Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Anti-Test Anxiety Society will love this post.
With themes of worry and growth mindset, this picture book by Julia Cook is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms.
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- Read a summary of The Anti-Test Anxiety Society.
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THE ANTI-TEST ANXIETY SOCIETY SUMMARY
The story The Anti-Test Anxiety Society by Julia Cook is about a girl named BB who hates taking tests. She thinks the words test stands for terrible every single time! When BB goes to take a test the hair on the back of her neck stands up, her face turns as red as a beet, she starts to sweat, her stomach aches, and she can’t control her feet. She knows she will get a bad grade on the tests so she doesn’t even want to try.
One day, BB tells her teacher how she feels about taking tests and her teacher says she should join the The Anti-Test Anxiety Society. This a group of kids who prepare for tests and try their best. They teach BB the Dynamic Dozen steps for preparing for a test and trying your best on the test. With the help of the society, BB changs her mindset about test taking.
THE ANTI-TEST ANXIETY SOCIETY LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based The Anti-Test Anxiety Society reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing character
- summarizing
- author’s purpose
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- worry
- growth mindset
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- contractions
- ellipses
- exclamatory sentences
THE ANTI-TEST ANXIETY SOCIETY ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for The Anti-Test Anxiety Society?
- Lexile® Measure: 700 – 725
- Guided Reading Level: Q
- DRA Level: 38
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 4.2
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Julia Cook. It was illustrated by Anita DuFalla.
What genre is The Anti-Test Anxiety Society?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.
