Grade 6 Curriculum

• Number Sense and Operations

  1. Understanding and performing operations with fractions, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.

  2. Comparing, ordering, and performing operations with decimals.

  3. Understanding percentages and their relationship to fractions and decimals.

  4. Introduction to positive and negative numbers and basic operations with them.

• Measurement

  1. Measuring and calculating length, area, and volume in metric units.

  2. Reading and solving problems related to time, including elapsed time.

  3. Calculating the perimeter and area of various shapes.

• Geometry

  1. Identifying and describing 2D and 3D shapes and their properties.

  2. Understanding symmetry, reflections, rotations, and translations.

• Data Management and Probability

  1. Collecting, organizing, and interpreting data using charts and graphs.

  2. Understanding basic concepts of probability and chance.

Math

Language

Science

• Reading

  1. Developing strategies to understand and analyze a variety of texts, including fiction and non-fiction.

  2. Identifying main ideas, supporting details, and making inferences.

• Writing

  1. Writing in different genres, including narrative, persuasive, and descriptive.

  2. Planning, drafting, revising, and editing writing pieces.

  3. Using proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

• Understanding Life Systems

  Studying different habitats and the organisms that live in them, including their interactions and adaptations.

• Understanding Structures and Mechanisms

  Learning about various structures (both natural and man-made), their purpose, and the materials used in their construction.

• Understanding Matter and Energy

  1. Exploring the properties of different materials and how they can be changed or combined.

  2. Understanding different forms of energy and their uses.

• Understanding Earth and Space Systems

  Learning about the Earth’s systems, including weather, seasons, and the solar system.