Get ready to travel back in time and see how the past shapes our world today! We’ll uncover how big events like colonization, immigration, and trade changed societies and influenced our lives.

You’ll also explore how old conflicts still impact today’s world. By the end, you’ll see history in a whole new way—and how it connects to everything around us! 

In Grade 6, students study the people, places, and societies of the contemporary world. They study the following regions: Europe, Russia and the Republics, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Southwest Asia-North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific realm. 

• Unit 1 - Tools of Geography and Physical Geography

• Unit 2 - Human Geography

• Unit 3 - Government and Economics

• Unit 4 - United States and Canada

• Unit 5 - Mexico and Central America

• Unit 6 - South America

• Unit 7 - Europe

• Unit 8 - Russia and the Republics

1st 9 Weeks Newsletter

Welcome to 6th Grade World Cultures

August 12, 2024

A Big Big Thank You!

For showing up today.  Your first day of World Cultures class.  Who am I?

Mrs. McCray, your 6th grade World Cultures Teacher.

What will we learn in this class?  Glad you asked! We are history. We are historians and explorers. We will learn how historical events influence contemporary events.  

Our goal is to explore how we, humans, behaved, made decisions, learned… lived, lost, and won during the time period we’re studying.

Why? Because who doesn’t want to be an explorer? Who doesn’t want to learn new things?  Who doesn’t want to grow and challenge themselves to be better than they were last year? I know I sure do! 

We will learn about geography; factors that influence the locations of modern and ancient places. We will learn about landforms, bodies of water and urban centers. We will discover the economy of places; religions, transporation, factors of production. We will analyze limited and unlimited governments.

History is about human beings; our choices and feelings, our food and culture, our decisions and indecisions. More importantly, we will have fun while learning about the world.  

Think:  tasting food, creating souvenirs, celebrating different cultures, acting out scenarios, writing poetry, rhymes, short stories, reading stories, having debates, studying maps, engaging in friendly competitions, discovering inventions; going on virtual field trips, and attending real life field trips. 

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“History is who we are and why we are the way we are.”

-David McCullough, Noted American historian (1933 - 2022 )

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So, What Supplies Do I Need for This Class??
- 1 Composition or Spiral Notebook or Binder (any color or style)

- 1 Pack of Colored Pencils; Crayons, Markers (your choice)

- Pencil Sharpener (for your own personal use)

Class Donation Wish List:

1 Box of Facial Tissues