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Sixth Grade

At Carden Academy of Whittier, we consider nothing more important than to help each student learn and grow at their best pace. We have constructed our sixth grade program with the benefit of all of our students in mind. Our small class sizes allow our dedicated teachers to provide an accelerated curriculum and individualized instruction that benefits all of our students. Our teachers are able to provide additional support in academic areas to foster the learning pace and needs of our students through daily small group work sessions.

 

When you choose Carden Academy of Whittier, you ensure that your child will be exposed to a wide and varied curriculum filled with all of the skill sets necessary to help guide their development thoroughly. We offer instruction in classical literature, math, physical education, music, foreign languages, art, and advanced academic programs such as STEM. We believe a child’s development is not just cognitive, but also social, creative, and physical. We are committed to supporting the development of the whole child at every grade level.​

Sixth Grade At A Glance...

Objectives

To Give Each Child​

Security in learning, the ability to think, self-reliance, understanding of what he/she is learning, and knowledge of the purpose of that learning; good study habits, love of reading and math, a pleasurable learning experience.​

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Language​

Parts of Speech: Define, identify, and use in sentences​

Parts of a Sentence: Ability to find/write: the subject (simple, complete, compound); the verb, (transitive, intransitive, linking); direct/indirect object; phrases (adjectival, adverbial), the clauses (adjectival, adverbial, noun).

Ability to diagram and build sentences.​

Types of Sentences: Simple, compound, complex, declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.​

Verbs: Principal parts of irregular verbs, tenses and their helpers, four forms, regular and progressive, voice, punctuation/capitalization, letter writing (thank you).​

Spelling: Vowel chart, Carden Controls, dictionary marks, grammar, and dictation.

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Math​

Fractions: Process (+,-,x,-), mixed numbers/improper/reducing, LCD and LCM, story problems, complex.​

Decimals: Processes, change to fractions/percentages, story problems.​

Percentages: Change to decimals/fractions, story problems, percentage (=Base x Rate).​

Roman Numerals: 1–1,000, converting to Arabic.​

Measurements: Liquid, dry, weight, time, area, volume, metric.​

Advanced: Estimating, rounding, average.​

Graphs: Reading/plotting.​

Geometry: Polygons (area/perimeter), angles, lines, rays, segments, congruent, similar, circles (circumference), parallel/perpendicular lines, solids (volume).​

Properties: Associative, commutative, distributive, and identity (addition/multiplication).​

Other: Rate/time/distance; ratios/proportions, negative/positive integers; number series; exponents; sets (disjoint, equivalent, subsets,...); types of numbers (integers, natural, whole, composite, prime, etc.); pre-algebra, and the metric system.

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Art

Art appreciation and history, drawing, and painting.​

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World Geography

United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

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Spanish

Vocabulary, verbs, basic sounds.​

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Poetry

Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.​

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Music

Sight singing, chorus, and music appreciation.​

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Ancient History

Beginnings of civilization, Fertile Crescent, Egypt, India, China, Greece, and Rome.​

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Earth Science

Energy, continental drift, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and ecosystems.​

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Social Studies

Developing knowledge and skill in history, geography, culture, economics, civics, and government. We also focus on people and their interaction with others and the world in which they live. Our students gain a better understanding of their country and its regions.

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DAR Essay

Rough draft due Thursday, October 10.​

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Attitude Development

While discussing Carden Standards of Living, the student is helped to develop the ability to function without self-consciousness in the presence of classmates and adults, accept responsibility for learning, make individual contributions to group discussions, praise the work of others, accept constructive correction, have a calm demeanor, have a sense of security in the learning experience, and display kindness and respect to others.

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