Clover Garden follows all state standardized testing regulations and state standards in our classrooms. Part of our commitment to making sure our students are as prepared as possible for testing is to provide resources to our teachers and families. The resources listed below are filled with fun education, games, research resources, and more. Please take a moment to look through these tools with your student. Making learning fun is a huge step to academic success.

TESTING TRANSPARENCY NOTIFICATION

Parents have the right to request and be provided with information regarding any state or local educational agency policy regarding student participation in any assessments mandated by the state or local educational agency.  

2023-2024 Testing Schedule

Elementary:

Literacy Resources
Starfall: Starfall.com opened in September 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read. Since then it has expanded to include language arts and mathematics for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade. Starfall’s emphasis on phonemic awareness, systematic sequential phonics, and common sight words in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity has proven effective in teaching emergent readers. Starfall activities are research-based and align with Individual and Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics. Raz Kids: Online guided reading program with interactive ebooks, downloadable books, and reading quizzes. Literactive: Literactive is the leading provider of reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students available online. The program is comprised of carefully levelled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which gradually develop a child's reading skills in a sequential and enjoyable manner. Developed and approved by teachers and parents across the United States, Literactive is the acknowledged leader in early learning online. Tumble Books: TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s e-books, available by subscription to Elementary Schools and Public Libraries around the world. We Give Books: We Give Books free website that enables anyone with internet access to put books in the hands of children who don't have them, simply by reading online. The ICDL: The ICDL Foundation promotes tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children's literature from around the world. ReadToMe International: ReadToMe International is devoted to improving children's literacy. Its mission is to promote the love and joy of reading aloud to children. /">Barnes and Noble Online: Titles available at Barnes and noble organized by age level ABCYA.COM: ABCya provides over 400 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6. Our activities are designed by parents and educators, who understand that children learn better if they are having fun. Games are categorized by grade and subject, and cover topics such as multiplication, parts of speech, typing, pattern recognition, and more. We even have games that are just plain fun (and safe) to play! With so much variety, there is sure to be something for kids at all learning levels and styles. StoryNory: Storynory has been giving the world free audio stories since 2005. OxfordOwl: Discover expert advice, educational resources and free eBooks to support children's learning at primary school and at home, from Oxford University Press.
Math Resources
FunBrain.com: Created for kids in grades Pre-K through 8, Funbrain.com has been the leader in free educational games for kids since 1997. Cool Math 4 Kids: Geard to students 12 and under, Coolmath4Kids is an amusement park of games, lessons and more, designed to teach math and make it FUN. Math Playground: Math Playground includes a wide variety of math topics, from problem solving and mathematical art to real world math and thinking games. Hooda Math: Best fun free games for learning addition, multiplication, telling time, geometry for 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, Grade 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and High School. PrimaryGames: Free mobile games & videos on touchscreen devices including iPads, Droids, Kindle Fires, tablets or mobile phones from SoftSchools Math: Math Worksheets, Quizzes, Games Fractions, Addition, Geometry, Algebra and more! MathSlice: Free math worksheets for grades 1-5. MathMagician: Practice match facts online!
Science/Social Studies Resources
NatGeoKids: Find amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography, along with fun competitions, games and more. BrainPOP: Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology. NEOK12: An outstanding online collection of educational videos, lessons and games for students in grades K-12.

Middle/High:

Literacy Resources

CommonLit: CommonLit delivers high-quality, free instructional materials to support literacy development for students in grades 3-12. 
NY Times Learning Network: A weekly collection of lesson plans, writing prompts and activities from The Learning Network, a site that helps educators and students teach and learn.
Scholastic Writing with Writers: Students work with authors and editors to develop writing skills. Favorite authors give tips and tricks for biography, descriptive writing, folktales, mystery, myths and more
ReadTheory: Free reading comprehension and writing exercises sure to help strengthen your reading skills.
ReadWriteThink: ReadWriteThink's mission is to provide educators, parents, and after-school professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.
ReadWorks: ReadWorks is committed to solving America’s reading comprehension crisis and student achievement gap. Driven by cognitive science research, ReadWorks creates world-class content, teacher guidance, and integrated tools that improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement.
Smithsonian TweenTribune: Free Smithsonian Teacher tools to use in the classrooms and at home.

Math Resources

ExploreLearning: Gizmos are interactive math and science simulations for grades 3-12. Over 400 Gizmos aligned to the latest standards help educators bring powerful new learning experiences to the classroom.
Mathalicious: Real-world lessons from Mathalicious help middle and high school teachers address the Common Core Standards while challenging their students to think critically about the world.
CueThink: An innovative application to improve critical thinking skills and math communication of students in grades 2-12. CueThink engages students who are already doing well and supports students who are slipping.
Thirteen.org: Get the Math combines video and web interactivity to help middle and high school students develop algebraic thinking skills for solving real-world problems. 
MangaHigh: Mangahigh.com is one of the world’s first Game-Based Learning sites, where students learn Mathematics via purpose-built casual games that balance fun and learning.

Science/Social Studies Resources

Library of Congress: American Memory-Remaining Collections. We've migrated most of our American Memory collections to new presentations available online.
Biography.com: Every life has a story. Biography.com captures the most gripping, surprising and fascinating stories about famous people. 
Countryreports.org: CountryReports provides over 35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world.
NOVA: NOVA is the most-watched prime time science series on American television, reaching an average of five million viewers weekly. This website has great articles, videos and more
Calacademy: Our mission is to explore, explain, and sustain life on Earth
Smithsonian Science Education Center: This website is part of the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), the only unit at the Smithsonian Institution that is solely dedicated to formal preK-12 science education reform.
PHET Interactive Simulations:  PHET creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

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