Grade 6 Math
14 units matched to the Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Number sense and number theory. Students will demonstrate number sense and apply number theory concepts.
- Operation sense. Students will demonstrate operation sense and apply operation principles and procedures in both numeric and algebraic situations.
- Patterns and relationships. Students will explore, recognize, represent and apply patterns and relationships, both informally and formally.
- Measurement. Students will demonstrate an understanding of and apply concepts and skills associated with measurement.
- Spatial sense. Students will demonstrate spatial sense and apply geometric concepts, properties and relationships.
- Data management. Students will solve problems involving the collection, display and analysis of data.
- Probability. Students will represent and solve problems involving uncertainty.
Units
Unit 1
Thousandths to Billions
Reading, writing, comparing and rounding numbers from thousandths (0.001) up to billions, including multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000.
Curriculum outcome: Number sense and number theory (by Grade 6) · place value from billions to thousandths, and solving problems with whole numbers and decimals
Unit 2
Facts & Factors
Quick recall of multiplication and division facts, plus factors, multiples and prime numbers, the greatest common factor (GCF) and least common multiple (LCM), and word problems that use them.
Curriculum outcome: Operation sense (by Grade 6) · factors and multiples
Unit 3
Mixed Numbers & Ratios
Switching between improper fractions (like 13/5) and mixed numbers (2 3/5), placing them on a number line, and writing and using ratios such as 3:4 in tables and word problems.
Curriculum outcome: Number sense and number theory (by Grade 6) · improper fractions, mixed numbers and ratios
Unit 4
Decimal × and ÷
Multiplying and dividing decimals, estimating to check where the decimal point goes, and solving shopping and measurement problems.
Curriculum outcome: Operation sense (by Grade 6) · multiplying and dividing decimals
Unit 5
Percents & Budgets
Finding percents of amounts, working out sale prices and savings, comparing unit prices to find the better buy, and planning a simple budget and savings goal.
Curriculum outcome: Number sense and number theory (by Grade 6) · percent as a part of 100
Unit 6
Patterns & Graphs
Describing growing and shrinking patterns with rules like 3n + 2, using tables and graphs to predict values, and reading change over time from line graphs.
Curriculum outcome: Patterns and relationships (by Grade 6) · tables of values, graphs and patterns
Unit 7
Equations
Using the order of operations (brackets, then × and ÷, then + and −) and solving one-step equations like 6n = 42 with inverse operations, including writing equations for word problems.
Curriculum outcome: Patterns and relationships (by Grade 6) · equations with letter variables and preservation of equality
Unit 8
Perimeter & Area
Finding the perimeter of L-shapes and other polygons, and the area of triangles (b × h ÷ 2), parallelograms (b × h) and trapezoids ((a + b) × h ÷ 2), including working backwards to a missing measurement.
Curriculum outcome: Measurement (by Grade 6) · formulas for perimeter and area
Unit 9
Angles & Triangles
Estimating and classifying angles (acute, right, obtuse, straight, reflex), finding missing angles on a line and in triangles, and classifying triangles by their sides and angles.
Curriculum outcome: Measurement (by Grade 6); Spatial sense (by Grade 6) · angles, interior angles and triangles
Unit 10
Volume & Capacity
Finding the volume of rectangular prisms, converting between litres and millilitres, and connecting volume to capacity (1 cm³ holds 1 mL).
Curriculum outcome: Measurement (by Grade 6) · volume of right rectangular prisms
Unit 11
Transformations
Translating, reflecting and rotating points and shapes on a coordinate grid, and combining two transformations in a row.
Curriculum outcome: Spatial sense (by Grade 6) · translations, rotations and reflections, alone and combined
Unit 12
Probability
Writing probabilities as fractions for spinners, dice and marbles, comparing theoretical probability with experimental results, and making predictions from data.
Curriculum outcome: Probability (by Grade 6) · possible outcomes and probability
Unit 13
Quadrilaterals & Grids
Properties of quadrilaterals (symmetry and diagonals), top and front views, coordinates in all four quadrants, and combining slides and flips.
Curriculum outcome: Spatial sense (by Grade 6) · plotting points in the first quadrant of a Cartesian plane
Unit 14
Line Graphs & Data
Practises choosing ways to collect data (questionnaires, experiments, observations), reading and labelling line graphs, finding the range, and drawing conclusions from a graph.
Curriculum outcome: Data management (by Grade 6) · line graphs and collecting data
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