Sixth grade

Sixth Grade Curriculum

English Language Arts (ELA)

  • Reading & Analysis: Examine how authors develop ideas, characters, and tone across a range of genres.

  • Writing: Create structured arguments, explanatory texts, and short stories with a strong narrative voice.

  • Conventions: Apply sentence variety, effective transitions, and correct subject–verb agreement.

  • Speaking & Listening: Present ideas clearly and engage in academic discussions using evidence from texts.

Mathematics

  • Ratios & Proportional Relationships: Understand and solve problems involving ratios, rates, and percentages.

  • Number System: Work with negative numbers and apply operations with integers and rational numbers.

  • Expressions & Equations: Solve equations, inequalities, and simple algebraic problems.

  • Geometry: Calculate area, surface area, and volume of three-dimensional shapes.

  • Statistics & Data: Analyze and interpret data using reasoning and mathematical models.

Science

  • Life Science: Study cells, tissues, organs, and body systems.

  • Earth Science: Investigate Earth’s layers, plate tectonics, and geological processes.

  • Physical Science: Explore basic physics concepts such as force, motion, and energy.

  • Scientific Practices: Conduct controlled experiments, build and use models, and apply scientific writing skills.

  • Critical Thinking: Evaluate evidence, draw conclusions, and communicate findings effectively.

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