Judaic Cruriculum | Secular Curriculum

Sixth Grade Curriculum

Judaic Curriculum

Secular 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.