6th grade Archives - Educational Resources for Grades 3-8

Reading and Comparing Bar Graphs

Jan 15, 2021Anonymous Jones6th grade, 7th grade, Educational Resources, Grade, Lessons, Math Lesson Plans, Mathematics, StatisticsMath Lesson, Mathematics, statistics

Standards CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.5 Statistics & Probability: Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.2.B Ratios & Proportional Relationships: Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal descriptions of proportional relationships. Lesson Time 40- 50 minutes Technology Required Device with web-browser – Chromebook, laptop or desktop computer, iPhone or iPad Summary…

Video: Red River Cart

Dec 8, 2020Christy Hanson3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, Cultural Content, Educational Resources, Game, Native Americans, Social Studies, Video3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, Forgotten Trail, Making Camp Premium

Red River Cart This movie is in Forgotten Trail and Making Camp. Red river carts were developed used by the Metis and Ojibwe tribes west of the Red River. Many thanks to Dr. Carol Davis and Debbie Gourneau, both of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (Ojibwe) for the information. Animation and sound done by…

Video: The Metric System

Dec 8, 2020Christy Hanson5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, Educational Resources, Fractions, Grade, Mathematics, Problem-solving Strategies, Video5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, Forgotten Trail, Mathematics

The Metric System This video introduces how the metric system works as opposed to the imperial system of measurement. How far did you travel in miles as opposed to kilometers? Game This video is featured in Forgotten Trail, which teaches fractions and multi-step problem solving for grades 5-7.

Booklist: Native American Heritage Month

Nov 3, 2020Christy Hanson3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, Cultural Content, Educational Resources, English Language Arts, Native AmericansBooklist, ELA, Reading

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with this K-12 booklist! Native American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of November. Click on each link to visit the product page. Elementary School Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child (Author), Jonathan Thunder (Illustrator), Gordon Jourdain (Translator) At the Mountain’s Base by Traci Sorell (Author), Weshoyot Alvitre…

Idioms Book Activity

Oct 27, 2020Christy Hanson2 Comments3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, Educational Resources, English Language Arts, Problem-solving StrategiesAzTech Games, AzTech Meet the Maya, AzTech The Story Begins, Making Camp Premium

Standards Scroll to the ELA standards. Summary Idioms can be tough to explain. I mean, you’re basically saying, “This combination of words means something totally different than what the actual words mean.” As we’ve built out language arts elements in both our upcoming Making Camp Premium and AzTech apps, we asked teachers what they thought…

ESL Jeopardy Game

Oct 12, 2020Christy Hanson5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, Educational Resources, Lessons, Vocabulary5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, AzTech Games, ELL, ESL

Gamify ESL/ELL! Get your students excited about parts of speech or any other category. This can be adapted for math! This is the modified version from a collection found at BridgeUniverse. Play ESL Jeopardy remotely (by sharing your screen with the class) or with an in-person class (on your SMARTboard or whiteboard). Materials Whiteboard and…

Educational Activities You Can Do at Home, Pt. 2

Oct 9, 2020Christy Hanson3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, Educational Resources, Game, Multimediaeducational resources

With schools being closed you might have noticed that many companies are offering their products and services for free during this quarantine. So here’s part 2 of a selection of the educational products and activities you can “plug & play” to continue learning from home. If you missed part 1, click here. Code.org: Learn to…

Educational Activities at Home

Oct 9, 2020Christy Hanson3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, Educational Resources, Game, Multimedia, VideoMathematics

During the last month, many companies have offered free access to their platforms and provided thousands of activities to do while staying home due to COVID-19. While these companies are all doing their best to help, the number of resources and activities listed can be overwhelming or just not a fit for you. Not everyone…

Video: Using Timelines with B.C.E.

Oct 5, 2020Christy Hanson10 Minute Lesson, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, Lessons, Mathematics, Problem-solving Strategies, Social Studies, Video5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, AzTech Games, AzTech Meet the Maya, AzTech The Story Begins, History

Two videos about B.C.E. timelines in both Spanish and English “Using Timelines With B.C.E.” is available in English below. (Grades 5-7) “How to Solve the Timeline Problem” is available in both English and Spanish. (Grades 5-7) Video: Using Timelines With B.C.E. Learn how the B.C.E. timeline works in this video. This is for Grades 5-7…

Video: What’s the Word? World History Terms

Oct 5, 2020Christy Hanson10 Minute Lesson, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, Educational Resources, Latin Americans, Lessons, Social Studies, Video, Vocabulary5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, AzTech Games, AzTech Meet the Maya, AzTech The Story Begins, History, Spanish

What’s the Word? World History Terms Here are five main key terms covered in this video. Check out the Spanish version below! ancient indigenous masters of mastery empire Términos de Historia