6th GRADE LESSONS
Every other week, 6th grade students will have a 30 minute library mini-lesson from one of our 4 Units: Empowered Learner, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, or Digital Citizenship units.
Week 1: Orientation
Welcome to the Library! Learn the expectations for this room, the procedures and policies about taking out books, and what you can find here and where things are.
Week 2: Book Fair Books & Nutmeg Nominees
Today we will watch the Fall Elementary School Author Videos for the featured books at this year's Scholastic Book Fair.
Watch the Book Fair Book Trailers
Week 3: Typing.com
Today we will create our Perry Hill Typing.com accounts so you can practice your typing skills and build muscle memory in your fingers.
Week 4: Using DESTINY to locate Fiction books
In this lesson, we will review how to locate books by author and title and learn how to tell what Lexile they are!
Week 5: Banned Books
In this lesson, you will learn what banned books are and sample a few that we have in our library.
Week 6: Finding Nonfiction using the Dewey Decimal Classification system
Today we will do a webquest that will help you understand the Dewey Decimal Classification system and how it works so you can more easily locate Nonfiction books.
Week 7: Reading Code
Most developers want to focus on writing code rather reading it, not realizing that reading code is also an important skill to have. ... To be able to write good code, you have to read a lot of good code. This way you can learn how other developers think and how they solve a particular problem and where they lack. Today you will practice reading code in a fun game like way!
Week 8: Hour of Code
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. Today you will join millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries in an hour of code activity.
Learn to Code: Code Your Own Dance Party
Learn to Code: Minecraft Voyage Aquatic
Week 9: Keyboarding
Today we will take a midyear typing test to measure our progress toward our typing speed goal.
Weeks 10-12: Coding
In this unit, students will explore writing code, using coding constructs such as loops and IF/ELSE statements.
Weeks 13-16: Makerspace
In this unit, students will have hands-on lessons on STEM topics, such as building and engineering, robotics, circuits and electronics, and 3D printing.
Week 17: Keyboarding
In this lesson, students will complete their final typing test and then practice typing by racing their friends in Nitrotype.
Week 18: Copyright
Copyright is a law that protects the rights of creators of original work, such as written stories, artwork, music, videos, or websites!
Week 19: Cyberbullying
Today we will learn about Cyberbullying, what it is, what to do about it, and how you can be an upstander to help stop it.
5 Powerful Cyberbullying Videos to Discuss with Kids
5 Best Anti-Bullying Movies on YouTube
Week 20: Scams and Schemes
Learn how to protect yourself from identity theft.
Phishing Scams Game Phishers are looking to lure you with bogus emails and pop-ups that seem safe. Will you take the bait or live to swim another day? Play the game to find out!
Spam, Scam, Slam Game Three rounds. Three strikes. Make it through this game, and it's clear - you're on to spam scams and not likely to get slammed by the next one!
Week 21: Internet Safety
There are some very important safety tips you need to keep in mind when you are on the computer at home or at school. Use these tools to learn safety advice and tips for going online.
2. The Case of the Cyber Criminal
3. Safe Online Surfing - 6th Grade