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By anngirl

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I sure know what you mean about making it fun. My class won't concentrate 5 minutes if its not fun.

One thing I did last year is I made a paper chain with one link for each day until the test. This was a physical
reminder to all of us how much time we had left until the tests. They loved it. At the end of the day I'd choose a special helper who was sitting quietly to rip off the link for the day.

For Valentines day last year I gave the class red pens as a gift. Then in the afternoon after all the festivities I gave them a reading passage (that had something to do w/ valentines) but the
twist was that I had already done the work. They had to use their red pens to check and/or correct the work.

We also go over practice pages by letting everyone show their answer by getting up and going to a corner of the room labled with the letter. It really helps to get them up and moving.

I've cut up copies of their practice tests and posted them around the room. Students move in groups around the room and do the problem shown then they get to flip it over and check their work.

Just a few ideas...I'd be glad to hear more!

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