Since the 2022 STAAR redesign, aka STAAR 2.0, a noted increase in complexity has emerged. Students are asked to think and solve in ways that even cause some adults to pause. Rather than more drill and test prep, a more nuanced approach is needed to ensure student success. Each year's test brings new surprises, and it's necessary for us to equip them with better tools to make sense of the problems. Process standards Instead of prepping them based on what the test looked like l

This post specifically looks at how formulas can be used solve problems involving linear relationships, including the form y = mx + b. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Formulas Formulas account for around 38% of each 8th grade STAAR test. These formulas are applied to solve problems related to volume, surface area, triangles, similar shapes, linear relationships, and finances. The main function of a formula is to understand the relationship between quantit

This post specifically looks at how formulas can be used solve problems involving simple and compound interest. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Formulas Formulas account for around 38% of each 8th grade STAAR test. These formulas are applied to solve problems related to volume, surface area, triangles, similar shapes, linear relationships, and finances. The main function of a formula is to understand the relationship between quantities. In fourth grade, s

This post specifically looks at how formulas can be used solve problems involving similar shapes and the Pythagorean Theorem. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Formulas Formulas account for around 38% of each 8th grade STAAR test. These formulas are applied to solve problems related to volume, surface area, triangles, similar shapes, linear relationships, and finances. The main function of a formula is to understand the relationship between quantities. In f

This post specifically looks at how formulas can be used solve problems involving volume and surface area. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Formulas Formulas account for around 38% of each 8th grade STAAR test. These formulas are applied to solve problems related to volume, surface area, triangles, similar shapes, linear relationships, and finances. The main function of a formula is to understand the relationship between quantities. In fourth grade, studen

This post specifically looks at how algebraic reasoning can be used to translate problem situations to algebraic representations. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Algebraic Reasoning Algebraic reasoning accounts for around 27% of each 8th grade STAAR test. This thinking does not use a visible tool but instead relies on applying algebraic concepts to expressions, equations, and inequalities. The main function of algebraic reasoning is to identify algebraic

This post specifically looks at how algebraic reasoning can be used to solve problems related to rigid transformations and dilations. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Algebraic Reasoning Algebraic reasoning accounts for around 27% of each 8th grade STAAR test. This thinking does not use a visible tool but instead relies on applying algebraic concepts to expressions, equations, and inequalities. The main function of algebraic reasoning is to identify algebr

This post specifically looks at how algebraic reasoning can be used to solve two-step equations and inequalities. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Algebraic Reasoning Algebraic reasoning accounts for around 27% of each 8th grade STAAR test. This thinking does not use a visible tool but instead relies on applying algebraic concepts to expressions, equations, and inequalities. The main function of algebraic reasoning is to identify algebraic relationships in

This post specifically looks at how number lines can be used solve problems involving proportional relationships. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Number Lines Number lines account for around 14% of each 8th grade STAAR test. These number lines are applied to solve problems related to rates, ordering numbers, similar shapes, and direct variation. The main function of a number line is to solve problems involving rates, direct variation and proportionality,

This post specifically looks at how number lines can be used solve problems involving ordering rational and irrational numbers. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Number Lines Number lines account for around 14% of each 8th grade STAAR test. These number lines are applied to solve problems related to rates, ordering numbers, similar shapes, and direct variation. The main function of a number line is to solve problems involving rates, direct variation and pro

This post specifically looks at how number lines can be used solve problems involving rates. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Number Lines Number lines account for around 14% of each 8th grade STAAR test. These number lines are applied to solve problems related to rates, ordering numbers, similar shapes, and direct variation. The main function of a number line is to solve problems involving rates, direct variation and proportionality, and to visualize orde

This post specifically looks at how number lines can be used solve problems involving ratios and percents. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here . Number Lines Number lines account for around 30% of each 7th grade STAAR test. These number lines are applied to solve problems related to ratios, rates, percents, scale, and operations. The main function of a number line is to solve problems involving operations, understand ratios, rates, and proportionality, or as

This post specifically looks at how number lines can be used solve problems involving proportions and similar shapes. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here . Number Lines Number lines account for around 30% of each 7th grade STAAR test. These number lines are applied to solve problems related to ratios, rates, percents, scale, and operations. The main function of a number line is to solve problems involving operations, understand ratios, rates, and proportiona

This post specifically looks at how number lines can be used solve problems involving the four operations. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here . Number Lines Number lines account for around 30% of each 7th grade STAAR test. These number lines are applied to solve problems related to ratios, rates, percents, scale, and operations. The main function of a number line is to solve problems involving operations, understand ratios, rates, and proportionality, or as

This post specifically looks at how number lines can be used solve problems involving rates. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Number Lines Number lines account for around 30% of each 7th grade STAAR test. These number lines are applied to solve problems related to ratios, rates, percents, scale, and operations. The main function of a number line is to solve problems involving operations, understand ratios, rates, and proportionality, or as a tool to explor

This post specifically looks at how algebraic reasoning can be used to solve two-step equations and inequalities. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Algebraic Reasoning Algebraic reasoning accounts for around 30% of each 7th grade STAAR test. This thinking does not use a visible tool but instead relies on applying algebraic concepts to expressions, equations, and inequalities. The main function of algebraic reasoning is to identify algebraic relationships in

This post specifically looks at how algebraic reasoning can be used to translate problem situations to algebraic representations. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Algebraic Reasoning Algebraic reasoning accounts for around 30% of each 7th grade STAAR test. This thinking does not use a visible tool but instead relies on applying algebraic concepts to expressions, equations, and inequalities. The main function of algebraic reasoning is to identify algebraic

This post specifically looks at how algebraic reasoning can be used to interpret data representations and make probability predictions . Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here . Algebraic Reasoning Algebraic reasoning accounts for around 30% of each 7th grade STAAR test. This thinking does not use a visible tool but instead relies on applying algebraic concepts to expressions, equations, and inequalities. The main function of algebraic reasoning is to identify

This post specifically looks at how formulas can be used solve problems involving volume and surface area. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here. Formulas Formulas account for around 22% of each 7th grade STAAR test. These formulas are applied to solve problems related to volume, surface area, composite figures, linear relationships, and composite figures. The main function of a formula is to understand the relationship between quantities. In fourth grade, stude

This post specifically looks at how formulas can be used solve problems involving composite figures and circle geometry. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here . Formulas Formulas account for around 22% of each 7th grade STAAR test. These formulas are applied to solve problems related to volume, surface area, composite figures, linear relationships, and composite figures. The main function of a formula is to understand the relationship between quantities. In fo