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This page is full of great resources to help students in 3rd-5th grade prepare for the Kansas State Assessment.

4th Grade Math
Kansas State
Assessment Resource
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Context Clues

http://www.english-zone.com/vocab/vic01.html
Practice your context clue abilities by selecting the best
vocabulary word in the sentence

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources
Practice reading assessment

http://www.shsu.edu/%7Etxcae/Powerpoints
Context Clue practice test

Word Structure

http://www.quia.com/jfc/116759.html
Root Word flash cards

http://www.quia.com/jfc/116759.html
Root Word matching game

Text Features
http://www.quia.com/mc/345754.html
Parts of a book matching game
Inference/Draw Conclusions 1.4.5

http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading
Small paragraphs with quizzes to match

http://www.philtulga.com/Riddles.html
The object of this game is to infer what is being described
by the clues you read.

http://www.quia.com/ba/41785.html
Battleship…answer an inference questions

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/inferencel.cfm
Inference lesson…looking for clues within text

www.readwritethink.org
Type in inference in search option

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=138

A great lesson plan using an author's use of imagery to
better understand how readers draw conclusions when reading.

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/inferencesp.cfm
Inferences test prep

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/e/drawconclusionsp.cfm
Draw Conclusion test prep

http://www.studyzone.org/test prep/ela4/o/inferencep.cfm
Inferences test prep

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/inferencel.cfm
Inferences test prep

Text Structures

http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/intranet/reading/signalwords.html
A site that lists signal words to help students identify the structure
of the text they are reading.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/typesoftext/game.shtml
A quiz for the different types of text

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/typesoftext/quiz.shtml
Another quiz for different types of text

Compare/Contrast

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=54
Lesson Plan

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/venn/index.html
Interactive Venn Diagram

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/compcontrast/map/
Compare and Contrast Map

http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/01-1/lesson0004.shtml
Yummy comparison of Oreo's and Ritz crackers

Cause & Effect

http://a4esl.org/q/h/mb/adv_cause.html
Students can practice their understanding of cause and effect relationships.

http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/causeconnect.html
Students can combine two sentences using connecting words
to show cause and effect.

Retelling

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/
Acrostic poem maker

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/
Comic creator

http://readwritethink.org/materials/bio_cube/
Bio cube for autobiographical retellings

Main Idea & Details
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/DidIRead/info01.htm
An online interactive tutorial and quiz to help kids read more carefully.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity
Read the passages and then choose the main idea,
this can be done with a partner.

Author's Purpose

http://www.poquoson.org
A powerpoint showing students author's purpose

http://edujourney.net

A powerpoint showing students author's purpose

http://www.citycol.com/basic_skills/Quizzes/Purpose/reading_purpose.htm
A quiz reviewing the different reasons a reader reads

Fact & Opinion 1.4.14

http://www.quia.com/jq/24723.html
Read the statements given and determine if they are facts or opinions

http://www.quia.com/pop/12709.html
Read the statements and determine if they are facts or opinions.

http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html
Students determine whether a sentence is fact or opinion.

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001407.shtml
Teacher lesson plan with 12 different web sites and printable for student use.

http://users.dhp.com/~laflemm/RfT/Tut2.htm
Distinguish between facts and opinions

http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/factoropinion.shtml
Distinguish between facts and opinions

http://www.quia.com/jq/24723.html
Fact and opinion game

Prefixes & Suffixes

http://www.egfl.org
This site is for pre-fix and suffix practice. (Fish)

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/prefixes-jw.html
This is a puzzle site for pre-fix and suffix practice

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/5_6/fishtanks1/fishtanks1.htm
Prefix, suffix and root words (jelly fish)

http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixes/prefixes.htm
Prefix and suffix worksheet practice

http://www.quia.com/jg/65963.html
Prefix skills practice

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/arthur/skill.html
Prefix and suffix practice

http://www.studystack.com/matching-6576
Prefix match up

http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices
Bingo root word game
Antonyms & Synonyms

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/antonyms/antonyms_directions.htm
Antonyms

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/synonyms/synonyms.htm
Synonyms

Character

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/test
This site offers practice with character, setting, problem and solution of a story.

http://storiestogrowby.com/cassette/index.html
Students select a story to listen to or read online, then respond to it on
the web for others to read and respond to as well.

http://readwritethink.org/materials/trading_cards/
Create character trading cards for stories read in the classroom.

Setting

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match
Students match the setting with the place.

http://www.oswego.org
Students match the time of day with the setting.

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/plotp.cfm
Setting Quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/m/settingp2.cfm
Setting practice

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/m/settingp.cfm
Practice identifying settings

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/i/settingp.cfm
Online lesson and practice quiz

Plot

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/plot-diagram/
This is a plot diagram tool that students can use to identify the elements
of a story.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/graphicmap/
This is a graphic map that students can use to pictorially identify the
elements of a story.

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/plotp.cfm
online quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/plotsettheme.cfm
Lesson Plan

Fluency

http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/booksonline.html
More fluency activities

http://www.tumblebooks.com
Over 100 Ebook in many, many languages for kids.

Comprehension

http://fcit.usf.edu/FCAT/default.htm
Florida’s 4th grade comprehension assessment prep

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_map/
(Persuasion Graphic Organizer)

http://www.tea.state.tx.us
Florida's 5th grade comprehension assessment prep

Phonemic Awareness

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
Vocabulary activities

http://www.rhymezone.com/
Rhyming generator

http://www.pitara.com/talespin/poems.asp
Poems

http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
More Poems

http://spearfish.k12.sd.us/west/Specials/Penny/reading/phoneme.htm
Phonemic awareness website

Phonics

http://www.iknowthat.com
Great site for phonics review

Analogies

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/analogies/analogiesx.htm
Analogy game

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz67fck.htm
Analogy quiz

http://www.quia.com/pop/14975.html

Analogy practice

http://www.quia.com/quiz/168422.html

Analogy practice

http://www.quia.com/cb/7146.html

Analogy game

Big 5 Components

http://www.thestorystarter.com
Story starters/prompts

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/word_mover/words.01.htm
Practice writing sentences/paragraphs

http://jc-schools.net/write/ppt.html
Writing PowerPoint

www.storylineonline.net

Online Stories

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