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Welcome to Mrs. Luoma's 6th Grade Classroom!
Welcome to Mrs. Luoma's 6th Grade Classroom!
At Pine Lane Elementary, we are a CREW not passengers. We work together to build our classroom and support one another each day. There is a lot of laughter, fun, and support for everyone in our CREW.
At Pine Lane Elementary, we are a CREW not passengers. We work together to build our classroom and support one another each day. There is a lot of laughter, fun, and support for everyone in our CREW.
In our classroom, we focus on PLE's Eight Habits of Character:
In our classroom, we focus on PLE's Eight Habits of Character:
Perseverance, Leadership, Empathy, Bravery, Ethical, Accountable, Respectful, Service
WHAT DO 6TH GRADERS STUDY AT PLE?
WHAT DO 6TH GRADERS STUDY AT PLE?
MATH
We use the enVisions program in 6th Grade, with supportting activities from iReady Math and Khan Academy. Students will make regular use of the skills they have already learned, using rational numbers (decimals and fractions) which mirror real-world situations more closely. Much of the 6th grade curriculum is about applying skills to real-world complex problems instead of computation drills. We will focus on breaking word problems apart to determine the best approach and modeling the situation in various ways, before working towards a solution.
Topic 1: Rational Numbers
Topic 2: Integers & the Coordinate Plane
Topic 3: Numeric and Algebraic Expressions
Topic 4: Equations and Inequalities
Topic 5: Ratio and Rate
Topic 6: Percent
Topic 7: Area/Surface Area and Volume
Topic 8: Data & Statistics
LITERACY
Benchmark Advance will be a centering focus for the literacy instruction in 6th grade. Students work through science and social studies lenses to analyze and evaluate key ideas, details, author's craft, and text structures of fiction and non-fiction text. Students work in narrative and expository writing genres that include autobiographical incident, persuasive, and argumentative essays.
Unit 1: Relationships In Nature (Non-Fiction)
Unit 2: Characters at Crossroads (Fiction)
Unit 3: Beyond Democracy (Non-Fiction)
Unit 4: The Reader's Perspective (Fiction)
Unit 5: Technology in the 21st Century (Non-Fiction)
Unit 6: Legendary Journeys (Fiction)
Unit 7: Achievements of Ancient Cultures (Non-Fiction)
SCIENCE
We explore three main units of science:
Physical Science - structure of matter, characteristics of chemical reactions, physical and chemical properties, changes in energy, heat and matter, and conservation of mass
Life Science - competition in ecosystems, organism interactions in ecosystems, relationships in ecosystems, flow of energy in ecosystems, and ecosystem biodiversity
Earth Science - The Water Cycle and Human Dependence on Natural Resources
SOCIAL STUDIES
We explore Ancient Civilizations and the 5 Themes of Geography. We also investigate various perspectives in building social understanding and Civic efficacy and dive into the beginnings of Economic understanding.
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