Resources

Student rubric posters and empty recording sheets for Grades 3 through EOC RLA. Organization and Development 0–3, Conventions 0–2.

Short constructed-response checklists for Grades 3 through EOC RLA. Reading SCR 0–2 (answer + evidence). Writing SCR 0–1.

Restate, Answer, Cite, and Explain posters plus a 4-in-1 mini set for desks. Daily practice language, not the official STAAR rubric.

Editable guide to building a TIA portfolio for Recognized, Exemplary, or Master designation.

Grade 4 STAAR math Halloween escape room. Missions for TEKS 4.4D, 4.4E, 4.5A (multiply up to 4×1 and 2×2, divide up to 4-digit by 1-digit, represent multi-step problems with strip diagrams/equations). Self-checking Cadet Corps Google Slides + printable missions. Not a color-by-number worksheet pack.

Grade 4 STAAR math Thanksgiving escape room. 20 STAAR 2.0-style word problems for TEKS 4.3E, 4.4H, 4.8C (add/subtract fractions with equal denominators, divide and interpret remainders, measurement problems with time, liquid volume, mass, and money). 4 feast scenes + Gratitude Gate boss. Self-checking Cadet Corps Google Slides + printable missions. Not a bare-facts worksheet.

Grade 3 STAAR math scavenger hunt for Hispanic Heritage Month. Stations for TEKS 3.4A, 3.4F, 3.5E (addition/subtraction within 1,000, multiplication facts, number-pair tables). Self-checking Cadet Corps Google Slides + printable missions. Not a color-by-code worksheet pack.

Grade 3 math logic brain teasers covering money (TEKS 3.4C), rounding (3.4B), and comparing numbers (3.2D).

Grade 3 STAAR math crack-the-code mystery. Multiplication facts, arrays, and strip-diagram equations across Cipher Lab, Number Grid, Array Alley, Clue Desk, and Final Code. Not an escape room reprint. Not Jeopardy. Not a seasonal holiday pack.

Grade 3 STAAR math Labor Day escape room. Parade Depot, Helper Station, Weekend Market, Town Picnic. Self-checking Google Slides + printable missions. TEKS 3.4K, 3.4G, 3.5A.

Grade 4 STAAR math scavenger hunt for the first week of school. Word problems, expanded notation, digit value through 1,000,000,000, and STAAR 2.0 items. Not a Number Vault reprint.

Grade 3 STAAR math escape room for the first week of school. Word problems, expanded notation, rounding to 10 or 100, and STAAR 2.0 items.

Grade 7 STAAR math escape room. Four missions plus a boss lock: integers, rates, percent, and two-step equations.

English I STAAR EOC escape room. Revising and editing drafts plus reading items on original literary and informational selections.

Biology STAAR EOC escape room. Cell cycle, mitosis, DNA replication, and how disruption of the cycle relates to cancer.

Kindergarten math escape room. Word problems, pictures and tables of sets, and Select TWO. Kindergarten math, not STAAR.

Grade 1 math escape room. Word problems, tables, Select TWO, number sentences with a letter, and strip diagrams.

Grade 2 math escape room. Word problems, tables, Select TWO, number sentences with a letter, and strip diagrams.

Grade 3 STAAR math escape room. Word problems, multi-select, arrays, and strip diagrams. Self-checking Google Slides.

Grade 4 STAAR math escape room. Word problems, multi-select, equations with a letter for the unknown, and strip diagrams.

Grade 5 STAAR math escape room. Word problems, multi-select, equations with a letter, and decimal place value through thousandths.

Grade 6 STAAR math escape room. Rationals, ratios, percents, and one-step equations. Self-checking Google Slides.

Grade 8 US History STAAR escape room for Colonies through Revolution. STAAR 2.0 multi-select and multipart items.

Grade 8 Science STAAR escape room. Conservation of mass, Newton’s Second Law, and Newton’s three laws in systems.

Algebra I STAAR EOC escape room. Linear equations, exponential functions, and quadratics with real solutions.

TEKS-tagged Grade 3 Math + RLA morning warmups, 4 weeks / 16 days, Print + Easel. Cadet Corps pages labeled with Texas TEKS (not Common Core). Not an escape room. Not Jeopardy.

TEKS-tagged Grade 4 Math + RLA morning warmups, 4 weeks / 16 days, Print + Easel. Cadet Corps pages labeled with Texas TEKS (not Common Core). Not an escape room. Not Jeopardy.

Domain-by-domain Distinguished indicators, pre/post observation templates, evidence log, and self-scoring rubric.

Google Sheets template that tracks student growth across assessments and flags data for PLC and TIA documentation.

Five complete hands-on math lessons with STAAR 2.0 question types for grades 3, 4, and 5.

Five reading and writing lessons that embed STAAR 2.0 question types for grades 3–5.

Five hands-on science lesson plans for 5th and 8th grade, including labs and review activities aligned to TEKS.

32 Grade 3 math task cards covering major TEKS with STAAR 2.0-style items. About half include visual aids.

32 Grade 4 math task cards covering TEKS 4.2–4.9 with STAAR 2.0-style items. About half include visual aids.

Hosted live Grade 3 math game show. Redeem the access code, project the 5×5 board, students join with a room code. 25 original items.

Interactive Jeopardy-style game show covering Math and RLA. Three complete boards (one per grade) with 150 questions.

Digital escape room with five STAAR-style editing and revising missions on interactive Google Slides. Grades 3–5.

Interactive digital escape room: five planets of parts-of-speech puzzles on Google Slides for 3rd grade.

Interactive digital grammar mystery. Five crime-scene challenges covering agreement, pronouns, and commas.

Interactive digital escape room with five grammar challenges on conjunctions, verb tenses, and prepositional phrases.

Grammar escape room for grades 3–5 with three difficulty levels, from capitalization through advanced editing.

Door decorations, motivational posters, bookmarks, and testing-tip cards to build confidence before STAAR.

20 spring writing prompts for grades 3–5, each with a prompt page, graphic organizer, and lined writing page.

Memory book pages, academic reflection, writing prompts, and autograph pages for the end of the year.