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U.S. History Formative Assessment: Unit 1 - New Worlds Meet teaching resource preview
Science & social studies

U.S. History Formative Assessment: Unit 1 - New Worlds Meet

Formative assessments are integral in creating a responsive and dynamic learning environment, promoting continuous improvement for both students and educators. They serve as valuable tools for guiding instruction, fostering student growth, and ensuring that learning remains an ongoing, adaptive process.

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Google Forms
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8–11
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Pythagorean Theorem Basics QUIZ teaching resource preview
Math quick checks

Pythagorean Theorem Basics QUIZ

Answer an 8-question multiple-choice quiz identifying and applying the Pythagorean theorem to find missing side lengths.

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8
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Daily Grammar Entrance Cards teaching resource preview
Reading & phonics

Daily Grammar Entrance Cards

Answer a teacher's oral question about the definition or an example of a grammar/writing term (from memory, notes, or a peer) in order to enter the classroom; also fill in a student writing-term chart matching each term to its definition and an example.

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9–12
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Skipping Rubric teaching resource preview
Skill observation rubrics

Skipping Rubric

Students perform the skipping skill while a teacher (or the student via self-assessment) scores each rubric component (0-4 scale) and totals the score against a success point scale (bronze through platinum); space is provided for teacher and student comments.

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Shapes Assessment teaching resource preview
Math quick checks

Shapes Assessment

Write their name, then look at each pictured shape and record how they identify it and how they describe it, on separate pages for flat shapes and solids.

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Pre-K, 1–2
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Math Quick Check: Comparing Numbers 2 teaching resource preview
Math quick checks

Math Quick Check: Comparing Numbers 2

Fill in numbers to make comparison statements true (e.g. '_ _ _ > _ _ _'), and match the words 'Greater Than' and 'Less Than' to the correct symbol (< or >).

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2–3
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Student Response Fans teaching resource preview
Student responses & reflection

Student Response Fans

Students hold up and point to/display a letter (A-E), Yes/No, True/False, or similar option on the fan to respond to a teacher's question or prompt.

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Push-Up Rubric teaching resource preview
Skill observation rubrics

Push-Up Rubric

Perform push-ups while a teacher (or the student via self-assessment) scores each of 8 form components (e.g. hand/toe placement, finger direction, straight back/legs, 90-degree elbow bend, arm extension, breathing) on a 0-4 scale, then totals the score against a success point scale (copper/silver/gold/platinum).

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Exit Tickets: Science Growing Resource teaching resource preview
Science & social studies

Exit Tickets: Science Growing Resource

Students complete brief tasks per ticket: ordering the steps of the scientific method, explaining the five steps of the scientific method, writing complete sentences describing classroom safety practices during investigations, and explaining how to use specific science tools/equipment (balance, thermometer, graduated cylinder,…

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2–5
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Shapes Quick Check 3 teaching resource preview
Math quick checks

Shapes Quick Check 3

Write their name, then look at a pictured 3-D shape and fill in the missing information (number of faces, edges, and vertices) in a table.

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2
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Stationary Ball Kick Rubric teaching resource preview
Skill observation rubrics

Stationary Ball Kick Rubric

Perform a stationary ball kick while a teacher (or peer, via a self/peer-assessment option) scores each skill component (foot placement, contact point, follow-through, kick strength) on a 0-4 scale, producing a total score mapped to a bronze/copper/silver/gold/platinum tier.

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Horizontal Jump Rubric teaching resource preview
Skill observation rubrics

Horizontal Jump Rubric

Student performs the horizontal jump; teacher and/or student score each technique component (2 feet up/2 feet down, look ahead, bend knees, arm swing, explode up/forward, land on two feet) and add written comments.

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Shapes Quick Check 2 teaching resource preview
Math quick checks

Shapes Quick Check 2

Write their name, then examine each pictured shape and fill in a table recording the number of sides, vertices, and angles for that shape; the sides column appears partially pre-printed (values 3, 4, 4, 5, 6) alongside the shape images.

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2
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Shapes Quick Check 4 teaching resource preview
Math quick checks

Shapes Quick Check 4

A one-page quick formative assessment where students draw a 3-D shape based on its given number of faces, edges, and vertices.

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2
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Catching Rubric teaching resource preview
Skill observation rubrics

Catching Rubric

Students perform the catching skill (facing the thrower, tracking the ball with eyes, reaching for and giving with the ball, hand positioning, not dropping the ball) while a teacher and/or the student themselves scores each component on a 0-4 scale and totals the score against a bronze-to-platinum success scale.

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Badminton Rubrics teaching resource preview
Skill observation rubrics

Badminton Rubrics

Formative assessment rubrics for scoring students' badminton skill acquisition (grip, forehand grip, and other technique components) in P.E. class.

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Kindergarten Formative Assessment teaching resource preview
Reading & phonicsStudent responses & reflection

Kindergarten Formative Assessment

Use the dated rows to record a learner’s responses at several points during the year. The sheets cover letter recognition , letter sounds, numbers, and counting, allowing you to compare performance on the same type of task over time. Keep the records together to guide which early literacy or numeracy skills to revisit.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
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Pre-K
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Basketball Dribble Rubric teaching resource preview
Skill observation rubrics

Basketball Dribble Rubric

Perform the basketball dribble; the student and/or teacher scores each component (fingerpad contact, pushing the ball down, wrist flexibility, consistent force, ball height, head position, staying light on feet) using a 0-4 point scale, then totals the score against a final success point scale (bronze/copper/silver/gold/platinum).

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Essential Standards Quick Check: 1st Quarter Reading teaching resource preview
Reading & phonics

Essential Standards Quick Check: 1st Quarter Reading

Answer short-response comprehension questions in complete sentences about a book of the student's/class's choosing, covering: asking and answering questions about literary and informational texts (who/where/what), recounting a story's problem and resolution, identifying main idea/purpose and supporting details, and describing how…

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2
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Leaping Rubric teaching resource preview
Skill observation rubrics

Leaping Rubric

N/A (teacher/self-assessment tool); student or teacher scores each leaping-skill component (look ahead, forward flight, one-foot takeoff/opposite-foot landing, straightened legs in flight, controlled landing) and records comments.

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