State Testing Prep Resources (STAAR, Regents, FAST, CAASPP)

State Assessments · Grades 3–12

State Testing Prep Resources (STAAR, Regents, FAST, CAASPP)

Practice and review material for the spring testing window, whether your state runs STAAR, the Regents, FAST progress monitoring or CAASPP. Editable files, so the item wording can match the test your students actually sit.

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Grades 3–12Where state testing bites hardest
Four demand levelsReteach, practice and stretch
Editable itemsReword to match your state's format

Resources that fit

Review and assessment units for the testing window

Spiral review, practice sets and unit assessments written for grades 3 through 12; tap any cover for the full preview, contents and price.

Why teachers use these

Why test prep material has to be editable

No two state tests look alike. STAAR leans on cross-curricular passages and constructed response, the Regents ends in an essay, Florida's FAST runs three progress monitoring windows instead of one spring event, and CAASPP finishes with a performance task. A generic worksheet cannot serve all four. What travels between them is the underlying skill, plus files you can reword: change the stem, change the number of options, and the practice starts to look like the test in your building.

What's covered

What a test prep unit includes

Enough material to run a review cycle rather than a single practice day.

  • Graduated practice on four levels
  • Slide deck for whole-class review
  • Answer keys with worked steps
  • Lesson plan for a review block
  • Print and screen versions

Make it work for everyone

Using the data without teaching to the test

Score one level as a quick baseline, then use the result to decide who gets the reteach tier and who moves to the stretch questions. That is more useful than a whole-class practice test, which mostly confirms what you already suspected. Save released state items for the final two weeks, when format familiarity genuinely matters.

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Are these official STAAR, Regents, FAST or CAASPP practice tests?

No, and treat anything claiming to be with suspicion. Teach Lessons is not connected to TEA, NYSED, the Florida Department of Education or the California Department of Education. These are teaching resources written to the skills those assessments sample. Official released items come free from each state's own portal.

When should I start reviewing?

Short weekly spiral review from January beats a three-week sprint in April for almost every class. Use one practice set each Friday, let students self-check against the answer key, and reserve the final two weeks for timing, stamina and the specific format your state uses.

My district uses interim benchmark assessments. Does this fit?

It should. Teachers commonly run a unit, use the built-in assessment as a checkpoint, then compare the result with the district benchmark to see whether the gap is content or format. Because the files are editable Word, you can match the benchmark's question count and point values without rebuilding anything.

Is there anything for the writing portions?

Yes, in the ELA and writing listings: extended response practice, claim and evidence work, and student-facing checklists you can rewrite in your state's language. Grading the stack of essays is still on you, but the prompts, models and criteria are already written and ready to print.

Walk into the testing window prepared

Grab a review unit now and spread it across the weeks you actually have.

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