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September
6th Grade (age 11)
20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- Generation Genius – What is Science? (6-8 Version)
- parachutes and air resistance
- Bernoulli Balance
- paper airplane launcher
- launch a 2 stage balloon rocket
- Temperate Rainforest Ecosystems WDFW Lesson Packet (1 lesson)
- Temperate Rainforest Ecosystems WDFW Lesson Packet (1 lesson)
- Build your own survival kit
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Converting units of measure – Converting US Customary units word problems
- Comparing Tables of Data
- Measurement Conversions Study Guides and Worksheets
- Time Worksheet
- Generation Genius – Intro to Quadrilaterals and their Attributes
- Generation Genius – Scaled Picture Graphs and Bar Graphs
- Line plots – Graph data on line plots
- Line plots – Interpret data on line plots
- Properties of shapes – Triangles
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 1
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 1
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 1
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 1
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 2
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 2
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 2
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 2
- Outline/Write 5-Paragraph Essay: Do you think you could go for one month without using the Internet? Why or why not? What would be the hardest part?
- Write/Edit 5-Paragraph Essay: Do you think you could go for one month without using the Internet? Why or why not? What would be the hardest part?
Social Studies
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 1
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 1
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 2
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 2
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 3
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 3
- 50 States Fact Sheets
- Site Formation in Archaeology PDF from AAS
- Linocut Block Print
- Survival Skills: First Aid and basic life support
Books
October
6th Grade (age 11)
20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- Ecosystems and Climate
- Generation Genius – Climate Zones and Ocean Currents
- Archimedes’ principle
- Wildlife – Just One Piece of the Picture
- Soil and Ecosystems
- The Web of Life
- Generation Genius – Competition in Ecosystems
- First Aid Race
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Properties of shapes – Quadrilaterals
- Properties of shapes – Properties of shapes
- Interpreting Line Graphs
- Creating Line Graphs
- Bean Plant Bar Graph
- Creating Bar Graphs
- Get ready for ratios, rates, and percentages – Multiplication and division word problems
- Get ready for ratios, rates, and percentages – Convert units of measure
- Get ready for ratios, rates, and percentages – Coordinate plane
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 3
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 3
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 3
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 3
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 4
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 4
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 4
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 4
- Outline/Write 5-Paragraph Essay: What is the best field trip you’ve ever gone on? What made it so special?
- Write/Edit 5-Paragraph Essay: What is the best field trip you’ve ever gone on? What made it so special?
Social Studies
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 4
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 4
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 5
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 5
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 6
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 6
- Research the history of miles and how it’s calculated
- Mountains, rivers, and bodies of water of the world
- How do you know that something is a fact rather than an opinion?
- Linocut Print
Books
November
6th Grade (age 11)
1 week of Thanksgiving Break for family vacation
16 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- The Science of Fall Video + Fall Leaf Art Project of Kid’s Choice
- Generation Genius – Causes of Seasons
- why leaves change color in fall
- Leaf Silhouettes in Tissue Paper
- Interactions in Ecosystems (Khan Academy)
- Generation Genius – Symbiosis (Interactions Between Organisms)
- Matter and Energy in Ecosystems (Khan Academy)
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Get ready for ratios, rates, and percentages – Number patterns
- Get ready for ratios, rates, and percentages – Multiplication as scaling
- Get ready for ratios, rates, and percentages – Fractions as division
- Get ready for arithmetic operations – Divide whole numbers by unit fractions
- Get ready for arithmetic operations – Divide unit fractions by whole numbers
- Get ready for arithmetic operations – Multi-digit multiplication
- Get ready for arithmetic operations – Dividing decimals
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 5
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 5
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 5
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 5
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 6
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 6
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 6
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 6
Social Studies
- Report on members of our family that were in the military (for Veteran’s Day)
- Outline 5-Paragraph Essay: Is it important for people to study history? Why or why not?
- Write 5-Paragraph Essay: Is it important for people to study history? Why or why not?
