6th Grade

• Find an article on NewsELA or Common Lit read and write a summary OR write three new facts you learned

• Read your independent reading book. Create a new chapter for the end of the novel, what would happen next?

• Act out a scene from a reading you have done to show what was happening

• Read a book and watch the movie version (what was different or similar)

• Watch a movie and create a plot line for the story

• Find a topic of interest and find a nonfiction article or book to learn more about that topic

• Practice some new vocabulary on www.vocabulary.com

Use the link to this slide show for several ideas as you complete reading each day. Try to answer 2-3 questions each time you read. There are also some ideas for character project and figurative language tic-tac-toe.

• Would you like to create your own book? Try Book Creator. Email Mrs. Hallihan for the free code mhallihan@manhattan114.org

• Imagine a new location for your story you are reading. How would your story change?

• Find a statement or funny dialogue from a show or book or something you hear then write a new scene from this statement/dialogue to create a new story

• Find an ordinary object around you and write from the perspective of that object (what would it say, think, or do)

• Write a poem related to a topic of choice/character in your reading book

• Write a journal a day

• Practice on IXL

• Write a letter to an author you have read a story by, or search the author online to find out more about the author of your book

• Bake something to focus on fractional quantities

• Measure items around your house and find their area and perimeter

• Calculate better deals of items within store ads

• Write ratios of items around the house

• IXL Online

• Edulastic

• Quizizz

• Clark - Advanced Math

• Clark - Math

• IXL Online

• Previous Quizlets

• Discovery Education - will have activities “assigned” to stay fresh

• Mystery Science - How Old is Earth?

• Mystery Science - Lava

• Rock Cycle Review - Learner.org

• Look for signs that the seasons are changing - Determine total hours of daylight by looking at sunrise and sunset.

• Look at the phase of the moon each night. Sketch it. Can you see a pattern?

• Quizlet or Quizizz review (Google Classroom) for the upcoming Unit 1-8 test.

• iCivics - focus on the ratification of the U.S Constitution with the Race to Ratify unit, and/or focus on the role of citizenship with the Citizenship unit.

• Find a news report on how the U.S government is responding to the current situation and write a summary of it.

• IXL Online

• Quizlets

• Newsela.com- search for and read articles on ancient civilizations and complete practice quiz questions

• Google Earth: Choose a civilization we have learned about this year, or a civilization we will learn about in the future (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, etc.)

• Current Events: Find a news report on a current event about a civilization we have learned about this year, and write a summary on it

Research and problem solve- Try a new problem each day - A Google A Day