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.
MOEMS is five problems a month, November through March, and that shape changes how you prepare. Here's the format, the scoring, how to enter when your school doesn't run it, this season's dates and fees, and three original problems with solutions.
A flyer came home about CML and now you have questions. Here's how the Continental Math League actually works: six problems, thirty minutes, several times a year, at your child's own desk.
One of the largest elementary math contests in the country is also one of the hardest to find free practice for. Here's the format, the dates, what it costs, and five original practice problems with worked solutions.
A 3rd grader can enter four real national math contests — and as of this year, every one of them can be set up from home. Here's what each looks like, plus the bigger competitions that open up next year.
Fourth grade is the year the list of math competitions roughly doubles — MOEMS, Math League, and MathCON all open up. Here's the full menu of seven, and how to pick one without signing up for all of them.