Map Testing Behaviors
Lesson Plan
Play it Safe
Objective: Students will be able to identify four behaviors outside of school that will
lead to a safe and successful MAP testing experience. These behaviors include: getting
plenty of rest before the test, eating breakfast, dressing comfortably, being on time for
school.
Anticipatory Set: The teacher will begin the lesson by asking the question of students
“What do you do at home that makes you successful at school?” The teacher can provide
personal things he or she does in order to get the brainstorming session started. The
teacher will write student responses on the whiteboard. Have students raise their hands
and wait to be called on in order to practice being respectful. You are looking for student
responses such as getting enough sleep, eating well, exercising (releasing energy),
dressing comfortably, following rules at home.
Modeling: When you are finished brainstorming, and have collected at least 10-15
student generated ideas add in the stipulation what you can do at home to get ready for
the MAP test. Have students raise their hand and wait to be called on and circle the ideas
that are already on the board, have the students give an oral reason why it is important to
do the task at home in order to be ready for the MAP test. Next, narrow down the ideas
to the top four important things to do at home before the MAP test. This may include:
getting enough sleep, eating well, dressing comfortably, arrive on time for school.
Check for Understanding/Guided Practice: Using your own personal (teacher)
routine at home, construct a paragraph on the whiteboard with student input of the
reasons on why your personal routine makes you a successful teacher. Start with the
topic sentence, “I play it safe at home so that I can be a successful teacher. I try to get 7-
8 hours of sleep because_______. Have students fill in the reasons as you write them in
complete sentences on the board. Continue guided practice by having students complete
the paragraph with the remaining points and student generated reasons.
Independent Practice: Using the four points of: getting plenty of rest before the test, eat
breakfast, dress comfortably, be on time to school, let the students develop their own
paragraph on why it is important to play it safe before the test. Provide students with a
topic sentence if they are struggling and have them format their paragraph like the guided
practice example on the board. Students may also construct a drawing for each point if
time allows.
Closure: After students have completed their paragraph writing, have students present
their ideas to one another in small groups or have a few students present their ideas orally
to the class. Explain MAP testing schedule, have students write the dates and time in
planners with a reminder the night before to go to bed early. Jot down a reminder for
MAP testing days to eat a healthy breakfast.