Math Test Prep Boot Camp, Grades 3-5

Test day does not have to feel scary. This 60-page Math Test Prep Boot Camp for grades 3 to 5 gives children a clear plan: learn how good test takers think, brush up the math, and then prove it on two full practice tests. The pack starts with four habits that make a real difference on any math test. Children learn to read each question twice and work out exactly what it asks, to cross out answers that cannot be right before they solve, to check their work a different way, and to plan their time so the last five minutes are always kept for checking. Each habit comes with short try-it questions, and the time-plan page shows one workable split of a 60-minute test that children can adjust to fit their own test. Then comes the review, page by page, from easy to hard: two-digit addition and subtraction, multiplication and division facts, multi-digit multiplication and long division with no remainders, comparing and adding fractions, equivalent fractions, decimals, metric conversions, time and money, area and perimeter, angles and shapes, and reading bar graphs. Word problems build from one step to two steps to a multi-step challenge, followed by patterns, mixed review, and a test-day checklist that shows children how to fill in answer bubbles properly. Two practice tests of twenty questions each close the student pages, with an error-analysis page that turns common mistakes into lessons, plus estimating, place value, factors, prime and composite numbers, a vocabulary match, and a word search. Teacher-only answer keys cover every page from 39 to 59, and a certificate on page 60 celebrates each Math Test Prep Star. Print and go — a pencil is all children need.