DEAN, LAUREN

Math 6 Course Overview:

The units listed below are in the order that we learn them.

Unit 1: Area and Surface Area

Students learn to calculate areas of polygons by decomposing, rearranging, enclosing, and composing shapes. They also represent polyhedra with nets and calculate their surface areas

Sub-Unit 1: Area

Sub-Unit 2: Surface Area

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Unit 2: Introducing Ratios

Students are introduced to the concept of ratios. They represent ratios using double number line diagrams, tables, and tape diagrams, and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.

Sub-Unit 1: Ratios

Sub-Unit 2: Common Multiples

Sub-Unit 3: Solving Problems with Ratios

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Unit 3: Unit Rates and Percentages

Students apply ratio reasoning from Unit 2 to unit rates and recognize that equivalent ratios have the same unit rates. They use a variety of strategies and representations of percentages to determine missing percentages, parts, and wholes.

Sub-Unit 1: Units and Measurement

Sub-Unit 2: Unit Rates

Sub-Unit 3: Percentages

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Unit 4: Dividing Fractions

Students extend what they learned about dividing whole numbers to divide fractions by fractions. They answer questions like “How many groups?” or “How many in 1 group?”. They use a variety of strategies, such as making tape diagrams, creating common denominators, and rewriting equivalent multiplication problems using the reciprocal.

Sub-Unit 1: Introduction to Dividing Fractions

Sub-Unit 2: Dividing Fractions

Sub-Unit 3: Area and Volume with Fractions

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Unit 5: Decimal Arithmetic

Students develop and use a variety of strategies for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing multi-digit decimals. They also explore strategies for dividing whole numbers that result in decimals, including the standard algorithm.

Sub-Unit 1: Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Sub-Unit 2: Multiplying Decimals

Sub-Unit 3: Division and Dividing Decimals

Sub-Unit 4: Solving Problems with Decimals

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Unit 6: Expressions and Equations

Students reason about expressions and equations involving variables. They solve equations of the forms x + p = q and px = q, write equivalent expressions using variables, make sense of variable expressions involving exponents, and create representations for relationships between two variables.

Sub-Unit 1: Solving Equations

Sub-Unit 2: Equivalent Expressions

Sub-Unit 3: Expressions Involving Exponents

Sub-Unit 4: Introduction to Representing Relationships

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Unit 7: Positive and Negative Numbers

Students explore positive and negative numbers in several contexts: on a number line, represented as inequalities, and on the coordinate plane.

Sub-Unit 1: Negative Numbers and Absolute Values

Sub-Unit 2: Inequalities

Sub-Unit 3: The Coordinate Plane

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Unit 8: Describing Data

Students visualize data using dot plots, histograms, and box plots, as well as calculate measures of center and spread.

Sub-Unit 1: Visualizing Data

Sub-Unit 2: Measuring Data: Mean and MAD

Sub-Unit 3: Measuring Data: Median and IQR

• Math 6 Weekly Homework

Here are some additional resources available to you:

• Desmos Amplify (Math 6 Online Book - log in through Clever)
• Khan Academy
• Virtual Nerd
• IXL
• Additional Math Notes & Practice
• Google Classroom

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I am so excited to begin this school year as your student's 6th grade math teacher! We will be covering a wide variety of topics this year. Please see the "Course Overview" section of my website for more details.

I have planned many fun and enriching activities that incorporate technology to keep your learner engaged.  My goal is to have students apply each concept to the real world so they develop an understanding of the material. 

I will be in my classroom for extra help every Wednesday after school for any students that wish to attend.  They should let me know ahead of time if they would like to stay. I have posted a Google Form in Google Classroom that must be completed by 8pm on the Tuesday prior.

Homework will be assigned throughout the week as it is imperative in mathematics that students are practicing each skill.  There are many ways you can support your learner at home, including:

      -Checking assignments to see that they are completed with a clear answer

      -Asking students to explain how they solved a problem or to summarize their notes for you

      -Having students review their notes each night

      -Encouraging students to share with you what they learned in class and how it relates to their everyday life

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via email at ldean@wallpublicschools.org or by phone at (732) 556-2500.

I look forward to working together this year to help your student reach their full potential! 

Sincerely,
Mrs. Lauren Dean