Third grade is the first year New Jersey students sit for the state math test, and that’s a big moment for an 8-year-old. Multiplication, division, fractions, time, area and graphs all show up in one spring test. If you want every skill covered in one place, this workbook was made for you.
The New Jersey NJSLA-A 3rd Grade Math Practice Test Workbook is aligned to the 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Mathematics and built from the NJSLA-A blueprint published by the New Jersey Department of Education. Every question is original, written in the formats your students will see in the spring, and reviewed by a certified teacher.
It’s a Printable PDF, so you can print the pages you need for whole-class lessons, small groups, centers or homework. Below you’ll find what’s inside, a look-inside video and a simple plan for the months before testing.
- A 20-question pretest, a Learn It lesson + test-style practice for all 33 skills, mixed review, test-taking strategies, 2 full-length practice tests and a 343-answer key.
- Each practice test has 41 questions in two sessions, just like the real NJSLA-A math test.
- Printable PDF, 196 full-color pages, $9.99.
- Bubble answer sheets, progress trackers and class data sheets make scoring quick.
- Free with a Have Fun Teaching membership.
What’s inside the NJSLA 3rd grade math test prep workbook
The workbook follows the order you’d teach it. Find out what students already know, teach the gaps one skill at a time, mix everything together, then rehearse the real thing twice.
Pretest + scoring guide
20 questions and a guide that shows which skills to teach first.
Learn It + practice
A worked example and a tip, then test-style practice, for all 33 skills.
Every big 3rd grade idea
Multiplication and division, place value, fractions, time, area, perimeter, graphs and shapes.
Mixed review + strategies
33 mixed questions and four pages of test-taking tips for the big day.
2 full-length practice tests
41 questions each, split into Session 1 and Session 2 like the real test.
Answer key + trackers
343 answers, progress trackers, class data sheets and a certificate.
The question types match the real test: answer boxes, multiple choice, “select all that apply” questions and tables to match. On the computer, a few questions ask students to drag bars on a graph or click a point on a number line, so the book practices those same skills with an answer box. Once 3rd graders have met every format, test day is about the math, not the question style.
Inside · PretestPretestFind each student’s starting point in one sitting.
Inside · Learn ItLearn It pagesA worked example and a tip before every practice set.
Inside · ReviewMixed ReviewEvery reporting area mixed together, like the real test.
Inside · Practice testFull practice testsTwo 41-question tests, each in two sessions.
Take a look inside (video)
Want to flip through it before you buy? This short look-inside video walks through the whole workbook, from the pretest to the class data sheets at the back.
What’s on the NJSLA-A 3rd grade math test?
The NJSLA-A (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments–Adaptive) was new in the 2025–26 school year. It’s taken online, and it’s computer-adaptive: after each group of questions, the next group gets a little harder or easier. Students answer 41 math questions in two sessions of about 75 minutes each.
The questions come from four areas: operations and algebraic thinking (the biggest one), base ten and fractions, measurement, and geometry and data. Third graders get no calculator and no reference sheet, just scratch paper and blank graph paper. On the real test, students can’t go back to Session 1 once Session 2 starts, so each practice test in the book is split the same way.
The skills use the 2023 New Jersey standard codes, where measurement (3.M) and data (3.DL) replaced the old 3.MD codes.
How to use the printable workbook in class
Because it’s a PDF, you print only what you need, when you need it. Here’s how teachers tend to use each part.
Print the pretest
One sitting shows you which skills each student needs most.
Small groups + centers
Pull the Learn It and practice pages for the skills your groups need.
Test day rehearsal
Give a practice test with the bubble answer sheets, Session 1 and Session 2 with a break between.
Track the growth
Score with the answer key, then fill in the progress trackers and class data sheets.
Printable PDF: $9.99, or free with a membership
The workbook comes as one Printable PDF with all 196 full-color pages. Print as many copies as your students need, year after year.
Already a member? The Printable PDF is included with your Have Fun Teaching membership, so you can download it today at no extra cost.
When do 3rd graders take the NJSLA-A math test?
The NJSLA-A is a spring test. For the 2026–27 school year, the statewide window runs from April 19 to May 21, 2027, and each district picks its own days inside it. Here’s an easy way to spread your NJSLA 3rd grade math test prep across the year so spring never turns into a cram session.
Now: give the pretest
Score it with the guide and circle the skills each student needs most.
Fall into winter: teach the gaps
Use one Learn It + practice set a few times a week, in the order your pretest points to.
Winter: mix it up
Mixed review keeps facts, fractions, time and area fresh while you teach new units.
Early spring: Practice Test 1
Run it like test day, both sessions, then reteach what slipped.
A few weeks later: Practice Test 2
A second full run builds stamina and shows real growth.
Test day: celebrate
They’ve seen every question type already. Tell them so.
Check your school calendar for your district’s dates. To see exactly what 3rd graders are expected to learn, read the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Mathematics. Our New Jersey test prep page has the state’s testing details and every NJSLA-A workbook in one place.
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3rd grade math worksheets to pair with it
When the pretest flags a skill, a single-page worksheet is an easy way to add one more round of practice. These three line up with big 3rd grade math skills on the test.
3rd · WorksheetSingle Digit MultiplicationFact practice for the biggest part of the 3rd grade test.
3rd · WorksheetFractions of a WholeName the fraction of a shape that is shaded.
3rd · WorksheetElapsed Time StoriesShort time word problems, a measurement skill on the test.
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NJSLA 3rd grade math test prep: questions teachers ask
Is this workbook made by the New Jersey Department of Education?
No. Have Fun Teaching wrote every question from scratch, and a certified teacher reviewed the book. It is aligned to the 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Mathematics and built from the published NJSLA-A blueprint, but it is an independent practice resource and does not use real test items.
How many questions are on the NJSLA-A 3rd grade math test?
The math test has 41 questions in two sessions of about 75 minutes each. It is online and computer-adaptive, so each group of questions adjusts to how students did on the last one. Each practice test in this workbook also has 41 questions, split into Session 1 and Session 2.
How much does the workbook cost?
The Printable PDF is $9.99 for all 196 full-color pages, and you can print as many copies as your students need. With a Have Fun Teaching membership, the PDF is included at no extra cost, along with the Printable PDF of every other state test prep workbook and the rest of the library.
Can 3rd graders use a calculator on the NJSLA-A?
No. There is no calculator and no reference sheet in grade 3. Students get blank scratch paper and graph paper. That is why the workbook practices multiplication facts, rounding and fractions by hand, with a Work Space under every question for showing their thinking.
When should I start NJSLA 3rd grade math test prep?
Start with the pretest in the fall, then teach the skills it flags a few times a week through winter. Give Practice Test 1 in early spring and Practice Test 2 a few weeks later. The 2026–27 testing window runs from April 19 to May 21, 2027.
Walk into test day ready.
Start with the pretest this week, and have every skill covered by spring.
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