What We Learn in 6th Grade Math
Fractions and Decimals
Transitional Material
- Day 1 – Decimal Place Value/ Comparing and Ordering Decimals/Rounding Decimals
- Day 2 – Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- Day 3 - Equivalent Fractions/Simplifying Fractions
- Day 4 - Improper Fractions/ Mixed Number
- Day 5 – Adding Fractions and Mixed Numbers with same and different denominators
- Day 6 – Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers with the same and different denominator
- Day 7 – Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers with Regrouping
- Day 8 Review Transitional Material
- Day 9 Test over Transitional Unit 1 Material
Common Core Goals
- Day 10 – Day 11 Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Day 12 – Day 13 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Day 14 - Review
- Day 15 – Quiz
- Day 16 – Day 17 Multiplying Decimals
- Day 18 – Day 19 Dividing Decimals
- Day 20 – Day 21 Real World Decimals and Fraction Application
- Day 22 – Day 23 Review Unit 1
- Day 24 Fractions and Decimals Test
Positive Numbers and the Number Line (19 days)
Transitional Material
- Day 1 – Multiples/Prime and Composite Numbers
- Day 2 – Factors/ Multiples
- Day 3 - Order of Operations with ( ) and exponents
Common Core Goals
- Day 4 – Day 5 Positive Numbers – whole numbers, fractions and decimals, represented on number line
- Day 6 – Day 7 Write and Interpret < , > or = including inequality statements using ≥ and ≤
- Day 8 - Prime Factorization
- Day 9 – Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor
- Day 10 – Day 11 Squares and Square Roots
- Day 12 - Day 13 Cubes and Cube Roots
- Day 14 – Day 15 Review Unit 2
- Day 16 – Positive Numbers on the Number Line TEST
Negative Numbers and the Number Line
Common Core Goals
- Day 1 – Day 2 Writing Inequality statements using positive and negative numbers
- Day 3 - Inequalities on the Number Line
- Day 4 – Day 5 Negative numbers on the number line /Comparing and Ordering Negative Numbers
- Day 6 – Absolute Value
- Day 7 – 8 Real World Problem Solving and Situations using Negative Numbers
- Day 9 – Day 10 Coordinate Plane Graphing using Ordered Pairs in ALL 4 QUADRANTS
- Day 10 – Day 12 Review for Test
- Day 13 – Negative Numbers on the Number Line TEST
Algebraic Expressions
Transitional
- Day 1 – Drawing Bar Models to represent the 4 operations
- Day 2 – Reading and Understanding Word Problems to use a Bar Model to solve
Common Core Goals
- Day 3 – Day 4 Writing Algebraic Expressions
- Day 5 – Day 6 Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
- Day 7 – Day 8 Simplifying Algebraic Expressions (combining like terms)
- Day 9 – Day 10 Distributive Property
- Day 11 – Day 12 Real World Problem Solving using Algebraic Expressions and the Distributive Property
- Day 13 – Day 14 Review for Unit 4 Test
- Day 15 – Algebraic Expressions TEST
Ratios, Rates, and Unit Rates (16 days)
Common Core Goals
- Day 1 – Day 2 Comparing two quantities using ratios
- Day 3 – Equivalent Ratios
- Day 4 – Day 5 Real World Ratio problem application
- Day 6 – Day 7 Understanding and Finding a Rate and Unit Rate
- Day 8 – Day 9 Real World Application using rates and unit rates
- Day 10 – Day 11 Review for Test
- Day 12 - Ratios, Rates and Unit Rates TEST
Percents
Transitional
- Day 1 – Writing Fractions and Decimals with a denominator of 100
Common Core Goals
- Day 2 – Understanding Percents (notation)
- Day 3 – Day 4 Writing equivalent fractions and decimals to make percents
- Day 5 – Finding the Percent of a Number
- Day 6 – Day 7 Percent of Change
- Day 8 – Day 9 Real World Application using Percents including Sales Tax
- Day 10 – Day 11 Review for Test
- Day 12 - Percents TEST
Unit 7 – Solving Equations and Inequalities
Common Core Goals
- Day 1 and Day 2 Solving Algebraic Equations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Day 3 and Day 4 Writing Linear Equations
- Day 5 Simple Inequalities
- Day 6 and Day 7 Real World Problem Solving: Equations and Inequalities
- Day 8 and Day 9 Review for Test
- Day 10 Equations and Inequalities TEST
- Unit 8 – Geometry (Area, Perimeter, Volume, Surface Area) -