Math Mysteries: 6th Grade Math With Math Mysteries!

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Do you like mysteries? Do you like math, or need to practice sixth-grade math? Join me as we learn about 6th-grade math skills and complete math mysteries. This class will reinforce grade 6 math concepts, give students more practice, and encourage learners, all while focusing on solving a mystery. Sixth-grade students (any level), fifth-grade advanced students, and seventh-grade students who need review are all welcome! Class sizes are limited to 5 students. Class ranges from 30-40 minutes.

Each class will begin with a question of the week and math related joke of the week, then we will read the case that we are working on. Cases may involve eliminating suspects or finding missing animals. Then I will present and model the math skill of the week. Students will work together to complete a few examples of the skill. Students are then given time to work independently or as a group to complete the math problems, which will spell out the clue for the day. Class ends with everyone sharing the clue and eliminating the suspect or marking on a map the next location for the missing animal. Most classes have 16 math practice problems to complete during independent work time. Most mysteries last 4 weeks, but students can join the class at any time. Students who join mid-mystery will be given clues that have already been discovered. At the end of the mystery, students are given a certificate for solving the case! 

Schedule of math skills and mysteries:

Algebra & volume -Skiing Sleuths  
Week  of Feb 17 - Simplify Algebraic Terms
Week of Feb 24 - Distributive Property with Algebraic Terms
Week of March 3 - No class, no charge
Week of March 10 - Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Week of March 17 - Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms

Geometry - The Mystery of the Stolen Cookies 
Week of March 24 - Area of parallelograms
Week of March 31 - Area of triangles
Week of April 7 -  Missing heights in parallelograms and triangles
Week of April 14 - Area of trapezoids

Averages and Negative numbers - paws and claws missing toys 
Week  of April 21 - mean & mode
Week of April 28 - median & range
Week of May 5 - negative numbers
Week of May 12 - add and subtract negative and positive numbers


Class structure:
Joke of the week
Read the case to solve
Model math concept 
Guided math examples
Independent work time (16 math practice problems)
Discover the clue and eliminate suspects or mark on a map the next location

Students will be taught using a document camera, so they will be able to see the math page, teaching notes, and examples during class time. 

Please note: some classes may have extra printables, such as the suspect list or map. Classes often are 30-40 minutes long, depending on the amount of time students need to finish their work.

This class is an inclusive class and welcomes learners of all abilities, and is inclusive to students with learning disabilities, autism, anxiety, or any other learning differences. It is a small group (maximum of 5 students) to allow learners of all abilities.  During independent work time, students are able to choose to complete problems together/as a group or to complete them independently.