CCSS LESSONS

I M A G E G A L L E RY 6 T H G R A D E 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7
MATHEMATICS
Negative Numbers: computing with like and unlike signs, using
manipulatives and collaboration.
Fractions: multiplying and dividing fractions.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
The Little Prince: understanding how characters develop through a series of
events. Using visual art to demonstrate comprehension (creativity.)
HUMANITIES: THEMATIC UNITS AND
CONCEPT WALL
Theme of Survival links to reading (novel studies), native plant study,
environmental studies, geography and geology, personal text connections.
(Photos show beginning and end of unit.)
SCIENCE: EARTH SCIENCE
Geology studies, activities, and local explorations of geology hands-on.
Students are able to present their understanding to lower grade students.
 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Students
use scale
models to
interpret
large-
scale
scientific
ideas, and
interpret
diagrams
and
charts.
SCIENCE: ECOLOGY
GMO debate: students develop effective arguments using supporting
research and evidence.
Critical thinking: research points, what are possible rebuttals, and how will
you defend your point?
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Students learn about other cultures: art, culture, language, history, and
traditional ways of life from the local people in Kadavu, Fiji.