6th Grade Math

Welcome!
What Do 6th Graders Learn In Math?
Common Core Math Standards
Materials
Textbook
Homework
www.xtramath.org
PowerSchool
How to be a Successful Math Student

Welcome!
I am thrilled to be able to teach your child mathematics this year! Please email me straight away if you have concerns, or questions, regarding the program or your child’s progress. (You can email me too if you child tells you something great about math!)  I am always happy to meet with families in person, or if your child has a math question please encourage him/her to talk to me in class or after school on Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday.

What Do 6th Graders Learn In Math This Year?
Students will continue to deepen their skills as mathematicians. We will focus on:

  • Ratios and Proportional Relationships – ratios and rates
  • The Number System – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, decimals and fractions, introduction to integers
  • Expressions and Equations – one and two-step equations and inequalities
  • Geometry – polygons on the coordinate plane, 3D Shapes
  • Statistics and Probability – introduction to statistical questions
  • Problem Solving

Common Core Math Standards
www.corestandards.org/Math/

Materials
To be successful in class, students need to bring the following every day:

PencilRed PenDry Erase MarkerRuler
Composition BookTextbookHomework Planner

Big Ideas Math Textbook and Resources
We use the Big Ideas GREEN (2014) textbook in 6th grade.  ISBN-13: 978-1-608-449-0
In addition each student has an online account, including an online version of the textbook which can be downloaded. Students have their individual username and password written in their homework planner.
Individual Online Account (need your username and password)
Online textbook (no password required)
Homework Help Videos   Select ‘Middle School Common Core 2017’,  click the Green Book, then choose the lesson you want to learn about)

Homework
Students should expect 20-25 minutes of homework per night in Math.  If your child does not finish please initial and tell him/her to move onto the next subject.
Students are asked to record homework in their homework planners at the end of class.  Math homework is also posted daily on webpage (Ms. Sullivan posts the entire day’s homework)
Homework answers are generally in the back of the textbook so students can check answers if uncertain they are doing the work correctly.

If a student is unclear about how to complete a problem (or was absent from class) they can watch the Homework Help Videos   Select ‘Middle School Common Core 2017’,  click the Green Book, then choose the lesson you want to learn about)
www.xtramath.org is used at the longest time setting to assess if students need help working with the multiplication facts.