Living Democracy

6th Grade

Development of Civilizations

3500 BCE to 600 CE

Welcome to 6th Grade Social Studies!

Start Here... Video Tutorials! 

Instructions: Our tutorial videos provide a "big picture" overview of the Living Democracy Curriculum. For new teachers, this is a great place to start. For veteran teachers, this is a good reminder. 

1. What is inquiry based learning?

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2. How do I deconstruct and bundle standards?

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3. How are inquiry units structured?

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4. How are inquiry lessons structured?

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6th Grade: Teacher Resources

A curriculum framework is a snapshot of the year aligned to priority standards. It serves as an outward facing guidebook for teachers, parents, and students to check to know what is coming in the course. 

Yearly Planning Tool

A yearly planning tool is used to map out the year with units and inquiry lessons. It serves as a place to account for every school day's instruction. 

6-8 Language of the Standards

Yearly Planning Template:

Sheets | Docs

6th Grade: Living Democracy CUrriculum

Living Democracy Curriculum 

A curriculum is a comprehensive academic content that progresses through a series of learning goals connected to grade-level standards. 

Instructions: Teachers and students choose one or more compelling questions for each unit to create the yearly plan. Note: The curriculum resources may be modified by teachers.

Unit 0: Building Democratic Classrooms

Unit 1: Prehistoric (Pre-3500 B.C.E.)

Unit 2: First River Civilizations (3500 B.C.E. - 600 B.C.E)

Teacher Ready (w/Slides)

CQ: How do stories shape us?

Unit 3: Comparing Egypt and Mesopotamia (3500 B.C.E. - 600 B.C.E.)

Teacher Ready (w/Slides)

CQ: Where does power come from?

Unit 4: The Americas (600 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.)

Unit 5: Africa (600 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.)

Unit 6: Greece and Persia (600 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.)

Unit 7: Rome (600 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.) 

Unit 8: China (600 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.) 

Unit 9: India (600 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.)