Grades 3–5 Reading and Math Practice at Home for St. Louis Families
Grades 3–5 Reading and Math Practice at Home for St. Louis Families
If you want your St. Louis third, fourth or fifth grader to practice reading and math at home without buying a full curriculum, the Grades 3–5 Test Prep Bundle is a short, printable option. It holds an ELA toolkit, a math toolkit with progress checks, daily ELA task cards and warm-ups for Grades 3 and 4. You print a page, your child works for twenty minutes, and you look it over together.
View the Grades 3–5 bundleThe Grades 3–5 Test Prep Bundle ($64.99) gives St. Louis parents a ready set of home practice: an ELA test prep toolkit, a math test prep toolkit with progress monitoring, daily ELA task cards and morning work, and math warm-ups for Grades 3 and 4. It works for families with a child in SLPS and for homeschoolers. It is general material, not written for Missouri, so treat it as extra practice rather than a full program.
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
What makes home practice tricky in St. Louis this year
St. Louis Public Schools opened the 2026–27 year on Monday, August 24, and many families are watching more than homework. Under the Future Ready SLPS plan, the district has proposed closing schools including Hamilton, Ashland, Ames, Carver and Patrick Henry elementaries. The board vote was pushed to November 10, 2026, with a final recommendation due October 27. A child who may switch buildings next year can come out of that with gaps, and parents want something steady at home that does not depend on which school a child ends up in. Homeschool families have a different concern. Missouri's home school statute, RSMo 167.031, calls for 1,000 hours of instruction a year, at least 600 of them in reading, math, social studies, language arts and science, plus a written record of subjects and activities and a portfolio of work samples. Short practice pages help with both: they add real reading and math time and leave a dated paper trail. What is hard is finding practice that is the right length for an eight- to ten-year-old and that a parent can check without a teacher's background.
Why it fits
How the bundle works at a kitchen table
Everything is printable, so a parent can run it in short sessions after school or as part of a homeschool day.
- Daily ELA task cards give a five- to ten-minute reading or writing task for busy weeknights.
- Grade 3 and Grade 4 math warm-ups suit a quick start before longer homework or a homeschool math block.
- The math toolkit includes progress monitoring, so you can see which skills still need another pass.
- The ELA test prep and assessment toolkit is meant for review in the weeks before spring state tests.
- Short, focused pages let a parent see quickly which skill still needs work.
- Completed pages can go straight into a homeschool portfolio as dated work samples.
Getting started
A simple weekly routine for St. Louis families
These are suggestions for a family with one child in Grades 3–5. Shorten or stretch them to fit your evenings.
- Monday and Wednesday: ELA task cardsPrint two task cards and let your child pick which to do first. Go over them together afterward and talk about the one question they found hardest.
- Tuesday and Thursday: math warm-upsUse the Grade 3 or Grade 4 warm-up that matches your child. Keep it short; steady practice most days beats a long sit-down after a full school day.
- Friday: progress checkOnce every week or two, use a page from the math toolkit's progress monitoring. Note in a notebook what went well, what took too long and which skill needs another round next week.
- Weekend: one longer reading taskSave a section of the ELA toolkit for a calmer weekend morning, when there is time to work through it and talk about the answers together.
- Keep a folderDate every finished page and keep it in one folder. SLPS parents can bring it to a conference; homeschool families can use it in the portfolio Missouri's statute describes.
What to buy
Picking the right set for your child
Choose the Grades 3–5 Test Prep Bundle at $64.99 if you want mixed reading and math practice across Grades 3–5; the five parts bought separately cost $104.95. If your child is in Grade 3 and you want more than review, the 3rd Grade Practice Bundle ($59.99) adds grammar, creative writing, phonics, a reading story and the Numbers to 1000 unit. For a fourth grader, the 4th Grade Practice Bundle ($69.99) adds full units on fractions and on area and perimeter. If math is the main worry, the Elementary Math Units Bundle ($69.99) covers place value, fractions, area and perimeter and a test prep toolkit.
Honest limits
Honest limits before you buy
This bundle is not written for Missouri and has no Missouri Learning Standards codes or Missouri-specific content. It is practice, not a full year of instruction, and it does not cover science or social studies. Homeschool families still decide what counts toward their hours and records under RSMo 167.031; check current law with the state or a homeschool legal resource. You print the pages yourself. The license is for your own family's use. If it is not what you expected, you can exchange it within 7 days for store credit of equal value.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Does this match the Missouri Learning Standards or SLPS homework?
No. It is not aligned to the Missouri Learning Standards, not approved by SLPS and not tied to any district curriculum. It is general Grades 3–5 reading and math practice. If you want it to support what your child is doing in class, ask the teacher which skills are coming up and pick the matching pages.
Can it count toward Missouri's 1,000 homeschool hours?
Time spent on reading and math practice is instruction time, and many families log it. Missouri's statute asks for 1,000 hours with at least 600 in the core subjects, plus records and a portfolio. How you log hours is your call. Check current requirements with the state or a homeschool legal resource; this page is not legal advice.
My child's school may close. Does this help with a switch?
It cannot replace the new school's instruction, but it gives your child the same practice routine before and after a move. Since the material does not follow one school's pacing, it works the same way in any building. The SLPS board vote on closures is scheduled for November 10, 2026.
How much parent time does it take?
Most task cards and warm-ups take a few minutes for you to print and a few more to look over with your child. Toolkit sections with longer passages need more of your attention, so it makes sense to save them for a weekend or a day off school.
Is Grade 5 math covered?
The warm-ups are for Grades 3 and 4. The ELA toolkit, the math test prep toolkit and the daily ELA practice are for Grades 3–5. A fifth grader can use the toolkits, but for more Grade 5 material the 5th Grade Practice Bundle is a closer match.
Where do I find the files after buying?
The download link arrives by email right after checkout and also sits in your customer account under Orders. You can print pages again whenever you need them, for example a second copy of a warm-up your child wants to retry or a fresh set for a younger sibling later on.
Start a short practice routine this week
Open the product page to see each of the five parts before you buy.
View the Grades 3–5 bundle