6th Grade Math

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6th Grade Math

 In this post I am going to look at the expectations for 6th graders in math. Just as I have done with grades 1-5 I want to know what the students are expected to learn.

 According to corestandards.org the following is an overview of 6th grade math. 

Grade 6 Overview

Ratios and Proportional Relationships

  • Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.

The Number System

  • Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions.
  • Multiply and divide multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.
  • Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.

Expressions and Equations

  • Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.
  • Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.
  • Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.

Geometry

  • Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.

Statistics and Probability

  • Develop understanding of statistical variability.
  • Summarize and describe distributions.

A few 6th grade worksheets






Here are a few websites that are helpful for math in grades 1-6


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What I noticed in looking at math for grades 1-6 is the development over time of math skills and knowledge. At each level there is another layer of understanding for each mathematical concept. This is the strength of the common core, but the thread that really holds it all together are the 8 mathematical practices:
  1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
  2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
  3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
  4. Model with mathematics.
  5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
  6. Attend to precision.
  7. Look for and make use of structure.
  8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Every concept is held up to these practices which if done well through differentiation and solid teaching will allow for the maximum learning potential in the willing student. 



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