Dear Team,
I am resending resources that are valuable tools available to support your instruction and student success. Below you will find helpful links, attachments, and suggested strategies for classroom use. It is never too early to start utilizing some of these tools in your daily teaching as we get our scholars ready for SBAC and ELPAC.
Smarter Tools Website ( K-6):
Website link with standards-based lessons, activities, and formative assessments for grades K–12
https://www.smartertoolsforteachers.org/
ELA and Math Blueprints / Vocabulary Lists for review (Grades 3–6)
https://contentexplorer.smarterbalanced.org/test-development
SBAC (Grades 3-6)/ELPAC ( K-6) Practice Questions Link:
https://www.caaspp-elpac.org/resources/preparation/practice-and-training-tests
ELPAC WARM-UP LESSONS ( Grades K-6):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14ki7vugPvlFK6PqYUM4dMV7nFMXQA76DyayuzNTgo8s/edit?usp=sharing
Suggestions for Effective Use in the Classroom:
Daily Warm-Ups: Use practice test questions as a quick opener at the start of your ELA, Math, or ELD block.
Collaborative Practice: Work through one question together as a class, discussing the steps to arrive at the answer.
Strategy Modeling: Review test-taking strategies, such as underlining key words, eliminating distractors, and checking answers.
Vocabulary Focus: Reinforce academic language and content-specific vocabulary from the attached lists.
Blueprint Integration: Use the blueprints to align your lessons with tested standards and ensure instructional coverage.
Performance Tasks: Explore the linked website to review rubrics and scoring guides for performance tasks and short writes, modeling expectations with students.
These tools are meant to support both instruction and student confidence as we prepare for SBAC and ELPAC. Thank you for integrating them into your daily practice and for continuing to keep high expectations for our scholars.
Best,
Maria