Test Taking Strategies Social Skills Story & Tips

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Sharpen your students’ test-taking skills and drastically reduce testing anxiety with this social skills packet. This Test Taking Strategies Social Story and Tips To Support Testing Anxiety Set will strengthen test taking skills, reduce testing anxiety, and foster a growth mindset culture in your classroom. This set includes an engaging and informative social story and multiple high-interest activities.  Perfect for strengthening social emotional learning in your classroom, and guiding your students in their test prep journey.

This engaging social story and easy-to-use activities make this resource ideal for cultivating a classroom environment that fosters healthy social awareness, self management, and responsible decision making. Reusable and substitute-friendly, this Test Taking Strategies Social Story and Tips To Support Testing Anxiety Set is a perfect addition to your test prep lessons!

This high-quality social story is written in kid-friendly language and takes the guesswork out of teaching your students about preparing for test taking situations. The social story comes in a printable and projectable PDF version, Google®️ slides, and a narrated video version, making it versatile enough for use whether you are teaching in person or virtually. The fun and engaging activities and test taking tips included will enable students to build confidence and develop strategies for success.

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What kind of activities will you get with thisTest Taking Strategies Social Story and Tips To Support Testing Anxiety Set ?

✅ social story- A colorful social story, written in kid-friendly language, provided in 3 different versions to accommodate your teaching needs: printable & projectable PDF, GOOGLE®️ SLIDES, AND narrated VIDEO

✅comprehension check page- Included with the google slides and video version

✅ classroom posters– These colorful, high-quality classroom posters mirror the important points covered in the social stories and break them down into even simpler kid-friendly language.

✅ easy reader mini books– The social skill being focused on is further broken down in a way for students to read, review, and remember. These mini-books are printable in black and white so that the children can color them.

✅ activity pages/assessment– Easily assess what the students have learned about the important social skills being taught.

✅answer keys- Each activity page/assessment comes with an easy-to-read answer key.

✅ positive student notes- Motivate your students with these positive student notes that outline successful test taking tips. Black & white and color versions included.

What skills are included in the Test Taking Strategies Social Story and Tips To Support Testing Anxiety Set?

✏️Skills focus:

• what happens in the days leading up to a big test
• the feelings they may be experiencing before a big test
• steps to take to make test-taking go smoothly
• how to get ready for the test
• things to do during the test to help stay calm

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✨ IDEAS FOR THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT ✨

• This social skills set is perfect for whole-class instruction, both when you want to introduce a new social skill, or when your students are struggling with a particular skill or topic.

 

• This set is  also fantastic for small group instruction of target social skills, and individual instruction for students needing extra guidance and reinforcement of skills because of behavior problems, autism, or special needs.

 

• Social stories seem to have the greatest impact when they are read multiple times, and in my classroom we would often focus on one story/skill per week.

 

• Some great ways to incorporate these social skills lessons into your daily routine are:

→to use them as time-fillers throughout the day

→present them during class meetings

→make them part of your morning routine

→engage families in the learning by using the social story and some of the activities as take-home reviews.

 

You won’t be disappointed with the engagement level and the powerful impact this resource will have on your classroom community!

 

Here is what TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Deborah M B. says “Such a nice way to address testing situations to any class! I love your social stories!”  🙂

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Emily F. says “I loved using this resource before testing to build confidence and address testing anxiety.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Arzu K  says “One of my students is having a hard time calming himself down before any type of test. This helped him to remember to stay calm and that he has it all. Thank you for the resource.”

 

Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

• RI.K.1, RI.K.2, RI.K.7
• RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI.1.7
• RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.7 
• RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.7 
• RI.4.1

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