Grade 6
Parkview Middle School is committed to providing an environment of learning and growth. We are dedicated to helping diverse students realize their potential with programs that meet aesthetic, individual, intellectual, emotional, and physical needs. By combining a rigorous curriculum and a strong character education program, we inspire students to embrace challenge and change. We believe all children deserve the chance to become productive, responsible, and respectful life-long learners, who will benefit themselves and the community.
Communication Arts
Sixth Grade Communication Arts class emphasizes five areas: 1) reading, 2) writing, 3) speaking 4) listening and 5) computer literacy. Using a balanced literacy approach, teachers implement read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading strategies. Writing is taught and analyzed via the six traits of effective writing and the writing process approach. Grammar and spelling are also inherent components of our writing program. Students gain experience with descriptive, narrative, informative, and persuasive writing throughout the year via diverse approaches including Writer’s Workshop, simulations, and required writing pieces. A variety of informal and formal speaking opportunities are provided, including a How-To speech and Reader’s Theater. Listening skills are assessed throughout the year as part of our reading program and as an integral part to most activities. Finally, students practice word processing and receive web-based instruction as part of communication arts.
Links
Houghton Mifflin Reading
Math
This course will concentrate on four concepts: number theory, introduction to and development of rational numbers, reasoning about shapes, and introduction to data/statistics.
Links
Virtual Math
Illuminations Activities
Science
The sixth grade science curriculum has a focus on scientific discovery and life science. Topics covered in the curriculum are scientific method, science professions, metric system, cells, human body, animals, and plants.
Links
Frog Dissection
Textbook
Mendel’s Peas
Science Spot
Edheads
Social Studies
The sixth grade social studies curriculum is the study of ancient civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere with an emphasis on the five themes of geography. Included in the curriculum will be geography, ancient history (Mesopotamia, Egypt/Northern Africa, Greece, Roman Empire, Indus River Valley, and China), Medieval Europe, the Renaissance, and current events.
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