6th Grade Math
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
Somerville, MA
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Lessons (159)
Lessons (159)
6th Grade Math
(10 Units, 159 Lessons)
Unit 1 - Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics(16 Lessons)

Welcome to 6th Grade Math
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:Why is math important? How does math impact our lives outside of math class? Students make connections between math and life while also learning procedures and rules in the 6th grade math class.
Standards
25 Resources
158 Favorites
25 Resources
158 Favorites

R-E-S-P-E-C-T
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:What does it mean to respect someone? How will you show respect to our math community? Students work together to generate expectations for each other and the teacher to ensure that people are respected.
Standards
24 Resources
28 Favorites
24 Resources
28 Favorites

Tiles and Toothpicks
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:How can you describe this shape’s perimeter and area? Students review expectations and work together to solve problems about area and perimeter.
Standards
37 Resources
18 Favorites
37 Resources
18 Favorites

Mindset
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:What is the difference between a fixed and growth mindset? How can it affect how a person thinks and acts? Students work on answering these questions and also work on solving problems in partners.
Standards
24 Resources
43 Favorites
24 Resources
43 Favorites

Pretest
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:What do students already know about number characteristics and the order of operations? What gaps do students have in their understanding? Students take the Unit 1 pretest in order to inform instruction.
Standards
17 Resources
19 Favorites
17 Resources
19 Favorites

Brownies & Factors
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:How many different rectangular boxes can you design to fit 100 brownies? Students explore the relationship between factors and area models.
Standards
22 Resources
36 Favorites
22 Resources
36 Favorites

Multiples, LCM, and GCF
6th Grade Math
» Unit:
Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:What are multiples? How do they compare with factors? Students work to answer these questions and develop an understanding of greatest common factor and least common multiple.
Standards
30 Resources
74 Favorites
30 Resources
74 Favorites

GCF and LCM Word Problems
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:When would you come across GCF and LCM? Students apply their knowledge of GCF and LCM to solve word problems.
Standards
21 Resources
71 Favorites
21 Resources
71 Favorites

Show What You Know: Factors and Multiples + Introduction to Exponents
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:What do students understand? What gaps do they have in their understanding? What's greater, 2 to the third power or 3 to the second power? Students take a quiz and then work to understand that repeated multiplication is represented with exponents.
Standards
22 Resources
47 Favorites
22 Resources
47 Favorites

Why do we need an Order of Operations?
6th Grade Math
» Unit:
Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:Why do we need an Order of Operations? What is 5 + 3 x 4? What is 3 x 4 + 5? Students work through examples to get at these questions and work with the order of operations to simplify numerical expressions.
Standards
24 Resources
27 Favorites
24 Resources
27 Favorites

Order of Operations
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:Students apply their knowledge of the order of operations to simplify numerical expressions for a second day.
Standards
24 Resources
20 Favorites
24 Resources
20 Favorites

True/False Equations: Working with the Order of Operations + Show what you know
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:Does 15 + 2^3 = 15 + 2 x 3? Students work with equations that get to many common misconceptions that involve the order of operations. Students also take a short assessment.
Standards
22 Resources
46 Favorites
22 Resources
46 Favorites

Equivalent Numerical Expressions, Day 1 of 2
6th Grade Math
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Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:How can you represent the area of a diagram using numerical expressions? Students apply their knowledge of area and order of operations to match area diagrams with numerical expressions.
Standards
34 Resources
58 Favorites
34 Resources
58 Favorites

Equivalent Numerical Expressions, Day 2 of 2
6th Grade Math
» Unit:
Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:How can you represent the area of a diagram using numerical expressions? Students connect their knowledge of area and equivalent expressions to the commutative and distributive properties for day 2 of this investigation.
Standards
35 Resources
14 Favorites
35 Resources
14 Favorites

Unit Review
6th Grade Math
» Unit:
Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:What have students learned over the course of Unit 1? Students apply their knowledge of multiples, factors, order of operations, and equivalent expressions to review for the unit test.
Standards
20 Resources
5 Favorites
20 Resources
5 Favorites

Unit Test
6th Grade Math
» Unit:
Intro to 6th Grade Math & Number Characteristics

Big Idea:What have students learned during this unit? What gaps do students have in their understanding? Students take the Unit 1 test.
Standards
8 Resources
5 Favorites
8 Resources
5 Favorites