Hampton School District
Grade 6 at a Glance
Language Arts
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Reading Literature - genre exploration, character analysis, making personal connections, inferencing, analyzing multiple sources, and summarizing
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Nonfiction/Informational - summarizing, using text-based evidence to support claims, research for science and social studies.
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Speaking and Listening- collaborative discussion, summarizing, reporting on topics, adapt speaking to the task and audience
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Writing
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Process: brainstorm, use graphic organizers, draft, revise, conference, and edit
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Product: narrative, informational, persuasive argument
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Language - parts of speech, usage, punctuation, capitalization, spelling patterns, Spelling Connections, word origin
Math Topics
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The Number System - Computational and problem solving skills with operations on decimals, fractions, absolute value, rational numbers, creating number lines, and the coordinate plane.
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Ratios and Proportional Relationships - Ratio relationships, unit rates, and percents.
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Expressions and Equations - Write, read, and evaluate expressions, and solve real world problems with equations and inequalities.
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Geometry - Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.
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Statistics and Proportional Relationships - Display and summarize numerical data sets, and develop understanding of statistical variability.
Science Topics
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Cellular Biology - structure, characteristics, and systems of living things
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Ecology - interactions of organisms including the human impact
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Astronomy - solar system scale, sun/earth/moon relationships and gravity
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Waves - simple models and digital vs. analog relationships
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STEM and Scientific inquiry
Social Studies
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Early Humans
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Mesopotamia
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Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Greece
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Ancient Rome
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Medieval Era
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Mesoamerica
Supporting Learning at Home
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Homework is posted on Google Classroom.
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Homework is given nightly in multiple subject-areas.
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Students should read regularly at home.
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Students may also be assigned book projects.
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Homework is generally meant for students to do independently, but we encourage checking your child’s work.