- Edit 5-Paragraph Essay: Is it important for people to study history? Why or why not?
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 7
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 7
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 8
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 8
Books
- The Chronicles of Narnia Book 3 – C. S. Lewis
- The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise – Dan Gemeinhart
December
6th Grade (age 11)
1 week of Winter Break between Christmas and New Year’s Day
16 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- Potato battery
- motorized tiny dancers
- glow salt circuit
- DIY simple motor
- Generation Genius – Biotechnology
- Making fire with matches and fire (Ferro) rods
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Get ready for arithmetic operations – Multi-digit division
- Get ready for arithmetic operations – Adding decimals
- Generation Genius – Surface Area (Using Formulas)
- Get ready for arithmetic operations – Subtracting decimals
- Get ready for arithmetic operations – Multiplying decimals
- Get ready for negative numbers – Fractions on the number line
- Get ready for negative numbers – Coordinate plane
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 7
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 7
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 7
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 7
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 8
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 8
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 8
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 8
Social Studies
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 9
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 9
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 10
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 10
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 11
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 11
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 12
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 12
Books
- The Chronicles of Narnia Book 4 – C. S. Lewis
- Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja series (12 books) – Marcus Emerson
January
6th Grade (age 11)
20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- Weather, Water Cycle, and Climate (Khan Academy)
- DIY barometer
- Generation Genius – Air Masses and Weather Fronts
- The Earth-Sun-Moon System (Khan Academy)
- The Planet Song Video + Make a planet booklet
- Generation Genius – The Solar System
- Generation Genius – Solar and Lunar Eclipses
- How the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions
- Generation Genius – Intro to Climate Change
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Get ready for geometry – Area and perimeter
- Get ready for geometry – Multiply fractions and mixed numbers
- Get ready for geometry – Area of rectangles with fractional side lengths
- Get ready for geometry – Volume of rectangular prisms
- Get ready for equations, expressions, and inequalities – Commutative property of multiplication
- Get ready for equations, expressions, and inequalities – Distributive property
- Get ready for equations, expressions, and inequalities – Associative property
- Get ready for equations, expressions, and inequalities – Factors and multiples
- Get ready for equations, expressions, and inequalities – Prime and composite numbers
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 9
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 9
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 9
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 9
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 10
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 10
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 10
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 10
- Outline/Write 5-Paragraph Essay: What animal do you think best represents your personality? Why?
- Write/Edit 5-Paragraph Essay: What animal do you think best represents your personality? Why?
Social Studies
- Art Kit from Let’s Make Art
- 50 States Fact Sheets
- Write a Who, What, Where, When, Why newspaper article of an important event or person (include one graphic-map, picture, chart, etc.)
- Research/Outline Research Paper on Student-Chosen Topic
- Write Research Paper on Student-Chosen Topic
- Edit Research Paper on Student-Chosen Topic
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 13
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 13
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 14
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 14
Books
- The Chronicles of Narnia Book 5 – C. S. Lewis
- Restart – Gordon Korman
- Dear America: Christmas After All (1932)
- Dear America: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (1932)
February
6th Grade (age 11)
20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- What is a Tornado? Video + Map where tornadoes occur and discuss why
- What Causes Thunder and Lightning? Video + Use a balloon and a fluorescent lightbulb to show imbalance of charged electrons in the sky. Turn off the lights, rub a balloon on your head for 15 seconds. Hold the balloon up to the lightbulb to see a flash that resembles lightning.
