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Strategies for 5 th Grade FCAT Preparation

Strategies for 5 th Grade FCAT Preparation. What you can do with your child to ensure they are prepared?. Daily Strategies Good Practices During FCAT . Display a positive attitude with your child about the FCAT. Get to bed early – A well rested brain achieves more.

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Strategies for 5 th Grade FCAT Preparation

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  1. Strategies for 5th Grade FCAT Preparation What you can do with your child to ensure they are prepared?

  2. Daily Strategies Good Practices During FCAT • Display a positive attitude with your child about the FCAT. • Get to bed early – A well rested brain achieves more. • Eat healthy – Growling tummies are distracting. • Reflect daily – Ask them how testing is going and celebrate their hard work. • Smile… a lot. It reduces stress.

  3. Specific FCAT Preparation • Use sample questions/tests from various resources. The best way to prepare for test questions is to see the type of questions before taking the test . • Contact your teacher for specifics on where your child has difficulty. • Talk to them now about what they are doing in school to prepare.

  4. 5th Grade Science • http://www.fcatexplorer.com/ Science Station • Talk to your child about science, get them “thinking as a scientist” • Question, Inquiry, Question – Answer using questions. • What is your hypothesis? • DOE past tests - http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/fcatitem.asp – provides past test and answers • ON Line fusion lessons/ Science Think Central • Note from Mrs. Stephens: Please remind the parents that the science test, while using science content, is actually more of a reading test than anything else. The kids really need to know their vocabulary and how to APPLY what they know.

  5. 5th Grade Language Arts • http://fcat .fldoe.org/fcatrelease.asp - provides past tests and test answers • Test will consist of primarily informational text/ small amount of narrative • Read often – 30 minutes a night is required • Reflect on what your child has read • What did you read about? • How many pages did you read? • What characters are in the story? • Who or what is the protagonist/hero? • Who or what is the antagonist/ villain ? • Develop a Personal dictionary

  6. 5th Grade Mathematics FCATexplorer.com - http://www.fcatexplorer.com • Math Station provides good application practice. FDOE - http://fcat .fldoe.org/fcatrelease.asp – This website provides past tests and test answers. What to do when you are working with your child: • Expect them to read the questions three times at least. • Ask three questions: • What are they asked to find? • What information will your child use to solve the problem? • How will you use the information? (Set up the equation) Use the reference sheet and the “Rules of the game” foldable to help put their math strategies to memory.

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