Testing Miss Malarkey by Judy Finchler, Kevin O'Malley

Our State PSSA tests start on Tuesday.  While this is a book for elementary kids, all ages would smile.  Good luck everyone.  You work hard all year, now is the time to "show what you know"!
The new school year brings standardized testing to every school and Miss Malarkey's is no exception. Teachers, students, and even parents are preparing for THE TEST-The Instructional Performance Through Understanding (IPTU) test-and the school is in an uproar. Even though the grown-ups tell the children not to worry, they're acting kind of strange. The gym teacher is teaching stress-reducing yoga instead of sports in gym class. Parents are giving pop quizzes on bedtime stories at night. The cafeteria is serving "brain food" for lunch. The kids are beginning to think that maybe the test is more important than they're being led to believe. Kids and adults alike will laugh aloud as Finchler and O'Malley poke fun at the commotion surrounding standardized testing, a staple of every school's year.
Here are some fun links - a slide show of the story - http://www.slideshare.net/Bet1139/testing-miss-malarkey

A unit of study complete with resources - http://www.successlink.org/GTI/lesson_unit-viewer.asp?lid=2956