This page will provide Tennessee educators with resources and information about our standards and TN Ready. If you have resources you would like added, please contact me. I am often updating, so be sure to stop by often. Updated on 1/19/20
TN State Standards One Page Reference Sheets
ELA(Print front and back, download for the best print)
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- 4th Grade
- 5th Grade
- 6th Grade
- 7th Grade
- 8th Grade
- 9th/10th Grade
- 11th/12th Grade
Math (Print front and back, download for the best print)
Constructed Response Collection:
- How to do a Close Read: Steps and Symbols
- Close Reads Pack: American Revolutionary War Heroes- 5th Grade SAMPLER
- Close Reads Pack: American Revolutionary War Heroes- 4th Grade SAMPLER
- Close Reads Pack: American Revolutionary War Heroes- 3rd Grade SAMPLER
- Close Reading Nonfiction Texts for Upper Elementary – Opening Day Freebie
- Close Reading Nonfiction Texts for Upper Elementary – Pearl Freebie
- Close Reading Nonfiction Texts for Upper Elementary – Bike Safety INB Freebie
- Constitution Day – Close Reading Nonfiction Texts for Upper Elementary Freebie
- Close Reading Nonfiction Texts for Upper Elementary-Martin Luther King Jr.
- Close Reading Football for grades 4-8
- How to do a Close Read: Steps and Symbols
- Close Reads Pack: American Revolutionary War Heroes- 5th Grade SAMPLER
- Close Reads Pack: American Revolutionary War Heroes- 4th Grade SAMPLER
- Close Reads Pack: American Revolutionary War Heroes- 3rd Grade SAMPLER
- Close Reading Nonfiction Texts for Upper Elementary – Opening Day Freebie
- Close Reading Nonfiction Texts for Upper Elementary – Pearl Freebie
- Close Reading Nonfiction Texts for Upper Elementary – Bike Safety INB Freebie
- Constitution Day – Close Reading Nonfiction Texts for Upper Elementary Freebie
- Close Reading Nonfiction Texts for Upper Elementary-Martin Luther King Jr.
- Close Reading Football for grades 4-8
Constructed Response Resources:
- Constructed Response RACE Strategy Resource
- Close Reading of Dr. Suess’ Oh the Places You’ll Go (Video)
- Close Reading of Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer Chapter (Video)
- Close Reading of MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (Video)
- Close Reading of Robert Frost Poem (Video)
Fiction and Nonfiction Unit Plans
- “Because of Winn-Dixie“
- “The Fisherman and His Wife,” Grimm Brothers
- “The Great Fire” by Jim Free
- “The Making of a Scientist” by Richard Feynman
- “The Wind” by James Reeves
Interactive Practice:
- EdCite: Common Core Practice site (practice items similar to TN Ready)
- Edulastic: Common Core Practice site (practice items similar to TN Ready)
Websites to Find Free Articles:
- Newsela (Articles for grades 3rd-12th)
- Tween Tribune (Articles for Grades 5th-12th)
- TT Junior (Articles for Grades K-4th)
- Readworks (Articles and fiction, and paired texts for Grades K-6th)
- Center for Urban Education(Fiction text for grades 2nd-10th)
Typing Practice Websites:
Helpful Websites
- Common Core Standards
- PARCC Testing
- Exemplar Text Lessons
- Exemplar Unit Lesson
- TN Ready Pinterest Board
TN Ready Writing Assessment Rubrics:
Second Grade – ELA
Third Grade – ELA
Fourth and Fifth Grades – ELA:
Third Grade – ELA
Fourth and Fifth Grades – ELA:
Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grades – ELA:
High School -ELA:
2nd-4th Grade Fluency Practice
TN Ready Assessment Information: