Judaic Cruriculum | Secular Curriculum
Sixth Grade Curriculum
Reading:
* Applies skills to determine root words with or without spelling changes before endings or suffixes.
* Utilizes context clues, pronoun referents, connotations of words, conventions of written English.
* Interprets character's moti vation.
* Recognizes fact within historical fiction.
* Reads for pleasure a variety of literary styles.
* Reads and responds in a variety of ways to non-fiction material.
* Reads orally with expression and illustrating understanding of dramatic content.
* Locates information from a variety of sources: telephone books, catalogs, newspapers, maps, etc.
* Follows written instructions to complete a complex construction task.
* Listens to and/or reads a variety of high quality literature
* Identifies values and beliefs of own and other cultures from literature.
Language Arts/Writing
* Capitalizes and punctuates direct quotation.
* Recognizes and appropriately uses standard or non-standard grammar in writing.
* Creative writing includes introduction, plot, conflict, conclusion.
* Creative writing includes developing characterization.
* Expository and factual writing includes a central theme or thesis.
* Writes a two or three para graph essay or report; uses topic sentences, supporting details, a variety of sentence structures.
* Writes a speech or oral report with introductory statement Develops proofreading skills.
Mathematics:
* Estimates decimal numbers to thousandths # Solves problems involving + - X and division of common fractions and decimal fractions.
* Solves word problems involving all 4 basic operations with decimals and common fractions.
* Determines area, perimeter, volume and mass * Divides decimals by decimals and whole numbers.
* Uses a protractor to measure angles and solves problems using calculators.
* Calculates with mixed numbers and reciprocals, fractions and decimals.
* Writes decimals as fractions and percents.
* Uses ratio to solve problems.
* Calculates interest.
* Solves word problems involving decimals, percent, discount, interest.
* Uses concepts of divisibility.
* Uses order of operations to solve expressions.
* Uses formulas to find perimeter, area, volume.
* Creates scale drawing.
* Uses greatest common factor and least common multiple.
* Estimates answers to + - X and division problems.
Social Studies:
* World History: Development of human societies
* Geography of the world: continents and oceans; political and relief maps; latitude and longitude.
* Development and characteristics of civilization.
* Cradles of civilization: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Middle Ages.
Science:
Life Science:
* Plants - Growth and Responses Animals - Tissues, organs, and systems.
* Organization of multicellular organisms.
* Animal Adaptations - Looks that protect Behavior and instinct Ecology - Climate and Life.
Physical Science:
* Matter and Atoms - Acids, Bases & Salts.
* Chemical Changes in Matter.
* Energy - Light Energy Reflection and Refraction.
* Using Electricity - Electrons Waves; Transistors.
Earth Science:
* Earth - The Earth's Resources 9 Changes in the Earth's Crust Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountain building.
* Space - Exploring Space.
* Weather - Forecasting the Weather.
The Human Body:
* Control Systems of the Body: nervous system; brain and spinal cord; endocrine system.
* Growth and Development - New orgarnism: development of organs and systems before hatching or birth.
* Passing on information: chromosomes.