™ ISAT Test
Preparation Resources for the
Middle Grades Standards Aligned Middle School Resources (ISAT Preparation)
™ ISAT Test
Preparation Resources for the
Middle Grades
Are students signed up for the Readistep? (College Board)?
Prepare them now: http://www.mcasmentor.com/readiness.htm
Learn more about Common Core State Standards. http://www.core-standards.org
Calculators for use on the tests (PSAE, ACT and grades 4-8)
Interactive Rubric Creator; make your own rubrics, print them out, display in class
Standards based resources for Middle School teachers and students. This page contains many interactive features.
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Student Self Assessment checklist for written assignments.
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Vocabulary Lesson Plans - Lesson plans | ||||||||||||
| Vocabulary Worksheets - Teacher tools | ||||||||||||
| Vocabulary quizzes and worksheets - Quizzes | ||||||||||||
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Vocabulary Builder - Students | ||||||||||||
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A Word A Day - Students | ||||||||||||
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Word of the year - Students | ||||||||||||
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Etymology dictionary - Students | ||||||||||||
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Dictionaries - Students | ||||||||||||
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Thesaurus - Students | ||||||||||||
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Word Games - Students | ||||||||||||
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Vocabulary University - Leveled student resources |
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Decoding and understanding words in context |
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Cloze - Teacher tools |
| Cloze - Student Quiz |
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Interactive Context Reading - Students |
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Context clues - Students |
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Using context clues to teach reading - Teacher tools |
| Context clues - Teacher tools |
| Using context clues - Lesson plan |
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Identifying basic ideas in reading selections. |
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Middle school reading links- Students |
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Topic Sentences - Students |
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Research on Reading Comprehension - Teacher tools |
| Young adult reading process resources - Teacher tools |
| Print out a Main Idea Organizer - Students |
| Reading for the Main Idea - Students |
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Reading speed - Lesson plan |
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Finding Meaning in What You Read |
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Value and importance of reading - Lesson plan |
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Reading Lesson Plans - Lesson plans |
| Reading comprehension - Quizzes |
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Tips to Reading Critically - Students |
| Teen Book List - Teacher tools |
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How to Write a Book Report - Students |
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Critical Reading.com - Students |
| Reading tips: Inferences - Teacher tools |
| Inferencing and summarizing - Lesson plan |
Use our own dictionary and thesaurus courtesy of Merriam-Webster™, the vocabulary and dictionary authorities!
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Characteristics of the English Language
| Oral Dialects |
| Amerispeak - Students |
| Regional dialect quiz - Quiz |
| Dialects facts and myths - Students |
| Regional dialectics - Teacher tools |
| Organization of dialect diversity - Teacher tool |
| Slang Site - Students |
| Super Dialects Lists - Teacher tools |
| Dialect in the Color Purple - Lesson plan |
| Slang - Lesson plan |
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How English developed/influenced by other languages |
| Foreign language influence on English - Teacher tool |
| Latin influence on English - Teacher tool |
| Language and place - Teacher tool (great background article) |
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Etymology resources Teacher tools |
| Middle School ELA resources - Teacher tools |
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Huge list of word origins Students |
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Learn root words Students |
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Word wizards – Join the Club Students |
| Roots and their families - Students |
| Etymologic - Quiz |
| Root words lesson plan - Lesson plan |
| Up from the roots - Lesson plan |
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Identifying
Genres |
| Teacher Lesson Plan Search - Lesson plans |
| Children’s Literature Genres - Teacher tools |
| Science Fiction Genre - Teacher tools |
| Genre study Middle School - Lesson plan |
| Children’s Literature Associations - Teacher tools |
| American Library Association/Genres - Teacher tools |
| Children’s Book Authors - Students |
| Book Lists by Genre - Students |
| Literature on the Internet by Genre - Students |
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The Gutenberg Project: Classic Works in the Public
Domain |
| Literature quizzes - Quizzes |
| Literature quizzes - Quizzes |
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Identifying Theme in Literature |
| What is theme? - Students |
| Children’s Literature - Teacher tools (directory) |
| Teaching with Harry Potter themes - Teacher tools |
| Literature webquests - Students |
| Connecting Students Through Themes - Teacher tools |
| Literature circles - Teacher tools |
| Literature Units - Teacher tools |
| Theme - Lesson plan |
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Structure and Elements of Fiction |
| Literary elements - Students |
| Elements of fiction - Students |
| Elements of a successful story - Students |
| Children's Literature Web Guide (Canada) - Teacher tools |
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Read, Learn, Connect, American Library Association - Teacher tools |
| Children's Fiction Links Galore - Teacher tools |
| Elements of Fiction - Lesson plan |
| Understanding the elements of fiction - Lesson plan |
| Elements of Fiction - Lesson plan |
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Poetry |
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Poetry Lesson Plans for Busy Teachers - Lesson plan |
