CommonLit is a comprehensive literacy program with thousands of reading lessons, full-year ELA curriculum, benchmark assessments, and standards-based data for teachers.
6th Grade
6th graders embark on a new journey in their schooling, and with that come new challenges and changes. In many ways, 6th grade is a year of significant transition for students as they use the skills they have previously learned and apply them to more complex and independent learning in deeper and more rigorous ways.
While collaboration and group work may still be an important part of the curriculum, students are often required to produce more extensive independent work, specifically in writing, as they will write formal essays for both Social Studies and English class. This calls for greater independence and organizational skills, and it may certainly require some adjustment and practice in the beginning of the school year. Some may need the whole year to adjust, and that's alright — even this one change can be a major one for middle-schoolers.
Resources
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Progress Learning's mission is to help all students across the country master state standards by empowering educators with personalized teaching tools and support.
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XtraMath is an online math fact fluency program that helps students develop quick recall and automaticity of basic math facts. Students with a strong foundation have greater confidence and success learning more advanced math like fractions and algebra.