Grade Six

Humanities:

All assignments will be sent to students through Google Classroom. Students should ALWAYS read independently for 20 minutes a day.

Social Issue Books (books used)

  • Nine, Ten

  • Bud, Not Buddy

  • Restart (Summer Reading Book)

  • (More books will be chosen by the students for Book Clubs)

Social Studies & Writing

  • Mesopotamia

  • Egypt

  • India

  • China

Patterns of Power (Grammar)

  • Pronouns

  • Subject/Verb Agreement

  • Commas

  • Review Previously taught lessons

Words Their Way (Spelling)

Daily 5 Stations

  • Read to Self

  • Read to Someone

  • Writing

  • Word Work

  • Listen to Reading

For a more detailed overview, please click the link below.

https://sites.google.com/apps.whschools.org/whpsgr6humanities-publicview/home



Math:

Overview of a typical daily lesson:

● DMR - Daily Math Review - review skills from previous grades and/or units

● CORE Lesson - Teacher taught, 15 to 20 minutes

● Independent Work - Students independently work on the skill taught

● Exit Slip - quick assessment to check for mastery of the skill taught

● Homework - Reinforcement of skill taught

Every morning, each math class will complete part of the Daily Math Review (DMR) sheet. They are given 4 questions to complete daily as morning work. The questions are to help them review skills from previous grades and/or completed units. The teacher will go over the questions with each class. This is a quick assessment of what skills need remediation or extension. After the DMR, teachers will teach a 15 to 20 minute core math lesson and then assign practice to show application of that skill. The class will end with an exit slip to quickly assess for mastery of the skill taught. Homework is given most nights to reinforce the skill.

The 6th grade math classes will finish Unit 2 - Ratios and Rates on January 8, 2021. In this unit, students learned about rates, unit rates, ratios, and percent. As of January 11, 2021, the math classes will start Unit 3 - Expressions and Equations. In this unit, students will learn about variables, inequalities, order of operations, solving for the variable, and evaluate expressions. This unit ends on March 11, 2021. Like the other two units, this unit consists of a predetermined number of FA’s, a Performance Task, and Flipbooks.

6th Grade Math Pacing Guide 2020-2021.docx

Below are some websites that are used in the classroom, but can also be done at home. Students can go through Clever to access some of these as well.

● Khanacademy.org

● IKnowit.com

● Splashlearn.com

● ABCya.com

● Coolmath.com

● xtramath.org

Science

January 4th - February 19th Meteorology and Weather unit Part 1, topics include:

  • The Air Around Us

  • Air Pressure

  • Layers of the Atmosphere )

  • Energy in the Earth's Atmosphere

  • Heat Transfer

  • Winds

  • Air Masses and Fronts

  • Climate and Climate Change

Digital sites being used are Generation Genius, Quizziz, Brainpop, Flocabulary, and Kahoot which can be accessed through Clever and the student’s Math/Science Google Classroom.

All assignments have been sent to students through Google Classroom.

Special Areas

Please look at your child’s google classroom for all of their Special Area Teachers.

*Art – Mrs. Tomcheski, Mrs. Heath, Mrs. Rubino

*Science Lab with Science Facilitators - Mr Carrano – Grade 6, Mr. Merola – Grade 5

*6th grade Computers with Ms. Pitts

*Music with Ms. LaMotta, Mr. Benn

*Band with Mr. Lupoli

*Library with Mrs. King-Kelley

*Physical Education with Mrs. Vaughn, Ms. Coldren

Library Media

All assignments have been sent to students through Google Classroom.