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BRAIN GYM EXERCISES


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Math Extended Response


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Illinois State Board of Education Official Website

Visit the ISBE website to learn more about ISAT testing.

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Primary Grades 2-5 ISAT: Illinois Standards Achievement Test

 

Testing Calendar         Don't stop at the top, scroll all the down this page to see all the great resources.

Vocabulary 3rd Graders should know    4th Grade vocabulary
     Vocabulary Crossword One         Crossword One
     Crossword Two         Crossword Two
     Crossword Three         Crossword Three
     Crossword Four         Crossword Four
     Crossword Five         Crossword Five

 

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Our favorite sites for teachers who are preparing students for ISAT tests

    Writing anchor papers organized by grade level and writing type (persuasive, etc.)

    Teach-nology - worksheets, activities organized by grade level, technology resources

    Virtual Manipulatives (by strand in Math)

    Quick reading level assessment

    Worksheets to print

    Math Webquests

    Rubric Bank (Chicago Public Schools)

 

Reading, Writing Resources aligned with standards     Math Resources aligned with standards

 

ISBE ELA Standards: Applications of Learning, Solving Problems, Communicating, Using Technology, Working on Teams

 

 

   Goal 1: Reading

 

Phonemic awareness in beginning reading - Teacher tools
It's fun to read - interactive reading (K-3) - Students
Reading sites for kids - Students
Primary reading - Lesson plans
Printable activities - Teacher tools
Reading sites - Teacher tools
Dolch lists - Teacher tools (high frequency word lists and activities)
Beginning Consonants and Interactive Phonics - Students

 


Acquisition of Vocabulary

 

Vocabulary Lesson Plans - Lesson plans

Vocabulary Resources - Teacher tools

Language arts links elementary - Teacher tools

Root words - Students (drag and drop root words)

Dictionaries - Students

Thesaurus - Students

Vocabulary builders - Students (fun vocabulary games)

Reading vocabulary lists - Teacher tools

Word find - Students

 

Comprehension and Interpretation

 

Drawing conclusions - Students
Graphic organizers - Teacher tool
Organize ideas - Teacher tools
Identify main idea - Student quiz
Main idea - Quizzes
Following directions - Lesson plan
Process activities - Teacher tools
Reading fun - Students
Reading quizzes in the content areas: (Science, planets) Students quizzes
Interactive online reading activities: Students
Early Reading: Interactive phonics, etc. Students

 

Reading Critically

 

Literactive - Teacher tools
Compare and contrast - Students
Compare and contrast - Teacher worksheets
Language Arts resources - Teacher tools
Point of view - Lesson plan
Reading plans - Lesson plans
Teaching critical reading through literature - Teacher tool

  


 

Grammar and Language Structure Sites for Kids

 


Reading Literature

 

Identifying Genres  

 

 

Identifying Theme in Literature   

What is theme? - Students

Themes in children’s literature - Teacher tools

Theme definition - Students

Folktale Themes - Teacher tools

     Finding the Theme - Students

 

Structure and Elements of Fiction  

 

 

Poetry

 


Imagery

 

 

Myths

 


Goal 3: Writing

Writing prompts - Students

Letter writing - Students

Email exchange, an article - Teacher tools
Kidlink: linking children throughout the world through email - Teacher tools
Writing template - Students
Students write and post their own stories here. - Students

 


Quality of Writing

Elementary writing instruction resources - Teacher tools
Handwriting for kids - Students
Handwriting worksheets - Teacher tools
Spelling lesson plans - Lesson plans
Spelling lists - Teacher tools
Interactive quizzes - Students
Fact Monster punctuation - Students

 


 

Grammar and Language Structure Sites for Kids

 

 


Goal 4: Listening and Speaking Skills.  

