PVE 3rd through 6th graders had the opportunity to show what they know on the Iowa Assessments. This took place from January 21st through February 1st. During the 6th grade classroom guidance lessons, students explored test anxiety and ways they can cope with those anxieties. Each student was given two strips of paper. On one side they wrote an anxiety they had about the Iowa Assessments and on the back side they wrote one way they could cope with that anxiety. After doing the same for both strips of paper, they linked them together and formed a paper chain with the entire grade. This chain was hung over the door of the guidance room to symbolizing the students "leaving their anxieties at the door."
One student chose "TAKE DEEP BREATHS" as his/her coping skill to help eliminate test anxiety.
After the Iowa Assessments were finished, each student was able to tear two links from the paper chain, crumple them up, and throw them into the recycling bag -- thus symbolizing getting rid of their test anxiety.
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