 

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give timing reminders (10 min, 5 min, 2 min) and discuss how 'long' or 'short' these time increments feeling while completing the work

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Crosswords, Coloring pages, dot-to-dots, puzzles

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Crosswords, Coloring pages, dot-to-dots, puzzles

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Start with a question that gets students to critically think about the topic for the day.

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Reading after Testing to discourage chromebook use/talking

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Reading, reflection on test taking- what do they need to work on etc.

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Reading, reflection on test taking- what do they need to work on etc.

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Getting parents to see the importance of it and express that to their children.

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I set timer for a quick brain break and stretch so they can get up and move around. 

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I set timer for a quick brain break and stretch so they can get up and move around. 

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have the students realize that even growing a small amount is a great goal

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Formative Assessment Games

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mice, headphones/earbuds

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mints, snacks

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Write down time so they can see as they are working how much time they have left.

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Video Prepared for each student to watch independently, covering a specific topic.

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Crosswords, coloring pages, grammar games, etc.

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none

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Natural lighting (windows)

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Bouncy Balls – Manage classroom noise with bouncing balls!

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A free classroom noise level meter, monitor and management tool. Perfect if your school kids are too noisy! Bouncing balls react to sounds from the microphone.