If you’re looking for a way to ditch the dreaded worksheets and get your students excited about math test prep, you’re going to love this.
Buzz About Math: Bee Quest is a classroom game that turns dry math review into an interactive, team-based adventure. Perfect for 5th grade math test prep, this low-prep activity builds essential skills while keeping students engaged, moving, and working together.
๐ฏ The Problem with Traditional Math Test Prep
Letโs face itโmost math test prep resources feel the same.
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Page after page of practice problems.
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Students zoning out halfway through.
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Teachers begging for just a little excitement.
Thatโs why I created Bee Questโto transform math test prep into something students actually look forward to.
๐ What Is Bee Quest?
Bee Quest is a math test prep game designed specifically for 5th grade. It gets students up and moving around the classroom to solve math problems posted as different types of โbees.โ Working in hives (teams), students collaborate to solve problems, earn nectar tokens, and race to become the Top Hive.
Itโs like a scavenger hunt meets math reviewโand itโs packed with variety and challenge.
๐ How the Game Works:
Students find and solve problems assigned to different types of bees:
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๐ Worker Bees โ Standard 5th grade math problems (1 point)
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๐ Queen Bees โ Multi-step word problems (2 points)
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๐ฏ Nectar Bees โ Bonus or riddle problems (2 points + nectar token)
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๐ Bumble Bees โ Error analysis problems (1 bonus point)
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๐ Drone Bees โ Mixed review challenges (1 point)
Students can only pick up 2 problems at a time and must work as a team to solve them before moving on. They record their work on a Bee Tracker, collect nectar tokens, and return for final scoring.
๐ก What Skills Does It Cover?
Bee Quest is designed for comprehensive 5th grade math test prep. It reviews:
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Decimal operations (multiplication & division)
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Fraction operations & mixed numbers
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Order of operations with parentheses
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Multi-step problem solving
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Numerical expressions
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Error analysis and math reasoning
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Spiraled review of key concepts
๐ Whatโs Included:
This resource comes with everything you need to run a smooth and engaging ย math review game:
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โ 20 math problems (4 of each bee type)
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โ Answer key
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โ Bee Tracker recording sheet with space for nectar tokens
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โ 3 editable award certificates:
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โTop Hiveโ โ Most total points
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โQueen Bee Brainโ โ Best math explanation
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โBuzzing with Teamworkโ โ Most helpful teammate
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โ Clear directions for gameplay and set-up
๐ฏ Why Youโll Love It:
Teachers have called Bee Quest their โnew favorite math test prep activityโโand itโs easy to see why:
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โ๏ธ Low prep
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โ๏ธ High engagement
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โ๏ธ Built-in collaboration and movement
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โ๏ธ Great for review days, math rotations, or end-of-year fun
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โ๏ธ Fully aligned to 5th grade math standards
You can even use nectar tokens for rewards, raffles, or classroom privileges. The possibilities are endless!
๐๏ธ Ready to Make Math Test Prep FUN?
You can grab the full Buzz About Math: Bee Quest here on TpT and turn your 5th grade math test prep into an unforgettable learning experience.
Say goodbye to boring reviewโand hello to a classroom buzzing with math success. ๐โจ
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