Helpful Links & Documents
Below you will find various links and documents to help you throughout the year. Every thing that is taught throughout the year is aligned to these resources and will appear on TCAP. Please use this to prepare for TCAP and all unit tests.
Please continue to reading below for these helpful documents.In order to access each document, please click on the 'download file' button.
- IXL - This website is great practice for anyone wanting extra practice problems! Each student has a login and password, purchased by the PTSA. The student's login is their stanford math number and their password is their stanford math password.
- YouTube - Yes, this website does have some hilarious and insane videos on it, but what people don't realize is that it also has a ton of education material. Anytime you are confused on a concept, simply the name of the skill into the search bar and you are sure to get many videos teaching the skill step by step. Some students find it very helpful to hear a concept explained another way and it is great for parents if they need a refresher before helping with homework!
- Stanford Math - This is the link to Stanford Math for Kate Bond.This website is particularly great because it identifies each student's level and specializes it's lessons based on the level. Each student has a login and password that will be issued to them in math class. Remember, if you earned basic or below basic on your TCAP last year, you should have at least 90 minutes of Stanford Math each week.
- Online Text Book - This link will bring you to the login page of ConnectED. Please utilize this link at home rather than bringing your book home. Go to the link, click 'Create a New Account' and enter redemption code 84DD-K3F6-OYYO . There are tutorials and practice opportunities also found on this link. Make sure you write down your username and password when it issues it to you or you will have to re-register everytime!
- Parent Connect - This link will send you to your online gradebook. Each student was given a login and password at the beginning of the year, so please refer to that in order to access your grades. Please utilize this first if you have questions about your grades. If you are still confused after that, you may reach out to your teachers.
- KBMS Website - This link brings you to our school website. On the site various shedules and updates can be found, as well as our policies. Please pay special attention to the resources page that includes dresscode and other very important links.
- TCAP Item Sampler and Practice Test - This link has the item sampler and practice TCAP for Science, Social Studies, Math, and Reading Language Arts. In order to retrieve these documents, make sure to click the links that align to 'Grade 8'. The item sampler is a document that contains a question from every standard for all subjects. When looking at the math section, please omit the following standards: 3.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2. Also accessible on this link is a practice TCAP test. The practice TCAP has an answer key at the end of the document and indicates which standard each question is aligned to. Both of these documents are perfect to get an idea of what exactly each standard is asking and how it will be asked. Unit test questions are directly aligned to these types of questions and skills indicated in these documents.
- ESL Item Sampler and Practice Test - This link includes the same information listed above, but is meant for students who are in ESL Classes.
- MAAS Item Sampler and Practice Test - This link includes the same information listed above, but is meant for students who qualify for the MAAS test.
- Common Core State Standards - As you know, students will be assessed on the common core state standards this year, as well as Tennessee standards. This link provides the standards broken down by category on the left. Unfortunately, there is not an item sampler aligned to these standards yet, but it will still be helpful to familiarize yourself with them.
Please continue to reading below for these helpful documents.In order to access each document, please click on the 'download file' button.
8th Grade Math Standards | |
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This document has the 8th grade math standards for TN. However, because the Common Core State Standards are being implemented this year, there is a document below omitting a few of the standards on this outdated list.
Dropped SPI List | |
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This document includes the 5 standards (3.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2) that will be omitted from this year's TCAP.
Algebra I Standards | |
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This document include the standards for Algebra I. These will be super helpful when identifying what you will need to prepare for 9th grade. To follow with these standards, below is an item sampler and practice test that can be downloaded.
Algebra I Item Sampler | |
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This document includes a question from every algebra I standard.
Algebra I Practice EOC | |
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This document is an algebra I practice end of course (EOC) test.