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