- Generation Genius – Tectonic Plates
- What Causes Earthquakes? Video + Map where major earthquakes have occurred and what fault zones are near
- oil spill cleanup + Describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society
- From Brine to Beverage: Solar-Powered Salt Removal
- check for iron in cereal
- Dissolve shells
- Amazing Ways to Live in the Desert Video + Create a Venn Diagram to compare desert life to life in the Pacific Northwest
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Get ready for equations, expressions, and inequalities – Powers of 10
- Get ready for equations, expressions, and inequalities – Writing expressions
- Generation Genius – Lines, Line Segments, and Rays
- Generation Genius – Engineering Design Process
- Generation Genius – Intro to Ratios
- Generation Genius – Solve Problems with Ratios and Proportions
- Ratios – Intro to ratios
- Ratios – Visualize equivalent ratios
- Ratios – Equivalent ratios
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 11
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 11
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 11
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 11
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 12
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 12
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 12
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 12
- Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) – Fix It! Grammar Level 3
- Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) – Fix It! Grammar Level 3
Social Studies
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 15
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 15
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 16
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 16
- Outline 5-Paragraph Essay: What historical figure would you like to meet and why?
- Write 5-Paragraph Essay: What historical figure would you like to meet and why?
- Edit 5-Paragraph Essay: What historical figure would you like to meet and why?
- Leatherwork Project
- 50 States Fact Sheets
- What are economics? Compare and contrast different things that might happen when the economy is “good” and when it is “bad”
Books
March
6th Grade (age 11)
20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- Why Do We Get Sick? Video + Do something nice for someone
- Generation Genius – Bacteria and Viruses
- Cells and Organisms (Khan Academy)
- Generation Genius – Plant and Animal Cells
- Generation Genius – Multicellular Organisms
- cell model
- model lungs
- Organism growth and reproduction (Khan Academy)
- Generation Genius – Reproduction of Living Things
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Ratios – Ratio application
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Adding decimals
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Subtracting decimals
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Adding and subtracting decimals word problems
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Dividing fractions and whole numbers
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Dividing fractions by fractions
- Generation Genius – Unit Rates
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Multiplying decimals
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Dividing whole numbers
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 13
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 13
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 13
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 13
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 14
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 14
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 14
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 14
- Outline/Write 5-Paragraph Essay: What is your greatest talent? How did you discover it?
- Write/Edit 5-Paragraph Essay: What is your greatest talent? How did you discover it?
Social Studies
- 50 States Fact Sheets
- Discussion: If the electrical power went out today, how would you cook if using wood wasn’t an option?
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 17
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 17
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 18
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 18
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 19
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 19
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 20
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 20
Books
- The Chronicles of Narnia Book 7 – C. S. Lewis
- The Boy in Striped Pajamas
- The Story of Anne Frank
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
April
6th Grade (age 11)
20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- Gardening
- carbon dioxide and fire
- carbon sugar snake thermal reactions
- Generation Genius – Atoms and Molecules
- Generation Genius – Intro to Thermal Energy
- Generation Genius – Heat: Transfer of Thermal Energy
- Atoms, Energy, and Changes of State
- Chemical Reactions: Big Pieces or Small Pieces: Which React Faster?
- Matter and Energy in Organisms (Khan Academy)
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Dividing decimals
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Adding decimals
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Subtracting decimals
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Adding and subtracting decimals word problems
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Dividing fractions and whole numbers
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Dividing fractions by fractions
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Multiplying decimals
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Dividing whole numbers
- Arithmetic with rational numbers – Dividing decimals
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 15
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 15
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 15
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 15
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 16
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 16
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 16
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 16
- Outline/Write 5-Paragraph Essay: What is the most challenging thing you have to do on a regular basis? What makes it so hard?
- Write/Edit 5-Paragraph Essay: What is the most challenging thing you have to do on a regular basis? What makes it so hard?
Social Studies
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 21
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 21
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 22
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 22
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 23
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 23
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 24
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 24
- Discussion: What defines a generous person?
- Choose a state or country (not the US). Create a poster to represent the area. Include things like cities, landmarks, traditions, foods, recreation, etc.
