Sixth Grade Curriculum

Religion
Books/Resources

  • Following Christ (Faith and Life Series)
  • The Holy Bible

    Scope and Sequence

  • Commandments, beatitudes
  • Respect life/prayer
  • Holy days of obligation
  • Rules of fast and abstinence
  • Church authority
  • Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
  • The Last Things: Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell


    Reading
    Books/Resources

  • Book of Virtue - William Bennett
  • Classics/Novels
  • Worldly Wise Book 3 (Educators Publishing Service)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Oral presentation skills
  • Comprehension skills
  • Interpretation of text
  • Literature appreciation
  • Vocabulary

    Writing
    Books/Resources

  • Spelling Workout Level G (MCP)
  • Voyages in English (Loyola Press)
  • Handwriting (Zaner-Bloser)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Grammar review: parts of speech, phrases, clauses, punctuation, diagramming
  • Paragraph construction
  • Reports (oral/written)
  • Quote/paraphrase
  • Letters/spelling
  • Types of writing (persuasive/creative/informative)

    Mathematics
    Books/Resources

  • Saxon 87

    Scope and Sequence

  • Prime factorization
  • Scientific notation
  • Probability and statistics
  • Geometry construction
  • The Pythagorean theorem
  • Algebraic terms
  • Ration/rate
  • Variables/functions

    Science
    Books/Resources

  • Scott Foresman Science
  • Teacher resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Structure of the Earth
  • Development of the Earth
  • Natural resources
  • Energy/atmosphere/climate
  • Ecology
  • Composition/structure of universe
  • Maps/charts

    Social Studies
    Books/Resources

  • Building a Nation (Scott Foresman)
  • Teacher resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Age of exploration
  • Native Americans/settlers
  • Colonial era
  • American Revolution
  • U.S. Constitution
  • United States Civil War
  • Reconstruction

    Art
    Books/Resources

  • Classroom art supplies

    Scope and Sequence

  • Creative expression
  • Perceptual awareness
  • Artistic heritage
  • Art appreciation

    Music
    Books/Resources

  • Musical instruments

    Scope and Sequence

  • Creative expression
  • Artistic perception
  • Historical and cultural music
  • Music appreciation

    Spanish
    Books/Resources

  • Classroom resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Building vocabulary
  • Cultural appreciation
  • Reading