State Test Prep Motivation – you’ve been doing it wrong! 5 Strategies to use right now!

Can it be state testing once again? What dreaded words? state testing motivation can be so tricky/impossible.

It’s end of year, so close to summer but here’s some ideas – see if one or more will work for your classroom to help motivate your students for state testing!

How to motivate students for state testing?

What an age old question!

State Testing Snack Quotes

I am not above using food or in this case gum as a motivator! We NEVER, like not in the history of class ever have gum and I made some fancy quotes to accompany.

This makes a great state testing motivator because it seems shocking. The students loved the surprise and it was easy to set up and super cheap since one pack would work for the whole class!

State Testing Motivational Quotes

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This awesome idea focuses on what they test CANNOT measure. It is important to focus on this as well as there is so much more than the test!

I like how this can still be incorporated before testing and left up as a reminder to students and they know their worth as individuals!

State Testing Motivational Pencils

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I love this idea from @teachingthestars because it is tangible!

Students can carry the state testing motivational quotes right along with them and see the message as they are completing the test! Lisa has some other great ideas on her Instagram too that are awesome for state testing motivation and incentives!