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Ten original Noetic-style practice problems for grades 2-6, covering all four topic areas on the contest, with worked solutions any parent can follow.

Sixth grade is when the elementary and middle-school contest lists overlap: MATHCOUNTS opens, MOEMS lets your child compete in either division, and every 5th-grade contest is still open. Here is how to pick one.

Ten original AMC 8 practice problems at the level a first-year student can reach, covering every topic area on MAA's list, with solutions that explain the trap answers too.

A month-by-month plan, the skills each level tests, what the free official material covers, and honest answers on classes, self-study, and whether the contest is worth it.

A first AMC 8 goes better with a small, realistic goal. Here's the format, the topics, the Achievement Roll for 6th graders and younger, a month-by-month prep plan, and three original problems with worked solutions.

The seven contests open to a 4th grader are still the menu in 5th grade, and the level steps up: a longer Math Kangaroo paper, the core of MOEMS Division E, and middle school one year away. Here is how to pick one.