6th Grade Package, 2nd Edition

In English grammar lessons and activities are woven into writing assignments and students expand their vocabulary and composition skills. Written work includes expository writing citations poetry descriptive writing and short stories. Students explore new ways to express themselves with clarity and personal style.

Oak Meadow’s sixth-grade social studies curriculum focuses on ancient world civilizations and provides the foundation for an integrated experience that weaves together the history geography literature government and art of ancient cultures. Students engage in critical and independent thinking by exploring opposing viewpoints and writing from the perspective of different cultures and time periods. Art explorations include sculpture drawing calligraphy mosaics marbling costume making and mask making.

In life science students study plant cell division and reproduction plant classification systems invertebrates and vertebrates animal life cycles ecosystems and the human body. Emphasis is placed on using the scientific method to help students analyze their findings and to make connections between the overarching themes of the course. Students develop skills in objective observation and accurate recording of data.

Sixth grade math provides a rigorous course of math skills and concepts. Building on previous knowledge the coursebook includes step-by-step explanations and examples designed to support homeschoolers and independent learners. Skills include converting between percentages fractions and decimals; perimeter radius diameter and area; area of irregular shapes; equations with missing numbers; factors and prime numbers; and order of operations.

The accompanying math workbook includes all the practice worksheets and tests. Regular mental math warm-up exercises help students develop a facility and flexibility with numbers. A wide variety of extra practice worksheets are included in the appendix of the math workbook organized by skill to maximize study time and allow families to customize their learning experience.