My 3rd and 4th graders will be taking their NYS ELA assessments for three days beginning on Tuesday. I wanted to do something fun to show them how much I believe in them. I also attached a star with encouraging words, saying, "You are ready, feel strong! Work carefully & you won't go wrong! Use your noggin, do not stress! Just do your best on the test!"
I just happened to be going through some of the sites I have bookmarked as favorites here on my laptop yesterday and came across these Valentine Pencils. I thought they were so cute when I saw them in February, but did not have time to do them as Valentines for my students, so I just bookmarked them until a later date...and I am so glad I found them yesterday!
I followed her directions and wrote, "LUCKY" on the pencil and created the star tag. On Monday, I plan on going through an interactive Powerpoint I made for them and giving them their "lucky" pencils!
Here is a copy of the star tag I used.