 

Guidelines for good listening - Teacher tools

Listening for young learners - Teacher tools

Mystery Pictures: Following Oral Directions - Lesson plan

Listening and Following Directions: Lesson Plan

Show and tell and other activities - Teacher tools

Theater for elementary grades - Teacher tools

Language development in the elementary grades - Teacher tools

Improving Children's Listening Skills - Teacher tools

Story Telling Lesson Plans - Lesson plans

      


 

English Language

 

Amerispeak - Growth of American English - Students
Regional dialectics - Teacher tools
Organization of dialect diversity - Teacher tools
Slang, U.S., U.K., Australia - Lesson plan
Atlas of North American English - Teacher tools
Slang Lessons - Lesson plans

 


Goal 5: Research

American Association of School Librarians - Teacher tools
Research for a Science Fair Project - Students
Big Six Research Skills - Teacher tools
Big Six for Kids - Students
Research skills worksheets - Teacher tools
Kids Guide to the Dewey Decimal System - Students
Library Skills Instruction - Lesson Plans
Web searching techniques for kids - Students
Google search tip posters - Teacher tools
Evaluating web pages - Teacher tools
Internet search tools - Lesson plan
Information Please fact monster - Students
Wikipedia - Everyon


 

Math Resources: Illinois Learning Standards for Mathematics

 

General Lesson Plan Links - Teacher tools

Ask Eric Database of Lessons - Lesson plans

Virtual Manipulatives - Teacher tools

Interactive activities - Students

Number Sense

Very basic counting skills - Students
Activities for number sense and operations - Students
Easy Lessons in number sense (some Spanish) - Students
Ask Dr. Math - Lesson plans
Teacher made tests in math and more - Teacher tools
Number Sense - Lesson plans
Education Planet, general math Teacher tools
Lesson Plans - Lesson plans
Using Calculators in the primary classroom - Teacher tools
Frank Potter's Math - Teacher tools


Estimation and Measurement

Computation for Kids - Students
Counting - Students
Comparing Numbers - Students
Interactive Arithmetic - Students
Everyday Arithmetic - Students
Estimation - Students
Teaching Basic Math - Teacher tools
Elementary School Math - Teacher tools
Estimation - Lesson plans
Interactive quizzes - Quizzes
Math Links - Everyone
Visual Fractions - Students
Measurement Worksheets - Teacher tools
How to Read a Ruler - Students
Measure It Game - Students
Telling Time - Students
Units of Measurement - Students
Measurement Game - Students
Measurement - Lesson plans and worksheets

Algebra and Analytical Methods

All about patterns Annenburg Project - Teacher tools

Unit and Lessons on Patterns - Lesson plans

Patterns and Relations - Teacher tools

Patterns in math - Teacher tools
Patterns and Picture Books - Teacher tools
What comes next? - Students
Print your own graph paper - Students
Let a calendar teach algebra - Students
Easy Algebra Equations (interactive) - Students
Algebra Interactive - Quizzes


Geometry

Intro to Geometry for young children - Teacher tools
Geometry Lessons - Lesson plans
Basic Understanding  - Teacher tools
More lessons - Lesson plans
Interactive Geometry - Teacher tools
Tesselations - Teacher tools
All About Measurement - Students
Illustrated lessons - Students
Fact Monster measurement quiz - Quiz
Metric measurement - Quizzes


Data Analysis and Probability

Census: Statistics for Kids - Students

Easy Probability - Students

Data Analysis Learning Units - Teacher tools

Probability, statistics printables - Teacher tools

Probability lessons - Lesson plans

Probability games - Students

Probability game - Students


Math Reasoning and Connections (Extras)

Math Reasoning Puzzles - Students (advanced)
Figuring Out Math Problems - Students
Math Practice - Concepts - Students
FunBrain Math Arcade - Students
Word Problems - Teacher tools
Quia Problem Solving - Students
Virtual Manipulatives - Teacher tools
Stuck on a Problem? - Students
Math for Kids Problem Solving - Students
Problem Solving Worksheets - Teacher tools
Strategies - Teacher tools
Math Problem Solving Model - Teacher tools