DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to give the student resources to help with their summer reading program to help them remember what they are reading. Using Quizlet the students will be able to work on the basic vocabulary and terms. The students will need a Quizlet account to do this.
QUIZLET
Quizlet is an online learning tool for vocabulary. It allows students to work on their vocab in different ways. The URL address for the Quizlet is listed below. An account has been set-up for you. To take the tests, please go to the URL address below. Then use the Login Name and Password to access the account you used throughout the year. Please contact me (jhale@gardenschool.org) if you forgot your username and password. If you do not have an account please create one and then send me your username so I can add you to the Summer Education Program class.
Here is the link to the Summer Enrichment Program Quizlet page - https://quizlet.com/join/9eJMeBhUY
The Program
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Across Five Aprils Vocab (Quizlet)
English vocab across 5 Aprils (Quizlet)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" Vocab (Quizlet)
History
DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to give the student resources to help with their mapping skills and their understanding of their physical relationship to the world.
World
United States
World Language
DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to give the student resources to help with their French and Spanish vocabulary to help them remember what they have learned throughout the year. Using Quizlet the students will be able to work on the basic vocabulary and terms. The students will need a Quizlet account to do this.
QUIZLET
Quizlet is an online learning tool for vocabulary. It allows students to work on their vocab in different ways. The URL address for the Quizlet is listed below. An account has been set-up for you. To take the tests, please go to the URL address below. Then use the Login Name and Password to access the account you used throughout the year. Please contact me (jhale@gardenschool.org) if you forgot your username and password. If you do not have an account please create one and then send me your username so I can add you to the Summer Education Program class.
The link to the Summer Education Program on Quizlet is -
French
French - Places and Verbs (Quizlet)
French Animals, Food, and Place (Quizlet)
French Fruits & Veggies (Quizlet)
French Numbers 1-1000 (Quizlet)
French Places (Quizlet)
Grade 6 French Verbs 2013 (Quizlet)
Spanish
Spanish Food (Quizlet)
Spanish Numbers (Quizlet)
Spanish Places (Quizlet)
Spanish Verbs (Quizlet)
Spanish Vocabulary - Animales (Quizlet)
Spanish: Dining Out (Quizlet)
Math - Foundations of Algebra
DESCRIPTION
This course is designed as an eight-week independent review of basic math skills that will prepare the students for their next math course - Foundations of Algebra. It will review the properties of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as well as algebra and number theories. A comprehensive review of fractions and decimals will also occur. The eight weeks will be divided into four 2 week sections. Each student is assigned work from the Sadlier-Oxford website and simple review quizzes from Quiz Star. These quizzes are taken from the 6th-grade book and should be used to help jog the brain. The students have the flexibility to complete this work on their own time scale, although it is suggested that they spread the work out throughout the summer. If you have any questions or need further support please e-mail me at jhale@gardenschool.org.
ONLINE QUIZZES
Quiz Star is a powerful tool used to create and administer tests online. The URL address for the Quiz Star is listed below. An account has been set-up for you. To take the tests, please go to the URL address below. Then use the Login Name and Password to access the account you used throughout the year. Please contact me (jhale@gardenschool.org) if you forgot your username and password. Click on “Summer Math Program - Untaken Quizzes” to see a list of available tests. Click on the quiz you want to take. Try not to hit the Back Button. This will log you out of the quiz. You may take each quiz up to 10 times.
Link to QuizStar
Summer Math Program - Syllabus
Online Quizzes on Quiz Star
You should take throughout the summer to jog the mind with simple math problems. Log into Quiz Star (http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp), and use your username and password you created at the beginning of the school year. If you forgot, email me and I will send it to you. Below are the published quizzes.
