If you teach 3rd grade in a Smarter Balanced state, you already know how much rides on one spring math test: multiplication and division, fractions on a number line, area, time and measurement, and a Performance Task that asks eight-year-olds to explain their thinking in writing. If you’re hunting for Smarter Balanced 3rd grade math test prep at 9 p.m. with tomorrow still unplanned, this workbook was made for you.
The Smarter Balanced (CAASPP / SBAC) 3rd Grade Math Practice Test Workbook is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for math and built from the published Smarter Balanced test design. Every question is original, written in the same styles your students will meet on test day, and reviewed by a certified teacher.
One book works in all nine Smarter Balanced states, from California to South Dakota. It comes as a Printable PDF, an Interactive Workbook that runs in the browser, a Bundle with both, and a School License for your whole building. Here’s what’s inside, a quick look-inside video, and a simple plan for using it between now and spring.
- An 18-question pretest, a Learn It lesson + test-style practice for all 37 3rd grade math standards, mixed review, test-taking strategies and 2 full-length practice tests.
- Each practice test has a computer-adaptive style Part 1 and a Performance Task Part 2, just like the real test.
- Printable PDF $9.99 · Interactive Workbook $9.99 · Bundle $14.99 · School License $49.97.
- The Interactive Workbook reads every question aloud and runs on Chromebooks, tablets and classroom boards.
- Try the Interactive Workbook free online, no sign-up needed. Members get the PDF and the Interactive Workbook included.
What’s inside the Smarter Balanced 3rd grade math test prep workbook
Every page has a job. The workbook follows the order you’d actually teach: find out what students know, teach the gaps, mix it all together, then rehearse the real thing.
Pretest + scoring guide
18 questions and a guide that points each student to the right skill pages.
Learn It + practice
A worked example, a tip and a “Try It With Me,” then test-style practice for all 37 standards.
Mixed review
Standards from every domain, mixed together the way the test mixes them.
Test-taking strategies
Short, practical tips for reading the question, checking work and explaining an answer.
2 full-length practice tests
37 questions each: a 32-question Part 1 plus a 5-question Performance Task.
Answer key + trackers
Answer key, answer sheets, scoring rubrics, progress trackers and class data sheets.
The question types match the real test: typed answers, multiple choice, Yes/No and True/False tables, select-all, drop-down menus, two-part Part A/Part B questions and short written explanations. There’s no calculator in grade 3, so there’s none in the book either. When kids have already met those formats, test day is about the math, not the buttons.
Inside · PretestPretestFind each student’s starting point in one sitting.
Inside · Learn ItLearn It pagesA worked example and a tip before the practice, for every standard.
Inside · ReviewMixed ReviewEvery domain mixed together, like the real test.
Inside · Practice testFull practice testsTwo 37-question tests, Part 1 plus a Performance Task.
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 end.
What is the Smarter Balanced math Performance Task?
The Smarter Balanced math test comes in two parts. Part 1 is computer-adaptive, so the questions adjust as students answer. Part 2 is the Performance Task: a handful of linked questions about one real-world scenario, often with a table to read, and at least one answer students have to explain in their own words.
That second part is where a lot of 3rd graders stall. They can multiply, but writing down why takes practice. So each practice test in this workbook ends with a 5-question Performance Task built around one scenario and a table, including 2 written explanations scored 2, 1 or 0 with a rubric. You’ll know exactly what a full-credit answer looks like, and so will your students.
Some states give a shorter, adjusted form of the test. In California, Washington, Delaware, Hawaiʻi and Idaho, students see a 17-question Part 1, and Hawaiʻi has no Performance Task. The teacher notes in the workbook explain how to use the practice tests either way.
How does the Interactive Workbook work?
The Interactive Workbook is the same workbook, live in the browser. It runs on Chromebooks, tablets, touch panels and interactive whiteboards, and there’s nothing to install. It works like test day, so students practice the routine as well as the math.
Every question read aloud
Students tap to hear each question, so reading never gets in the way of the math.
Real test formats
Typed answers, drop-downs, select-all and Yes/No tables, just like the computer test.
Answer, then turn in
No hints while they work. It’s practice for the real thing.
