6th Grade Curriculum
6th Grade Curriculum
RELIGION
Faith First (published by RCL)
- Gift of Faith
- God’s Own Word (Old/New Testament Bible)
- Covenant – Prophetic Books
- Mystery of God – Trinity
- Salvation History
- Stewardship
- Saint Project
- Season of Advent/Christmas
- Liturgical Year
- Gospels
- Types of Prayers
- P.A.C.E.
- Passover
- Season of Lent
- Holy Week/Easter
- Parables
- Ten Commandments
- Making Moral Choices
- Family Life
- Beatitudes
- Baptism/Confirmation
- Eucharist
- Attend Mass Weekly
- Service Hours Required
Grammar For Writing (Published by Sadlier)
LITERATURE
- The Writing Process/Composition with Technology Integration
- Effective sentences and word choice
- Sentence variety and structure
- Effective paragraphs and essays
- Saint research report, descriptive story, friendly letter, persuasive essay
- Subject-Verb agreement
- Parts of Speech
- Punctuation / Capitalization
Literature (by Prentice Hall)
MATH
HONORS MATH
- Variety of fiction and non-fiction stories
- Novel “The Giver”
- Dramatic Play
- Poetry
- Accelerated Reader –5 novels per trimerster
- Vocabulary Workshop (by Oxford-Sadlier)
- Scope Literary Magazine
- Decimals
- Patterns/Variables
- Fractions
- Adding/Subtracting Fractions
- Multiplying/Dividing Fractions
- Ratios/Proportions/Percents
- Data/Graphs
- Geometry
- Measurements
- Integers
Math 7/8 with Pre-Algebra (published by Saxon)
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Number Theory
- Graphs
- Geometry
- Word Problem Solving Strategies
Ancient Civilization (published by Prentice Hall)
SCIENCE
- World Geography
- Defining culture both past and present
- Early Man
- Agricultural Revolution
- Mesopotamia
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient India
- Ancient China
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Rome
- “Walk Thru Ancient World” Presentation Day
Discovery Education Next Generation Science
Students also attend Outdoor Science School
- Branches of Science
- Scientific Method
- Rocks and Minerals
- Timeline of Earth’s Geologic History
- Plate Tectonics
- Volcanoes
- Natural Disasters – their causes, effects and way to prepare for each
- Pollution and Air Quality
- Recycling
- Types of Energy
- Tides and Waves
- Life at the Ocean’s Edge
- Seasons