Middle of Year Benchmark: Released STAAR 2017 and Fractions: Multiply and Divide

Bell Ringer:  AIMS Education Foundation

I found this activity saved on  my DRIVE, but have no idea where it came from.  I know that it is called "Winter Logicland" and that it is from 1989.  My kids really enjoyed this warm up!

Lesson Frame:

Lesson:
It is that time of year...  the middle... it is time to take our MOY benchmark to assess learning/needs.  I am using the released STAAR test from March of last year.  I have decided to take some of the pressure off by splitting up the assessment into 3 sets of 12 questions.  I did not want my students to stress over the number of problems or the amount of time.  I also am allowing my students to use both their purple folder, which contains a multiplication table, prime and composite table, and the 5th Grade Measurement Chart, along with their math journal that we have created this year.  This is not a "gotcha" assessment for me.  I want to see what they have actually learned so far and get an idea of how they will do.  For those students who are to have tests read aloud, I created a Screencastify for each of the 3 sections.  This allows my students to have the problems read to them and have the ability to rewind and listen as often as necessary.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Multiply-Divide-Unit-Fractions-Color-by-Number-TEKS-53I-53J-53L-2889141

 Once they completed the 12 questions for today, I wanted to have a little review.  I found this activity on Teachers Pay Teachers.  As usual, I modified it to meet my needs.  So, I split this activity up into 3 sections as well and created Google Forms.  Each day students answer about 10 problems and input their answer into the form AND on the answer sheet I put on the back of the color page.  I never require my students to color the page, so I need to see their answers to determine if true effort was given.

If students had any remaining time, they worked on Think Through Math.

Assignment:
I am not giving any additional assignments this week, I do not want students rushing through the benchmark or the fraction review.