I am a first grade teacher and I am looking for motivational phrases or ideas for a fourth grade class we are buddying up with for TAKS test. Any ideas? I have already thought of "Trample the TAKS" and have foot prints but I was looking for other ideas..Thanks for the help!
Our test is the iLEAP so of course frogs are the theme of the day! (I love frogs so that works!) My kids do a sheet that says 10 Reasons the iLEAP won't beat me and we do a YaYa board. (I buy a white twin flat sheet and they do "graffiti" on it with all sorts of phrases about beating the iLEAP. Each day before the test we do a motivational cheer that goes more or less (with me saying and them following behind me in a very dramatic cheerleady way) I - say your name - will do my best - on this test - I - say your name - will do great - I will answer every question - I will blow the doors off this test because I - say your name - am an iLEAP superstar !!! (followed by crazy spirit fingers).
We put up our iLEAP yaya board yesterday and all my kids signed it. Some of the "premium" posts included: "Send the ILEAP down the toyulet!" "I ain't gonna miss no questions on the ILEPE." and the teachers' favorite: "So I might not do so good on the iLEAP." I stood in front of the board and wanted to cry.
A few good ideas are: TAKS - Together All Kids Succeed TAKS - Put your Heart into it! Hope this helps... J.J.