Books
- The Hunger Games Book 1 – Suzanne Collins
- No Better Friend (Young Readers Edition) – Robert Weintraub
- Dear America: Early Sunday Morning (1941)
- Dear America: The Fences Between Us (1941)
May
6th Grade (age 11)
20 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- Understanding Geologic Time
- Sedimentary Layers Puzzle
- Generation Genius – Rocks and Minerals (Including Rock Cycle)
- The Geosphere: Rock Cycle, Fossils, Erosion, Tectonics (Khan Academy)
- Plate Tectonic Puzzle
- Functions of Feathers
- Relative Speed of Dinosaurs
- The Dinosaur Name Game
- Dinosaur Teeth
- Generation Genius – The Fossil Record
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Rates and percentages – Intro to rates
- Rates and percentages – Intro to percents
- Generation Genius – Whole Number Exponents
- Generation Genius – Integer Exponents
- Generation Genius – Percents
- Memorial Day Fill in the Blanks
- Memorial Day March (Math Problems to Fill in the Blank)
- Memorial Day by the Numbers
- Flag Graph Worksheet
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 17
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 17
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 17
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 17
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 18
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 18
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 18
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 18
- Outline/Write: present 2 sides of a debate
- Write/Edit: present 2 sides of a debate
Social Studies
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 25
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 25
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 26
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 26
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 27
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 27
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 28
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 28
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Books
June
6th Grade (age 11)
1 week of Summer Break for family vacation
16 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- Gardening
- flower dissection
- Generation Genius – Photosynthesis and Respiration
- milk into plastic
- Protecting Pollinators WDFW Lesson Packet (1 lesson) + plant flowers for pollinators
- Grand Canyon Painting Lesson
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Generation Genius – Percent Change
- Rates and percentages – Visualize percents
- Rates and percentages – Equivalent representations of percent problems
- Rates and percentages – Percent problems
- Rates and percentages – Percent word problems
- Exponents and order of operations – Meaning of exponents
- Exponents and order of operations – Powers of whole numbers
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 19
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 19
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 19
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 19
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 20
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 20
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 20
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 20
Social Studies
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 29
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 29
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 30
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 30
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 31
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 31
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 32
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 32
Books
- The Hunger Games Book 3 – Suzanne Collins
- Adventure in Grand Canyon National Park (National Park Mystery Series) – Aaron Johnson
July
6th Grade (age 11)
1 week of Summer Break for annual family camping trip
16 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- Gardening
- Gardening
- Generation Genius – Maintaining Biodiversity
- Liquid Fireworks
- Aquatic Invasive Species WDFW Lesson Packet (1 lesson)
- Building Project
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Exponents and order of operations – Powers of fractions and decimals
- Exponents and order of operations – Order of operations introduction
- Exponents and order of operations – More on order of operations
- Generation Genius – Intro to Negative Numbers
- Negative numbers – Intro to negative numbers
- Negative numbers – Negative symbol as opposite
- Negative numbers – Rational numbers on the number line
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 21
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 21
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 21
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 21
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 22
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 22
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 22
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 22
Social Studies
- Economics: Understands the production, distribution, and consumption of goods, services, and resources in societies from the past or in the present
- Write a review of our current president. Do you think he/she is doing a good job? What would you change about him/her? What could he/she be doing better?
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 33
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 33
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 34
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 34
- Draw/write a story together
- Draw/write a story together
Books
August
6th Grade (age 11)
Parents take 7-day solo trip! Kids attend overnight summer camp or stay with grandparents
16 days of lessons if complete 2 lessons per day.
