Quick Tip.

I know a lot of moms who make their own reviewers and practice tests for their kids when it's time for long tests and exams.  There's a lot of time and effort involved in making these, so instead of a one-time use for the printed material, why not make them reusable, literally for practice?

I used two sheets of clear acrylic ( scrap material from our office), had them cut into 8.5" x 13" size.

Just put your printed test paper between the 2 sheets --'sandwich' style, use a bulldog clip to hold them in place.  Put out your whiteboard marker and eraser and you're good to go!

You can save and collect your long test reviewers and re-use them for the the final period exam.  That way, you don't have to make one all over again!  I even reuse answered activity sheets in school. I just cover up the answered portions with strips of paper, with a small piece of tape (you don't need much because they will be pressed between the acrylic sheets anyway).

Isn't it a nifty tablet?  If you feel your child needs more practice, just wipe 'em out! 

I used two sheets so I can do back to back.  My fifth grader has longer and detailed tests, so I can let her do it all in one sitting. I used  8.5" x 13" size because tests and activity sheets in school are printed on legal size paper.  Re-using activity sheets is a quick and easy way to review for quizzes. :)

If you're the kind of mom who likes to do things in advance ( you know who you are!), you can use a sheet over the book pages to answer the exercises or chapter reviews, before they answer them in school.   The teacher won't find out about your little secret!  :)

Practice makes perfect. 

You can find acrylic sheets in hardware stores or home depots but they sell it in 4' x 8' sheets, a bit big for this project.  You can try the shops that make signs, maybe they have scrap they're willing to sell, or email me and I'll see what I can do :).

Note: I'm new to using acrylic sheets as a write and erase tablet, so I can't say yet how much writing abuse they can manage before they all get scratched up.  Prior to this, I used our glass sliding doors in our previous home, I just tape them on the opposite side of the door, with the printed side facing them.  They like to do pretend school, because they answer them standing up, like how you would on a black board!

This might also be of help to teachers and tutors who do one-on-one tests and reviews. :)