Sixth Grade

Language
Arts		 Reading and LiteratureOral reading;             Reading comprehension;
Speed reading;
Vocabulary building;
Dictionary skills;

Penmanship

Review of cursive writing
formation;
Practice penmanship; through creative;
writing and word exercises;

 Spelling and PoetryWeekly word lists by prefixes, suffixes,
and root words
Vocabulary study from the word lists
Eight poems committed to memory
Dictionary skills

Language

Writing Process         Writing, comparison /contrasts,
poetry, outlines, library research paper, narration, journal

 Sentences and sentence parts
Fragments, run-ons
Punctuation and capitalization rules
Library skills
Student Writers’ HandbookGrammar

Recognizing, diagraming, and
using all eight parts of speech
History
and
Geography		 Advanced map studies
Geography facts, including the 50 states
Eight documents reviewed		 North America: Canada, United States, Mexico and Central America
South America: Continent of Natural Resources, Nations of  South America		 United States History: The Colonial Heritage, New World’s First Republic, U.S. in the Twentieth Century
Science PlantsPlentiful Plants

Animals

observing Invertebrates

 Earth and SpaceOur Fascinating Earth
God’s Great Universe
Exploring Space		 ChemistryMatter and Chemistry (atoms,

elements, and compounds)
Health Safety First
First Steps of First Aid
Your Changing Body
An Active Lifestyle		 Your Body’s Defenses
Your Communication System
Drugs—Use and Abuse
A Healthy Spirit		 AnatomyEndocrine System
Respiratory System
Muscular System
Skeletal System
Lymphatic System
Nervous System
Skin
Arithmetic Place value of whole numbers and decimals;
Maintaining skills in fundamental operations;
Story problems/Problem-solving strategies;
Roman numerals;
Rounding off;
English and metric measures;
Converting measures within the same system; and solving measurement
equations;		 Adding, subtracting, and
multiplying;
measures;
Prime factoring;
Fundamental operations involving fractions and decimals;
Estimation;
Ratios and proportion;
Percent;
Probability;
Graphs and scale drawing;
Introduction to statistics;
Basic geometric shapes;		 Perimeter, area, and circumference;
Bisecting angles;
Reading thermometers;
Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit and Fahrenheit to Celsius;
Equations; solving/Introduction to
basic algebra;
Latitude, longitude, and time zones;
Banking, finding interest, and installment buying;
Reading electric and gas meters
Bible Lessons such as Salvation Series, Life of Christ, Parables, Elijah, Elisha, Daniel, Esther, Ezra /Nehemiah (includes memory verses, hymns /choruses, and Bible doctrine)
Music
Arts & Crafts		 Traditional, patriotic, fun songs Further development of perspective, introduction to
composition, study of accomplished artists