AEPA APK Elementary (NT051) study plan

Map the Domain 1 subareas (foundational reading skills, comprehension, writing, speaking/listening) and rate your confidence in each on a 1-5 scale

Define and self-quiz phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency terms until you can explain each in one sentence without notes

Build a 30-item vocabulary deck of literacy terminology (e.g., onset-rime, morpheme, prosody) and study it daily

Annotate one short literary passage and one informational passage for main idea, structure, and author's purpose

Compare narrative and expository text structures and list signal words for each

Write two short constructed responses (one narrative prompt, one explanatory prompt) and revise each for organization and conventions

Practice identifying grammar, usage, and mechanics errors in 15 teacher-written sentences

Outline the stages of writing development and the writing process from prewriting to publishing

Solve 20 mixed arithmetic and fraction/ratio problems without a calculator and log error types

Explain place value, number sense, and the four operations using base-ten representations

Convert between fractions, decimals, and percents across 15 items and justify each conversion

Identify the properties of operations (commutative, associative, distributive) and apply each to a worked example

Solve 15 geometry problems covering perimeter, area, volume, and angle relationships

Compute mean, median, mode, and range for four data sets and interpret what each measure reveals

Set up and solve 10 one- and two-step word problems, writing the equation before solving

Represent the same data set as a table, bar graph, and line plot and note which best communicates the pattern

Distinguish scientific inquiry, observation, and inference using five classroom-style scenarios

Describe the water cycle, rock cycle, and a food chain in sequence with accurate terminology

Explain the basic structure and function of plant and animal cells and compare them

Design a simple controlled experiment identifying independent, dependent, and controlled variables

Sequence major eras of U.S. history and match each to one key event and one key figure

Identify the three branches of government and explain checks and balances with one example each

Read a map and interpret latitude, longitude, scale, and legend across five map tasks

Review physical science basics (states of matter, energy transfer, simple machines) and self-quiz on 15 items

Explain basic economic concepts (supply, demand, scarcity, opportunity cost) with everyday examples

Outline the elements of visual art and music (line, color, rhythm, melody) and match each to a classroom activity

Summarize age-appropriate health topics (nutrition, hygiene, safety) and one teaching approach for each

Describe the components of physical education (motor skills, fitness, sportsmanship) and how to assess them

Take one full-length practice test under timed conditions and record raw scores by domain

Re-teach your three weakest concepts by writing a one-paragraph explanation of each from memory

Review all flagged or needs-review items and resolve each with a verified source

Build a final one-page formula and terminology cheat sheet for test-day review