Science
- Gardening
- Gardening
- Generation Genius – Natural Resource Distribution
- Elephant Toothpaste
- Aquatic Invasive Species WDFW Lesson Packet (1 lesson)
- Building Project
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
- CodaKid: fun coding and game design for kids
Math
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Negative numbers – Comparing negative numbers
- Negative numbers – Ordering rational numbers
- Negative numbers – Intro to absolute value
- Negative numbers – Comparing absolute values
- Generation Genius – Intro to Algebraic Expressions
- Variables and expressions – Properties of numbers
- Variables and expressions – Whole numbers and integers
English
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 23
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 23
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 23
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 23
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 24
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 24
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 24
- IEW – Year 1 (Level B) – Week 24
Social Studies
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 35
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 35
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 36
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2 – Chapter 36
- Haiku Poetry
- Haiku Poetry
- Draw/write a story together
- Draw/write a story together
Books
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham (1963) – Christopher Paul Curtis
- The Sign of the Beaver – Elizabeth George Speare
Field Trip Ideas for 6th Grade
- 5.5-mile hike + get food at a new restaurant
- Archaeology site
- Fossil dig site
- Snowboarding/Skiing
- Chocolate factory tour
- Visit a “medieval village” experience
- Music museum or experience
- Visit a National Park
- Visit a National Monument
- Visit a space museum
- Play at an indoor water park
- Whale Watching
- Go-Karts
- Visit a local historical site or museum
- Go magnet fishing
- Wildlife refuge or nature center
- Geocaching
- Build a shelter in the woods using only a tarp and rope
- Treasure hunt (compass and map reading)
- Making fire with matches and fire (Ferro) rods + Campfire and S’mores (Fire building)
- Building and finding primitive shelters
- Water Purification / Wild Hot Chocolate
- Forest Feast (Identifying and harvesting wild edible plants)
- U-pick blueberry patch
- Shellfish foraging
- Planetarium/Observatory
- Rockhounding
- Visit a local geological feature
- Go to the beach and fly kites
- U-pick apple orchard + make applesauce at home
- Mushroom foraging in the forest
- Visit a local river or hatchery to see spawning salmon
- Bike ride
- Bird watching
- Go fishing with parent(s)
- Visit a u-cut Christmas tree farm
- Camping trip
- Visit a bakery
Daily Rhythm (Schedule) for Homeschooling 6th Grade
| Time | Kid | Mom |
|---|---|---|
| 5:30 AM | Yoga, Exercise, Shower, Free Time | |
| 6:30 AM | Work | |
| 8:00 AM | Wake-up, DIY Breakfast | Work |
| 8:30 AM | Spanish Lesson: Rosetta Stone | Work |
| 8:45 AM | Typing Practice: typedojo.com | Work |
| 9:00 AM | Project or Interest Based Learning | Work |
| 9:45 AM | Yoga, Exercise, Affirmations | Yoga, Exercise, Affirmations |
| 10:00 AM | Independent Reading, Snack | Reading |
| 10:15 AM | Learning Block 1 (harder/longer lesson) | Homeschool |
| 11:00 AM | Music Jam Session | Homeschool |
| 11:15 AM | Lunch | Lunch |
| 11:45 AM | Learning Block 2 (easier/shorter lesson) | Homeschool |
| 12:30 PM | Workbooks | Quick Clean |
| 12:45 PM | Independent Reading | Work |
| 1:00 PM | Chore of the Day | Laundry |
| 1:15 PM | Free Time | Work |
| 2:45 PM | Go for a walk together | Go for a walk together |
| 3:30 PM | Extracurriculars/Free Time | Work |
| 5:30 PM | Dinner | Dinner |
| 6:30 PM | Play with Dad | Free Time |
| 8:15 PM | Bedtime Routine with Mom/Dad | Bedtime Routine with Kid |
| 8:45 PM | Parent Time |
6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum and Subscriptions
- Curiosity Chronicles Modern History 2
- Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) – Structure and Style for Students: Year 1 (Level B)
- Khan Academy Math (free)
- Foreign Language Lessons from Rosetta Stone
- Mark Rober’s Build Box Subscription
- Typing practice from typedojo.com (free)
- Generation Genius Math and Science
- CodaKid – Online Coding and Game Design for Kids
Workbooks for 6th Grade
- Brain Quest Workbook: Grade 6
- Complete Curriculum: Grade 6 (Flash Kids Harcourt Family Learning)
- Nature Smarts Workbook, ages 10-12
- Goofy Mad Libs
- Dinosaur Illustrations (free)
- Summer Bridge Activities 6-7 Workbook
Best Educational/Play Toys for 6th Grade Kids
- Mainly focus on things that relate to their hobbies
- Mini Drone with Camera for Kids
- 3D Printing Pen
- 16”x16” Light Box/Green Screen for Photography or Small Stop Motion
- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magic Chemistry Set – Science Kit
- Lego Gear Bots Science/STEM Activity Kit
- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Stunning Chemistry Set
- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Battery Making Kit
- Ladder Toss
- water balloon toss (not a product)
- Exercise dice
- Kids Baseball Batting Tee
- Backyard Fitness Circuit Course (not a product)
Project Based Learning Ideas for 6th Grade
Interest, or project, based learning lets kids learn by exploring topics they’re passionate about. For example, a child interested in the topic of volcanoes might research active volcanoes, might learn how to create a working volcano model and then execute the experiment, might play a board game, might make a presentation about how volcanoes work. They often cover multiple subjects (e.g. reading, writing, research, history, science, math, and critical thinking) all while learning through curiosity. This website has some great examples of how a few topics could make an excellent interest-led learning projects (with an in-depth example for gardening). Projects can be anything your child would like to explore more in depth and are geared towards encouraging life-long learning by using the idea that we learn more when we’re interested in the topic.