Assign it in HFT Classroom
Members send any section to their class and see how each student did.
Want to see it first? Open the free preview on your classroom board tonight, read-aloud included, with no account needed. Two minutes in, you’ll know whether it fits your class.
Pick your format: Printable, Interactive or Bundle
Every edition has the same questions, so you can mix them. Print the pretest for small groups, then run the practice tests on Chromebooks so test day feels familiar.
3rd · Printable PDF · $9.99Printable PDFAll 204 full-color pages. Print as many copies as your class needs.
3rd · Interactive · $9.99Interactive WorkbookThe whole workbook on any screen, with every question read aloud.- 3rd · Bundle · $14.99Bundle (PDF + Interactive)Both editions together for less than buying them separately.
3rd · School License · $49.97School LicensePDF + Interactive for every teacher and student in one school.
Buying for your whole building? The School License ($49.97) covers the Printable PDF and the Interactive Workbook for every teacher and student in one school, so your whole grade level works from the same pages.
Which states use the Smarter Balanced 3rd grade math test?
This one workbook serves all nine Smarter Balanced states, even though each one calls the test something a little different. Find your state’s testing details and every workbook for it here:
Pick your state
When do 3rd graders take the Smarter Balanced math test?
Smarter Balanced is an end-of-year test, given in the spring. Each state sets its own window, and most fall somewhere between March and June. For the 2026–27 school year, here’s an easy way to spread your Smarter Balanced 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 multiplication, fractions and measurement fresh while you teach new units.
Early spring: Practice Test 1
Run it like test day, Performance Task included, 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.
Districts pick their own days inside the state window, so check your school calendar. To see exactly what 3rd graders are expected to learn, read the Common Core State Standards for 3rd grade math. Our test prep by state page keeps every state’s workbooks in one place.
Members: assign it in HFT Classroom
With a Have Fun Teaching membership, the Printable PDF and the Interactive Workbook are included. Assign any section to your class in HFT Classroom, and students sign in with a class link and a picture, with no student emails. You see their scores and the skills they missed. See how HFT Classroom works.
3rd grade math worksheets to pair with it
When the pretest flags a skill, a quick single-page worksheet is an easy way to add one more round of practice. These three line up with big 3rd grade math standards.
3rd · WorksheetFishing MultiplicationMultiplication fact practice with a fishing theme.
3rd · WorksheetFractions: FourthsPractice reading and showing fourths of a whole.
3rd · WorksheetSolving Area ProblemsFind the area of shapes, a key 3rd grade standard.
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Smarter Balanced 3rd grade math test prep: questions teachers ask
Is this workbook made by Smarter Balanced or my state?
No. Have Fun Teaching wrote every question from scratch, and a certified teacher reviewed them. The workbook is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for math and built from the published Smarter Balanced test design, so it prepares students for the test, but it is an independent practice resource and does not use released test items.
Which states can use this workbook?
All nine Smarter Balanced states: California (CAASPP), Connecticut, Delaware (DeSSA), the District of Columbia (DC CAPE), Hawaiʻi, Idaho (ISAT), Nevada (SBAC), South Dakota and Washington (SBA). The test has a different name in some states, but the 3rd grade math content and question types are the same, so one workbook covers them all.
What’s the difference between the editions?
The Printable PDF ($9.99) is all 204 pages to print. The Interactive Workbook ($9.99) is the same workbook in the browser, with every question read aloud. The Bundle ($14.99) gives you both. The School License ($49.97) covers the PDF and the Interactive Workbook for every teacher and student in one school.
Does it include the Performance Task?
Yes. Both full-length practice tests have a 5-question Performance Task about one scenario with a table, including 2 written explanations scored 2, 1 or 0 with rubrics. States with a shorter adjusted form (California, Washington, Delaware, Hawaiʻi and Idaho) use a 17-question Part 1, and Hawaiʻi has no Performance Task. The teacher notes explain both.
Is the workbook included in a Have Fun Teaching membership?
Yes. Members get the Printable PDF and the Interactive Workbook at no extra cost, and they can assign any section to their class in HFT Classroom. Members also get every other state test prep workbook and the whole Have Fun Teaching library. Memberships start with 3 free days.
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