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Sixth Grade

Sixth graders enjoying each other and their trees.

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Our sixth grade curriculum is based on the California Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and St. Paul's-specific content.

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Reading & Literature

Read and discuss novels, short stories, memoirs, and poetry
Develop critical thinking skills through literary analysis of character, setting, theme, and tone
Analyze literature and improve comprehension: whole class discussion, literature groups, and group projects
Connect literature to social studies; readings that are relevant to what’s happening in the world today and help students make these connections
Read and extract main ideas from non-fiction sources

Writing & Language Arts

Social Studies

Understand civilization’s cultural universals and their interconnectedness
Dig 2: an introduction to archaeological methodology and ethics
Ancient Civilizations: Egypt and Maya
Study of farmworkers’ rights
Public speaking skills: practice through simulations and presentations
Research skills: finding and assessing quality of paper and electronic sources, taking organized notes

Mathematics

Ratio concepts
Unit rates and percentages
Area, surface area, and nets
Operations using integers, fractions, and decimals
Data collection, organization, and analysis
Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities
Interpret and solve problems about real-world situations
Problem-solving strategies
Share multiple perspectives and communicate mathematical thinking

Science

Spanish

Use Total Physical Response storytelling model: Canechi y Chipote
Use Realidades B textbook, workbook, and interactive website
Communicate using four modalities: reading, listening, speaking, and writing
Paired communication activities and Mini Speaking Assessments
One-on-one and small group conversation
Present, preterite, and future tenses
Use University of Texas at Austin Oral Proficiency site

STEAM/Technology

Visual Arts

Music

Physical Education

Community Engaged Learning

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