Voyagers 6th Grade Mathematics

Welcome to SUCCESS!

Welcome to the world of 6th grade mathematics!  Unifying concepts and skills from many school years prior, this course develops students’ knowledge of basic math skills, geometric concepts of proportion, relation, and shape, measurement, patterns and functions, we will interpret statistics and real life mathematical information,  and students will their understanding of solving problems.   In my classroom, I have the privilege of providing students with the opportunity to BE MATHEMATICIANS.  By the time my students leave my classroom, I hope to have led them to become independent learners who use their problem solving skills to ask and answer questions about mathematical situations.  we will build on concepts from elementary school to discuss.  

The 6 Math 6 mathematics class is a survey course including the concepts of number operations, measurement, geometry, probability, and algebraic thinking.  It is intended to build on students’ prior knowledge in order to deepen their understanding and prepare them for further study in seventh grade.  The major concepts and skills that students will be able to do are:

• Define, identify, and solve problems involving factors, multiples and exponents

• Convert between fractions, decimals, and percents

• Operate with decimals and fractions

• Solve problems and situations involving probability

• Applying decimals and percents to real-world problems

• Identify and use a coordinate plane

• Identify and compare integers

• Solve problems involving geometric figures and 2D geometry

• Develop algebraic reasoning skills

The 6 Math 7 course includes the concepts in both the sixth and seventh grade standard courses of study.  It is intended to prepare students for advanced math in middle school.  However, enrollment in this course does not guarantee placement in Algebra I in eighth grade.  In addition to the concepts in 6 Math 6, 6 Math 7 students will also learn to:

• Operate with integers

• Compare information in tables, graphs, and equations

• Solve problems involving 3D geometry