Maranatha Christian Academy Typical Course of Study

SIXTH GRADE COURSES 12 Lower School Language Arts Mathematics 6 • PreAlgebra: Course 1 • Basic computation of whole numbers, fractions, decimals • Finding unknown numbers • Order of operations SIXTH GRADE • Introductory geometry concepts • Sequences and scales • Graphs and frequency tables • Place value • Number lines • Rate and ratio • Greatest common factor/least common multiple • Exponents and square roots • Proportions • Unit multipliers • Fractions • PreAlgebra: Course 2 • Material covered is similar to what is above, with a bigger focus on preparing students to move to Algebra 1 in 7th grade Reading Writing • Use reference materials and Internet • Bibliography building • Simple note-taking • Listening skills • Sentence structure • Concepts of: • Noun • Pronoun • Verb • Adjective • Adverb • Direct object • Indirect objects • Prepositional phrase • Work on speech errors and punctuation • Plot mountain • Spelling • Inference skills • Reflexive writing • Extensive writing: • Persuasive • Response to literature • 5 paragraph essay • Research • Outlines • Creative • Comprehension • Modern Language Association (MLA) format for paper writing • Reading silently and skimming • Use roots, prefixes, and suffixes • genres of literature • Recall facts • Vocabulary building Science/Health • Rocks • Minerals • Plate tectonics • Earthquakes • Volcanoes • Fresh water • Oceans • Simple machines • Maps of the Earth Social Studies • The world’s geography • Citizenship skills • Map and globe skills • United States • Canada • Examine primary sources • Reading skills • Middle and South America • Europe • Western Europe • Asia • Africa • The Pacific realm

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