6th Grade Curriculum

The most unique thing about 6th grade at Heritage Christian Academy is that the class has been designed to accommodate the transition from Elementary school to Junior High seamlessly. Sixth graders are treated as 1/2-Elementary students and 1/2-Junior Highers; they get the best of both worlds. For the most part, it is a regular contained 6th grade class with the exception that they go to Junior High teacher for math. At second semester, they choose a Junior High elective to attend. They have parties and field trips within the 6th grade, but are encouraged to participate in Junior High parties, field trips and athletics. The bond that is developed between 6th graders and Junior High students is very special as a result of the crossover. This process seems to take away most of the anxiety 7th graders experience when school begins in the fall, because they gradually slip into the role of a Junior High student, as a 6th grader.

Language Arts - Concerned Communications / BJU Press, A Reason for Spelling, God's World News

Reading

• Study elements of literature
• Reading comprehension
• Vocabulary building
• Current events

Spelling

• Weekly word lists by prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

Language

• Sentences, nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions.
  
• Creative writing of narratives, editorials, instructions, report, fiction and poems.

Science - A Beka  

• Chemistry
• Meteorology 
• Geology
• Ecology

Arithmetic - Scott-Foresman /Addison Wesley

• Whole Number Concepts and Operations: Numeration; Number Theory; Addition; Subtraction;  Multiplication; Division
• Fraction Concepts and Operations
• Decimal Concepts and Operations
• Number Sense, Estimation, and Mental Math: Number Sense; Estimation Strategies; Mental Math Strategies
• Mathematical Processes: Problem Solving; Reasoning; Connections; Communication
• Geometry: Plane and Solid Shapes; Classification; Formulas
• Patterns, Relationships & Algebraic Thinking
• Measurement, Time & Money: Measurement; Perimeter, Area, Volume; Time; Money    
• Data, Statistics, & Probability: Graphing; Probability; Data & Statistics
• Ratio, Proportion & Percent Technology: Calculators; Computers     

History and Geography - A Beka

• Six documents memorized
• Canada
• Middle America: Land of Discoveries
• South America: Continent of Natural Resources   
  
• U.S. History 1700-2000
• Klondike Gold Rush

Bible - Bob Jones

• Redemption - God's Grand Design
• Memory verses

Computer - Ultra-Key, Microsoft Office  and Adobe Photoshop

• Touch type keyboarding - 25 words per minute        
• Typing full length documents
• Introduced to additional features on Word, Powerpoint and Excel
  
• Additional features introduced in Adobe Photoshop 
• World Wide Web
• Exposed to Outlook, Excel and Publisher

Other Topics

• General music
• Band
• Honor Choir
• P.E. 5 times a week               
• Junior High electives second semester
• Chapel weekly
• Library 

Sixth Grade Homework:

• Weekly Bible memory and historic documents
• Weekly spelling test
• Preparation for subject tests
• Unfinished class work
• Quarterly book report