Here are some ideas that could be incorporated into the topic of interest your child picks or could act as starting points as projects for kids who are struggling with ideas of where to start with an interest:
- art exhibition
- build something
- Create a YouTube channel or a YouTube video tutorial
- Build a website
- design and create a game
- write a book
- Plant a garden – learn about seed growth, pollination, soil composition, fertilization, history of agriculture, crop rotation, read about gardening, craft a report on a specific plant, count seeds, graph germination results, plan out square foot garden, measure daily plant growth, learn scientific names or foreign names for plants, make crafts from the garden, eat a meal from the garden, learn about entrepreneurship, do color scavenger hunts
- prepare a treasure hunt
- make a costume
- set up the Christmas tree
- crochet/knit a scarf or hat
- make a model of the solar system
- make a model anatomy of some animal
- make a model ecosystem
- make a model of parts of a plant
- choreograph a dance
- master a survival skill
- make a calendar
- prepare a meal/learn new cooking method
- design and build an obstacle course
- make your own Mad Libs
- write and perform a song for remembering some learning
- write and illustrate a comic book
- create a field guide
- research a fishery/fish species/fishing method and go fishing to catch that species or use that method
- write a biography of a famous/influential person from history
- learn origami
- write a book of poetry
- write a book of haiku poems
- learn calligraphy
- photography project
- write to your Congressman or Congresswoman
- create a magazine
- Write trivia (Kahoot is a great online trivia game program)
- write a newsletter
- Create a piece of artwork that illustrates the project topic
- Design a t-shirt and list it online for sale
- Make charts and graphs (to illustrate survey results for example)
- Create an interactive family tree with voice-overs from living family
- Using the best thinking of major world civilizations, design the perfect civilization. Identify critical characteristics, resources, and habits, etc.
- Identify, analyze, and visualize recurring themes in human history; then contextualize those themes in modern society.
- Re-imagine the American Constitution–or similar governing documents–as if they were designed today.
- Study local land regions and resources to identify a geological-based response to the Zombie Apocalypse.
- Report or model on what happened to the dinosaurs
- Write and perform an original song
- Write a script and make a video (tutorial, vlog, fiction, etc.)
- Map making with QGIS
- Publish a hiking guide book
- Design a book cover
- Bonsai
- Design a scientific research project and then collect, analyze, and present data
- Create a budget to reach a financial goal
- Public speaking skills
- Teach the dog a new task/trick/command
- Create a stock photography portfolio and submit to major websites
- Plan an event (party, gathering, adventure, etc.)
- Create trading cards for learning history
- Explore pointillism (painting or drawing)
- Create your own illustrations for popular poems
- The Hero’s Journey lesson + book analysis
- Inform with infographics lesson and then create your own: research information already available or collect first-hand data on a topic (natural world or social scientific data), create charts/graphs, analyze the data/information, and create an infographic to display to display your findings.
