Learning From Mistakes

3-2-1 Test Review

You are each going to take a math test. Before we grade, code your questions like this:

+ I got this correct!

✓ I THINK I figured this one out.

-I may have missed this one.

After we grade it, you will complete the 3-2-1 Test Review

ABCD Reasoning Cards

I have cards ready for this activity. You can get your own copy here.

Each person in your group will be assigned A, B, C, or D.  On the back of your card, explain why someone might pick your answer. Trade cards. Continue until all cards have a justification for all answers.

As a group, decide which is the best answer for each card.

Balloon Bop

We will all get into one big circle. We need one blue and one green balloon ready to play.

Follow the instructions on the Balloon Blop slides. You can get your own copy here.

I used the following 5th Science STAAR review for the question.

We will use these slides for Musical Mix-Freeze sorting.

Roam while the music is playing. When the music stops, connect with a partner and Analyze, Identify, and Predict information about your STAAR stimuli. 

Catch and Release

Using a blue and green ball, students will share either a process statement (blue) or a content statement (green) based upon a question with a visual stimuli.

Students will learn to analyze the problem beginning to solve it.

Sample Link

At each table, you will receive a set of Chatterboxes. 

We will work together to cut them out and fold them.

Since they focus on general processing standards and problem solving questions, they can be used for most questions.

Each One Teach One

• Red page

• Yellow page

• Green page

• Blue page

You will each receive a page with an assessment question on it. In our first step, you will group with the same colors (same question). After time to become experts at that question, we will begin mixing. You will eventually become an expert at each of the four problems.

For this activity, we will use the assessment we took on 3-2-1 Test Review. Choose the two questions you felt were the hardest and find a partner as you utilize the "fixer upper".

Go with the Flow

Using the math test from 3-2-1 Test Review, choose one question to use with Go with the Flow. This is intended for those most challenging questions after the test.

IQ Slap Down

Each pair will have a set of cards noting A, B, C, and D.

After reviewing each question, in Round 1 students slap down the letter of the WORST ANSWER. In Round 2, students slap down the letter of the DISTRACTOR. In Round 3, students slap down the letter of the CORRECT ANSWER.

Slides link

Make the Case

We are going to use an 8th Grade Released STAAR to practice our Make the Case skills.

Each group will be assigned an answer choice. The must decide "guilty" (incorrect) or "innocent" (correct) and justify their statement.

Pick Up the Slip Up

Each pair will have 1-3 number cards. As we look at each slide, you will decide which one is the Slip Up.

Presto - Chango!

We will be using a passage from the 5th Grade 2019 Reading STAAR for this activity.

We will take a moment to read the passage in each group. Then I will show you questions from the passage without the multiple choice options. After we find the text evidence, we will look at the multiple choice options.

Slides link

Rock and Roll Item Review

I modified the original page to accommodate 4 questions.

Using the Keeping Kool passage from the 5th Grade 2019 Reading STAAR, we will use the dice and partners to work through the questions.