Sixth Grade Curriculum

Mathematics

  1. Operations with Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (Including Percents Greater Than 100% and Improper Fractions)
  2. Ratios and Proportional Relationships, Unit Rate
  3. Prime and Composite Numbers, Factors, Multiples, Greatest Common Factors, Least Common Multiples
  4. Ordering Rational Numbers including Integers and Absolute Value, Coordinate Plane Graphing
  5. Applications of Properties (e.g., Commutative, Associative, Inverse, Identity)
  6. Algebraic Expressions, Independent and Dependent Variables
  7. Solving Linear Equations and Linear Inequalities
  8. Geometry: Area of Regular and Irregular Polygons, Special Quadrilaterals, Right Triangles
  9. Geometry: Surface Area and Volume of Rectangular Prisms, Cylinders, and Pyramids
  10. Organizing and Interpreting Data, Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Mode, Median, Interquartile Range)
  11. Probability: Spinners, Number Cubes, Coins, Random Drawings, Counting Principle

Science

  1. Matter: Chemical and Physical Properties, Chemical Reactions, Compounds, Elements, Mixtures
  2. Motion and Force: Newton’s Laws of Motion, Gravity and Inertia, Waves
  3. Transfer of Energy: Heat Predictability, Kinetic and Potential Energy, Electromagnetic Spectrum
  4. Living Systems’ Structure and Function: Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms, Specialization
  5. Reproduction and Heredity
  6. Populations, Communities and Ecosystems: Food Webs, Sunlight and Energy Flow, Carrying Capacity
  7. Earth’s Subsystems: Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Climate and Resources
  8. Solar System and Beyond: Space Travel, Space Objects, Astronomical Events, Constellations
  9. Scientific Processes: Experiments and the Scientific Method, Tools of Science, Lab Safety and First Aid (Testing Only)
  10. Plants: Resources and Their Uses, Evolution, Life Cycles
  11. Animals: Evolution, Life Cycles, Resource Acquisition
  12. History of Science, Scientists, Inventions and Inventors, Fields of Study, Technology, Current Events in Science
  13. Health and Nutrition

Social Studies

  1. Current History: People and Events from the Most Recent 5 Years
  2. US Geography: Physical and Political
  3. World Geography: Physical and Political Geography, Maps
  4. World Civilization: River Valleys, Fertile Crescent, India, China
  5. World Civilization: Ancient Africa and Egypt, Greece, Rome
  6. World Civilization: Age of Exploration - Emphasis on European Explorers
  7. US History: Prehistory and Native American Cultures
  8. US History: Colonial Period including Westward Expansion (1500 to 1775)
  9. US History: Becoming a New Nation (1775 to 1815)
  10. US History: Presidents and Great Political Figures
  11. US Government (Major Documents, Citizenship)
  12. Economics: Principles, Practices, Money/Banking, Economic Systems

Language Arts

  1. Newbery Award Winners and Honors
  2. Classic Children's Novels
  3. Famous Poets and Poetry (including Contemporary)
  4. Famous Plays and Playwrights (including Contemporary) - Emphasis on Shakespeare, Miller, Wilder, Simon, O’Neill
  5. Short Stories: Authors, Titles, Characters, Themes
  6. Characters in Fables, Folklore, Tall Tales
  7. Grammar: Types of Sentences, Sentence Structure, Phrases, Clauses
  8. Grammar: Punctuation and Capitalization
  9. Parts of Speech and Their Usage
  10. Vocabulary: Spelling and Definitions
  11. Elements of Literature (Plot and Literary Devices)

Arts & Humanities

  1. Visual Arts: Elements of Art, Music, Dance and Drama
  2. Visual Artists and Their Works - Emphasis on Michelangelo, Durer, van Gogh, Picasso, Rembrandt, Monet
  3. Visual Artists and Their Works - Emphasis on Pollock, Cassatt, Warhol, DaVinci, Mondrian, Hopper, Rockwell
  4. Architecture - Emphasis on Ancient Greece and Rome, Architects - Emphasis on Frank Lloyd Wright, Gehry, Gropius, Sullivan, Wren
  5. Composers and Their Works: Classical, Baroque, Romantic - Emphasis on Mozart, Handel, Wagner, Debussy, Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky
  6. American Composers and Their Works - Emphasis on Copeland, Gershwin, Williams, Bernstein, Cage, Joplin
  7. Musical Instruments and Families (including Traditional Folk Instruments)
  8. Dance: Historical and Cultural Aspects, Dancers and Choreographers - Emphasis on Fosse, Robbins, Copeland, Duncan, Najinski, Glover
  9. World Religions and Holidays, Religious Leaders, Religious History
  10. Mythology: Greek and Roman Gods, Goddesses, and Characters
  11. Drama/Theater: Age-appropriate Musical Theater and Broadway Plays