Sixth Grade Curriculum

List of 7 items.

• Language Arts

  • Literature-based program using fiction, short stories, novels, and poetry
  • Writing: well-constructed paragraphs, persuasive and expository; introductory research elements 
  • Literary and story elements
  • Vocabulary Workshop
  • Daily Grammar Practice / Diagramming Sentences
  • Accelerated Reader 
  • Padlet

• Mathematics

  • Whole numbers and Operations
  • Integer Operations
  • Rational Numbers
  • Proportional Relationships
  • Measurement/Geometry
  • Expressions
  • Equations/Inequalities
  • Data/Statistics

• Science

  Life Science

  • Life iScience (McGraw Hill)
  • Science safety
  • Scientific method and skills
  • Needs of living things
  • Cells, tissues, and organs
  • Classification of organisms
  • Simple organisms
  • Invertebrates and vertebrates
  • Plant structure and function
  • Human body
  • Genetics
  • Science labs

• Social Studies

  World Geography
  

  • World Cultures and Geography (McGraw Hill)
  • Study of continents and various countries within each continent 
    • Cultures
    • history
    • government
    • economy
    • geography
  • Project based learning

• Spanish

  Spanish I (high school curriculum)
  

  • ¡Qué chévere!  Year 1 - used in grades 6-8
  • Basic grammar, conversational structures, pronunciation, and vocabulary
  • Development of oral and written communication skills
  • Cultures of Spain and Latin America

• Health

  All sixth graders take one semester of Health
  

  • Focuses on making healthy, responsible choices
  • Encourages habits that support lifelong health and wellness

• Physical Education

  • Team Athletics - Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Softball, Cross Country, Golf
  • Track and Field
  • Cooperative Activities 
  • Physical fitness - mile run