Below are standard courses and homeschool curriculum for Sixth Grade.
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Reading/Literature 6
- Daily reading of classic literature from our library or yours
- Log and track your progress
Language Arts 6
- Strengthen, edit, and revise grammar and writing
- Argumentative essays
- Narrative essays
- Creative writing
- Digital presentations
- Improve writing using research, dictionary, and thesaurus
- Cite bibliographic references and sources
- Increase vocabulary and spelling
- Cursive writing
Math 6
- Ratios and proportions
- Ratios and real world problems
- Percents
- The coordinate plane and plotting points
- Graphing ordered pairs on the coordinate plane
- Positive and negative numbers
- Writing and evaluating expressions
- Writing equations from word problems
- Substitute values for variables
- Generate and recognize equivalent expressions
- Solve one variable equations
- Solve multiplication algebra equations
- Expand knowledge about area and volume
- Understand and recognize statistical questions
- Graphing data by making line plots, charts, and tables
History/Social Studies 6
- Geography of ancient civilizations
- Paleolithic Era to the Agricultural Revolution
- Political, economic, and social structures of ancient civilizations
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient India
- Ancient China
- Ancient Rome
Science 6
- Plate tectonics and Earth’s structure
- Topography of the Earth’s surface
- Heat (thermal energy)
- Ecology
- How energy and matter differ in amounts and use
- Improve investigative and research skills
Visual and Performing Arts 6
- Dance, music, art
- Drawing (traditional and digital)
- Art projects
- Museum tours
Physical Education 6
- Calisthenics
- Build stamina and flexibility
- Stretching and calisthenic techniques
- Record and track your progress