Do your students need more constructed response practice? Use and adapt these example question prompts for any nonfiction text for your upper elementary students (3rd, 4th, and 5th grade). Whether you are doing a lesson on short constructed response or extended constructed response, one of these questions should fit with your reading passage!

Click for FREE posters and reminder bookmarks as well as lots of RACE strategy resources! Learn how to teach students the RACE writing strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain), which helps students write better constructed responses. Teachers can use the I Do, We Do, You Do method to teach this skill. The post also includes anchor charts and free RACE strategy posters. By using this strategy, students can write organized, thoughtful responses to constructed response questions.

Introducing constructed response questions to your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade student is necessary for their success on the STAAR reading test . .

Anchor chart for elementary, middle school, and high school Constructed Response / Short Answer Response using A.C.E. strategy

Teachers and students rely on the RACE or RACES writing strategies to construct high-quality answers using text evidence.

A constructed response strategy like RACE or RACES is a great way to support your students when responding to reading. Since many state and provincial

Using the RACE strategy is an effective way to help students answer constructed response reading questions. Read tips for using this strategy in this post.

This step-by-step method is the perfect strategy to use to help your middle school students learn how to write constructed responses using text evidence.

An Upper Elementary Collaborative blog written by 13 teachers. Includes teaching ideas and resources for grades 3, 4, and 5.

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