Grade 6 Curriculum
In Grade 6, students begin to take part in activities that enhance social responsibility. Tests and exams become more common this year, as students prepare for high school.
Goals for a Grade 6 Student
- Better understand and retain academic materials, to prepare for tests
- Find study tips and tools that work for understanding school concepts
- Practice and apply new information taught at school and extracurriculars
English 6 Curriculum
• Read various story genres, such as fantasy, humour, adventure, and biographies
• Understand different text forms such as oral text and written text
• Use literary devices, sensory detail, and figurative language
• Summarize stories and identify the main parts of a book
• Recall and retain what is read, including facts and the main idea
Practice basic writing skills such as proper punctuation, accurate spelling, contractions, and use of writing trains
Introduce the use of similes, metaphors, and other literary devices
Practice letter-writing strategies, including greeting, content, and closing
Provide feedback on student’s writing
Math 6 Curriculum
• Solve questions with fractions, decimals, and percentages
• Explore proportions and ratios
• Apply concepts of factors, multiples, and prime numbers
• Understand how to measure angles and identify their properties
• Use mental math and patterns to solve problems
Use reasoning to make connections and problem solve
Challenge student to justify mathematical ideas and decisions
Teach mental math strategies to make sense of quantities and differences
Introduce multiple math strategies in one problem, such as order of operations