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Curriculum Outline - Sixth Grade
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Reading
- Various types of Literature: Fiction, non-fiction,
poetry, drama
- Comprehension Skills: Time order, cause and effect,
main idea, inferences
- Vocabulary development
- Research skills: encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus
- Regular book reports/projects
- Spelling
- Spelling and vocabulary development
- Correct spelling in all written work
- Language
- Review of basic grammar
- Recognizing standard written English
- Writing sentences and paragraphs
- Essay/report writing
- Creative writing
- Math
- Review of basic skills
- Long division
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Ratio/percent
- Geometry and measurement/Metric system
- Social Studies
- World geography
- Early civilizations
- Cultures/traditions of the world
- Famous world leaders
- Reading the newspaper/current events
- Health/Science
- Ecosystems
- Plant processes
- Our bodies
- Energy/conservation
- Ecology
- Nutrition
- Art
- Basic principles and concepts of art
- Introduction to art history
- P. E.
- Advanced development of motor skills
- Team sports
- Sportmanship
- Basic exercise
- Computers
- Basic word processing
- Introduction to computer programming
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