We just finished Round One of our state testing which was ELA and Long Composition. During our test prep sessions, the children used answer sticks when going over their multiple choices. I used tongue depressors and simply marked A, B, C or D. It made it a little fun and I could quickly assess the room. This was a project that I did last year with the book Many Luscious Lollipops, to teach adjectives. I did not wrap in cellophane this year…love the tye-die coloring! These are a few sample of the kid's opinion essay on Dr. Seuss. It was their first piece. I will share our newest pieces soon. They have made some great gains. Here are some water bottle wraps wishing each other good luck. I cover with packing tape and we have used them several days. I read the book "Under, Over, By the Clover" and had the kids go on a preposition hunt. I did this lesson using ghosts but tweaked it for the spring. Free Printable