6th Grade Math - Qtr 1 (FLEX SCHEDULE)

This course will cover the first quarter of the 6th grade curriculum (27 lessons).  All other quarters will be offered at a later date, covering the whole curriculum from September through May.  This class will consist of lecture, hands-on activities, homework to practice, and quizzes to show mastery. This class does cover the Common Core Standards.

*Topics for this quarter include:
Week 1 - Using all operations with whole numbers; Powers, Exponents
Week 2 - Order of Operations, Prime Factorization
Week 3 - Greatest Common Factor; Least Common Multiple
Week 4 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions, Dividing Mixed Numbers
Week 5 - Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Week 6 - Multiplying Decimals, Dividing Decimals
Week 7 - Algebraic Expressions, Solving Algebraic Equations
Week 8 - Solving for Areas of different polygons
Week 9 - Coordinate Planes

*Week designation for each topic can change depending on the needs of the class.

After week 5 we can schedule a time to conference about your student.  It is not mandatory, but I would be happy to discuss your child's progress.

This is a Flex Schedule class.  The classes will be recorded in such a way that your child will be able to take notes, but will also be able to try to solve problems on his/her own.  Then he/she will be able to check their work immediately to confirm that it was completed correctly, or show them exactly where the errors were. The students will expected to watch videos, participate in online discussions between students/teacher, complete homework, complete quizzes, and ask/answer questions that are posted in the classroom.  

I encourage students to NOT have calculators during class.  It has been my experience that students tend to rely too heavily on calculators instead of their own knowledge and number sense.