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Sidewalk Poetry - Lesson plan |
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More Poetry Plans from Teachers - Lesson plan |
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Kid-Friendly Poetry Sites - Students |
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Edward Lear - Students |
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The Art of Haiku - Students |
| Interactive Poetry - Students |
| Poetry quizzes - Quizzes |
| Poetry quizzes - Quizzes |
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Imagery |
| Mrs. Dowling’s Imagery Page - Teacher tools |
| Visit this page for sensory inspiration Students |
| Tips on sensory writing - Lesson plan |
| Sensory inspiration - Lesson plan |
| Using senses for sensible writing - Students |
| Resources for young readers - Students |
| Literary Terms and Definitions - Students |
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Creative Writing for Teens - Students |
| Imagery quiz - Quiz |
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Myth |
| Myths and Legends - Teacher tools |
| Bulfinch's Mythology complete text - Teacher tools |
| Mythology Links - Students |
| Geography of Mythology - Students |
| Egyptian Mythology - Students |
| Greek Mythology quiz - Quiz |
| Myths and Legends of Native Americans - Students |
| Greek mythology interactive voyage - Students |
| Greek mythology guide - Students |
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Grammar and Language Structure Sites |
| Interactive Language and Grammar Games - Students |
| Ruth's Grammar Pages - Teacher tools |
| Interactive Language Practice - Quizzes |
| Links to grammar practice - Students |
| Grammar Practice - Teacher tools |
| ELA Lesson Plans - Lesson plans |
| Grammar Lesson Plans - Lesson plans |
| Word
power |
| Kid’s
projects in Language Arts |
| Word Central! Kid friendly dictionary site - Students |
| Language
Arts Fun |
| Using Weblogs in the classroom - Teacher tools |
| Types of Writing - Students |
| Forms of Writing - Students |
| Characteristics of Writing - Students |
| The Five Paragraph Essay - Students |
| Persuasive Essays - Students |
| Persuasive Essay Lesson Plan - Lesson Plan |
| Descriptive Essay - Teacher tools |
| Narrative Writing - Teacher tools |
| Narrative Writing for Kids - Students |
| The Topic Sentence - Students |
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Assessing listening and speaking skills - Teacher tools |
| Oral report lesson plan -Lesson plan |
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Delivering a persuasive speech - Lesson plan |
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Getting to know you (middle school speech) Lesson plan |
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Interviewing Skills - Teacher tools |
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Persuasive argument - Lesson plan |
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Effective speech writing - Teacher tools |
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All about public speaking (PBS) - Students |
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Ideas for enhancing oral reports - Students |
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Structure and Meaning: Non-Fiction |
| General ELA Middle School links - Teacher tools |
| Reader's and Writer's Window - Students |
| Difference between Fiction and Non-fiction - Students |
| Basic Library Skills - Students |
| Middle School Language Arts - Students |
| Non-Fiction Universe - Teacher tools |
| Middle Grades Reading Network - Teacher tools |
| Strategic Reading - Teacher tools |
| Spotting a good newspaper story - Quiz activity |
| Reading for information - Lesson plan |
| Reading for meaning - Lesson plan |
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Interactive Math Frameworks Math Reference Sheet Grades 7, 8
| General Lesson Plan Links - Teacher tools |
| Ask Eric Database of Lessons- Lesson plans |
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Middle School Math - Teacher tools |
| Library of Math Manipulatives - Students |
Back to top of page and standards directory.
Number, Number Systems and Number Relationships
| 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 |
Find the greatest common factor (GCF) and the Least common multiplier (LCM)
| 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 |
Math Reasoning and Connections
| 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 |
Mathematical Problem Solving and Communications
| Stuck on a Problem? - Students |
| Math for Kids Problem Solving - Students |
| Problem Solving Worksheets - Teacher tools |
| Strategies - Teacher tools |
| Brain Teasers - Students |
| Math Problem Solving Model - Teacher tools |
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Census: Statistics for Kids - Students |
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Baseball Statistics - Students |
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Easy Probability - Students |
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Data Analysis Learning Units - Teacher tools |
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Probability, statistics printables - Teacher tools |
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Probability lessons - Lesson plans |
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Probability games - Students |
| Probability game - Students |
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All about patterns Annenburg Project - Teacher tools |
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Unit and Lessons on Patterns - Lesson plans |
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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 |
| 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 |
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Below is an animated proof of the Pythagorean Theorem. Starting with a right triangle and squares on each side, the middle size square is cut into congruent quadrilaterals (the cuts through the center and parallel to the sides of the biggest square). Then the quadrilaterals are hinged and rotated and shifted to the big square. Finally the smallest square is translated to cover the remaining middle part of the biggest square. A perfect fit! Thus the sum of the squares on the smaller two sides equals the square on the biggest side.
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Play concentration as a reward for all your hard work: (click on little gray timer button under the
squares to start, use the refresh button on your browser at the top your screen to start over.)
Click on Timer button to begin
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