Milwaukee Families: Grades 3–5 Reading and Math Practice at Home
Milwaukee Families: Grades 3–5 Reading and Math Practice at Home
Milwaukee parents who want Grades 3–5 reading and math practice at home can start with the Grades 3–5 Test Prep Bundle. Two printable toolkits, one for ELA and one for math, come with daily reading task cards and short math warm-ups. One page a night takes ten minutes or so, and the math toolkit's progress pages show where your child still needs help before spring testing.
Open the Grades 3–5 bundleAt $64.99, the Grades 3–5 Test Prep Bundle gives Milwaukee families five printable resources: an ELA Test Prep & Assessment Toolkit, a Math Test Prep & Assessment Toolkit with practice and progress monitoring, Daily ELA Practice task cards and morning work, and math warm-ups for Grades 3 and 4. It suits short home sessions in the months before spring state tests. It is general practice material, not written for Wisconsin or for MPS classes.
The resources
Grades 3–5 Test Prep Bundle, Grades 3–5
5 resources in one download: $64.99 instead of $104.95 bought separately.
Start with the first resource; the others are optional add-ons. Open any cover for the full contents and price.
Grades 3–5 Test Prep Bundle | ELA and Math Toolkits, Daily Practice & Warm-Ups | Grades 3–5
3rd Grade Practice Bundle | ELA Packs, Math Practice, Warm-Ups & Numbers to 1000 Unit | Grade 3
4th Grade Practice Bundle | ELA Packs, Fractions, Area & Perimeter, Warm-Ups & Parent Guide | Grade 4
Elementary Math Units Bundle | Numbers to 1000, Fractions, Area & Perimeter, Test Prep | 4 Units | Grades 3–5
The real problem
Home practice during a year of change at MPS
Milwaukee Public Schools began 2026–27 on September 1, and families in Grades 3–5 are seeing a reading program that is still new. The district brought in a science of reading literacy plan with a new elementary literacy curriculum in January 2026, so this is the first full school year many children are using it from the start. Some northside families have more on their minds: under its long-range facilities plan, MPS proposes closing Starms Discovery Learning Center, Brown Street Academy, Douglas Middle School and Gwen T. Jackson School and moving students to upgraded buildings, and an advisory group was set to discuss the closures in September 2026. MPS is also still removing lead from older buildings, with uncleaned classrooms closed off. When school routines shift, a short, predictable home routine helps a child keep reading and math skills steady. The hard part for parents is knowing what to practice. Grades 3–5 is when reading moves from decoding to understanding longer texts, and math moves into multiplication and fractions. Practice pages that show what a child can and cannot yet do give you something concrete to bring up with the teacher.
Why it fits
What you get for home practice
The five parts are built for short sessions, which suits evenings after a full school day.
- Reading and language review in a test-style format comes from the ELA Test Prep & Assessment Toolkit.
- Progress monitoring in the math toolkit lets you compare your child's results across several weeks.
- Daily ELA Practice task cards take a few minutes and work well before dinner or on the bus.
- Grade 3 and Grade 4 math warm-ups give one short page a day without a long explanation.
- Every page prints on a home printer; no tablet or school login is involved.
- Fifth graders get the toolkits and task cards, though the warm-up worksheets end at Grade 4.
Getting started
Fitting practice into a school night
One way to fit practice into a school week. Keep it short so it does not turn into a second school day.
- Start with a check-in pageUse a page from the math toolkit's progress monitoring to see where your child stands. Write the date on it and keep it so you can compare later in the year.
- Pick two practice days for readingUse the Daily ELA task cards on two set evenings each week. Read the card together if needed, then let your child answer on their own.
- Add a math warm-up on other daysOn the remaining evenings, do one Grade 3 or Grade 4 warm-up page. Ten minutes is plenty; stop before your child gets tired or frustrated.
- Check again after a monthRepeat a progress page after about four weeks. Look for the problems that are still hard, not the overall score, and focus the next month on those.
- Share what you see with the teacherBring the completed pages to a conference or send a note. The teacher can tell you whether the gaps match what they see in class.
What to buy
Test prep bundle or grade bundle
Go with the Grades 3–5 Test Prep Bundle at $64.99 when your goal is steady reading and math review before spring testing; its five parts cost $104.95 bought separately. Broader practice for a single grade comes in the 3rd Grade Practice Bundle ($59.99) and the 4th Grade Practice Bundle ($69.99), which add grammar, writing, phonics, a reading story and a parent guide with workbook. For math only, the Elementary Math Units Bundle ($69.99) has full units on Numbers to 1000, fractions, and area and perimeter, plus the same math test prep toolkit.
Honest limits
Honest limits
The bundle was not written for Wisconsin, is not matched to MPS classes and has no Wisconsin standards codes. Ask your child's teacher what the class is working on and use the pages that fit. It is practice and review, not a full curriculum, and it does not replace the district's reading program. You supply printing and paper. If you home school, check Wisconsin's requirements yourself. If the bundle does not suit your child, you can exchange it within 7 days for store credit of equal value.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Is this matched to Wisconsin tests or the MPS reading program?
No. It carries no endorsement or approval from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction or Milwaukee Public Schools, no alignment to Wisconsin standards, and no design around the Wisconsin state test. Treat it as general Grades 3–5 review, and use the Wisconsin Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics as your reference when checking it.
We home school in Milwaukee. Can we use it?
Yes, as one piece of your reading and math. Wisconsin calls home schooling a home-based private educational program, with form PI-1206 filed with DPI by October 15 each year and at least 875 hours of instruction. Confirm current rules with DPI or a homeschool legal resource.
Does Wisconsin require home schooled children to take a test?
Wisconsin does not list a state assessment requirement for home-based private educational programs. Many families still use review pages like these to see progress for themselves and to decide what to work on next. Rules can change, so check the current law with DPI or a homeschool legal resource before deciding.
My child's school is on the proposed closure list. Will this help?
It cannot change anything about a possible move, but a short home routine gives your child something steady while buildings and classmates may be changing. The pages are not tied to any one school, so they still fit if your child ends up in an upgraded building next year.
Is there anything for Grade 5 math warm-ups?
The warm-up worksheets in this bundle are for Grade 3 and Grade 4. A fifth grader can still work through both toolkits and the daily task cards. If your fifth grader needs more math, the 5th Grade Practice Bundle is worth a look on its own product page.
When can we start?
Right after checkout. Your email gets a download link, and a copy sits in your customer account under Orders for reprinting whenever you like, so a first page can be on the table tonight. If it turns out not to be right for your child, you can exchange it within 7 days for store credit.
See every part before you buy
The product page lists all five resources, so you can check which ones fit your child's grade.
Open the Grades 3–5 bundle