Sixth Grade Curriculum

Introduction:

Our philosophy of education revolves around a personal relationship with each student. We want each student to know they are a unique creation from God, and that they are a child of God and they are loved. Our goal is to help each student grow in their knowledge; learn more about themselves and the world in which they live. To accomplish this goal we need a relationship with the family as well and know that ultimately help each student grow, we need to work together parents, teacher and student to fulfill this goal.

A. Bible

1. Theme based stories & character traits

2. Old and New Testaments

3. Classroom devotions

4. Memory verses

B. Math

1. Each day we will cover a new lesson

2. Homework will be given daily (time provided to work in class)

3. Tests will be given at the end of each chapter

4. Quizzes will be given periodically throughout the Chapter

5. Math computation skills will be practiced throughout the year.

6. Math Minutes will be assigned and graded every 2+ weeks.

C. History

1. Ancient Civilizations (Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome)

2. Note taking, projects, and map skills

D. Science/STEM

1. Discovery Education - techbook

2. Experiments, labs & projects

3. Hands on learning & cooperative group learning

4. Researching and presenting a report on a chosen element

5. Researching, experimenting & presenting a project for the science fair.

E. English

1. Writer’s notebook

2. English grammar development

3. Creative and structured writing assignments including: poems, short stories, and essays (narrative, persuasive, expository: descriptive, literary response, speech writing, formal research paper)

5. Vocabulary and spelling

F. Literature

1. Various forms of literature including: poems, speeches, plays, and novels

2. Accelerated Reading program

3. Book projects

4. Response to literature

5. Components of literature (theme, plot, characterization, conflict, etc.)