Mr. Trussell
6th Grade
Curriculum Includes:
Mathematics
• Problem Solving
• Review four basic operations - whole numbers and decimals
• Introduce and extend linear equations
• Place Value
• Number Theory - LCM, GCF, Primes, Composites, Prime Factors
• Fractions
• Ratios and Percents
• Probability
• Geometry
• Volume
• Nets
Science
• Experiments with plants
• Mixtures and solutions
• Space
• Atoms/molecules
• Earth's Resources
• Landforms
Social Studies
• Five Themes of Geography
• Map and Globe Skills
• Natural Disasters
• Early Asian/American Man
• Ancient Egypt/ Greece/ Rome/China
• European History
English and Study Skills
• Test Taking, Organizational Skills, Textbook Study, Memory Skills, Notetaking
• Structure - Sentence and Paragraph
• Grammar - Parts of Speech, Punctuation, Capitalization, Diagramming
Reading
• Novel Analysis: The technique of reading for deeper understanding of a narrative text using
self-questioning strategies. Some novels used: The Egypt Game, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Nothing
But the Truth, Under the Blood Red Sun, Where the Red Fern Grows
• Expository Text for deeper meaning.
• Journal Writing for Text Read
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