BASIC SKILLS SUBJECTS

LANGUAGE ARTS - Since communication is the core of our human experience, skills in writing, speaking and listening are taught in sixth grade language arts class. These skills helpstudents find success and joy in their personal and work worlds. Specifically, state and district objectives are strengthened through drama and debate, writing a biography, creative writing,

spelling, analysis of other authors’ work, and the reading and wri

ting of poetry.

MATHEMATICS - Sixth grade mathematics provides the foundation for advanced mathematics classes. It involves problem solving, measurement, data collection, estimation, probability and consumer math. Students need to understand the value of math and be able to communicate mathematically in our society. The main focus of this class is to prepare students for future mathematics courses. This class teaches a structural approach to problem solving and provides opportunities for developing reasoning skills and independent thinking with a variety of instructional strategies. The concepts taught provide the knowledge for the practical uses of mathematics in everyday life.

READING - Each of the 30 lessons include vocabulary, comprehension, decoding and fluency instruction. Through the combination of the various components of each lesson, the student will come to realize that comprehension instruction is literally instruction in thinking. Their expanded vocabulary will allow them to express themselves unambiguously. The decoding and fluency instruction is geared to increase their reading rate to better prepare them for the many challenges that they will face in the future.

SCIENCE - Sixth grade science is a foundation for advanced science courses. Topics of study include energy, matter, light & sound, ecosystems and microorganisms, using inquiry. The primary focus of this class is to enhance positive attitudes about science, as well as relate classroom science to the science of everyday life. Cooperative learning and hands-on discovery activities are used to encourage independent thinkers who are able to communicate effectively in society.

SOCIAL STUDIES - Sixth grade social studies is designed to make enthusiastic learners for understanding our world today. It centers on the physical, cultural, historical and environmental events that define who we are today. Many ancient civilizations are taught throughout the school year, including the study of Egypt, India, Mesopotamia and China which provides an opportunity for students to compare and contrast the culture of early river valley civilizations. The sixth grade students also get the chance to study Greece and Rome and how they influenced the government of the United States. Finally, the students get the opportunity to study the Latin culture and their origins in the Native American civilizations of the Maya, Aztec and the Inca.

[Restored]Ms. Lee's 6th Grade Class Period 2 - 2016 profile