Math Review Section 1
Beginning-of-the-Year Test
Quarterly Test #1
Quarterly Test #2
Quarterly Test #3
Quarterly Test #4
End-of-the-Year Test
Math Review Section 2
Application of Decimals
Metric System Diagnostics
Decimal Diagnostics
Skills Test B - Measuring and Calculating
Fraction Diagnostics
Introduction to Algebra
Patterns and Functions
Whole Number Diagnostics
Fundamentals of Algebra - Sadlier Connect
Life Science
DESCRIPTION
This course is designed as an eight-week independent review of basic science skills and math skills that will prepare the students for their next science course - Life Science. The math component will review the properties of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as well as algebra and number theories. The science component will review general science theories as well as a review of Life Science. The eight weeks will be divided into four 2 week sections. The students have a choice of different activities to complete. These activities are chosen to help keep the students’ minds refreshed with the science material that they had in the Lower Division and prepare them for 7th grade Life Science. The students have the flexibility to complete this work on their own time scale, although it is suggested that they spread the work out throughout the summer. Please review the material and choose the activities that you and your child feel would best suit them. If you have any questions or need further support please e-mail me at jhale@gardenschool.org.
ONLINE QUIZZES
Quiz Star is a powerful tool used to create and administer tests online. The URL address for the Quiz Star is listed below. An account has been set-up for you. To take the tests, please go to the URL address below. Then use the Login Name and Password to access the account you used throughout the year. Please contact me (jhale@gardenschool.org) if you forgot your username and password. Click on “Summer Science Program - Untaken Quizzes” to see a list of available tests. Click on the quiz you want to take. Try not to hit the Back Button. This will log you out of the quiz. You may take each quiz up to 10 times.
QUIZLET
Quizlet is an online learning tool for vocabulary. It allows students to work on their vocab in different ways. The URL address for the Quizlet is listed below. An account has been set-up for you. To take the tests, please go to the URL address below. Then use the Login Name and Password to access the account you used throughout the year. Please contact me (jhale@gardenschool.org) if you forgot your username and password. If you do not have an account please create one and then send me your username so I can add you to the classes on Quizlet.
The link to the Life Science Class on Quizlet is - https://quizlet.com/join/ESEqcGVvM
The link to the Summer Education Program on Quizlet is - https://quizlet.com/join/9eJMeBhUY
Summer Science Program
Weeks 1 and 2
Metric System Diagnostics (Quiz Star)
Application of Decimals (Quiz Star)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 1 - Intro to Life Science (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 2 - Living Things (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 3 - Cell Processes & Energy (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 4 - Genetics: The Science of Heredity (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 5 - Modern Genetics (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 6 - Changes Over Time (Quizlet)
Weeks 3 and 4
Skills Test A - Basic Process Skills (Quiz Star)
Decimal Diagnostics (Quiz Star)
Fraction Diagnostics (Quiz Star)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 7 - Viruses, Bacteria, Protists (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 8 - Plants (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 9 - Sponges, Cnidarians, & Worms (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 10 - Mollusks, Arthropods, & Echinoderms (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 11 - Fishes, Amphibians, & Reptiles (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 12 - Birds & Mammals (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 13 - Animal Behavior (Quizlet)
Weeks 5 and 6
Introduction to Algebra (Quiz Star)
Patterns and Functions (Quiz Star)
Whole Number Diagnostics (Quiz Star)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 14 - Bones, Muscles, & Skin (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 15 - Food & Digestion (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 16 - Circulation (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 17 - Respiration & Excretion (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 18 - Fighting Disease (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 19 - The Nervous System (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 20 - The Endocrine System & Reproduction (Quizlet)
Weeks 7 and 8
Skills Test B - Measuring and Calculating (Quiz Star)
Introduction to Matter (Quiz Star)
Chemistry - Beginning of the Year Diagnostic Test (Worksheet)
Tennessee Gateway Assessment - Practice Test - Science (Worksheet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 21 - Populations & Communities (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 22 - Ecosystems & Biomes (Quizlet)
Prentice Hall - Life Science - Ch. 23 - Living Resources (Quizlet)
Reading List
Sixth graders going into seventh grade:
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
English