Accelerated Grade 6

Purpose of the Document: This document provides an overview of this course. The information provided below is designed to support students, parents, and the school community to understand the major content of the course and the standards used to design it. To support the needs of students, teachers may make adjustments as needed. Please contact your child’s teacher and/or review the course Schoology page with your child for additional information.

Program Vision: The vision of the Secondary Math Ohana is to provide students with a supportive learning environment that encourages all learners to realize their potential as productive members of our community. Our department ensures that:

Our curriculum is aligned to state standards, and where applicable, national standards.
Our curriculum is created with input from all stakeholders.
Our curriculum is aligned vertically and offers opportunities for all students for acceleration, honors-level courses, and AP.
Our teachers address the needs and learning styles of our students while providing multiple entry points for differentiated learning.
We, through a collaboration with Cecil College and our School of Technology, prepare all students for post-secondary education and careers.

Program Mission: The mission of the Secondary Mathematics Department is to ensure the success of all learners by providing multiple opportunities for students to strive for mastery of concepts. We strive to create an environment that empowers students to become confident and competent problem solvers.

Course Description: Accelerated grade 6 mathematics is a rigorous, fast-paced, college and career preparatory course designed for the student who wants to take Algebra 1 in grade 8. In this accelerated course, students will learn all of the skills and concepts from the grade 6 mathematics course, including numerical operations, ratio reasoning, expressions and equations, geometry, and statistics. In addition, students will learn the first half of the material from the grade 7 math course. The 7th-grade concepts primarily are integer and rational number operations, proportional reasoning, and solving two-step equations. The 7th-grade concepts build on the material learned earlier in accelerated grade 6.

MARKING PERIOD ONE (September - November)

Marking Period Topics at-a-Glance

● Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and decimals

● Integers on the number line and coordinate plane

● Absolute Value

● Distances and polygons on the coordinate plane

● Exponents

● Greatest common factors and least common multiples

● Order of operations and evaluating expressions

● Distributive property and like terms

Standards Taught

Accelerated Grade 6 is a course designed around Maryland’s College and Career Readiness Standards (MCCRS) and focused on five major themes. Two major themes are addressed in marking period 1.

● Number Sense

● Expressions and Equations

This link takes you to the MCCRS standards for Grade 6 mathematics.

How students are graded:

3-4 summative assessments — county created (60% of the grade)
6-9 formative assessments — a mix of teacher-created and county-created (40% of the grade). Formative assessments may include homework and classwork as an assessment for learning
Check your teacher’s grading policy for retest, late work, and other guidelines for grading.

Resources:

EnVision Grade 6 Volume 1 and 2 (2021) and EnVision Grade 7 Volume 1 (2021) are the primary resources for the course.

Home and School Connection

The link contains helpful videos for all of the topics in this course.
This link takes you to games for grades 6-8 to help students with math fluency and skills using fun, interactive content.
Teachers will distribute a study guide for each test. Please review this study guide with your student.
Please check the teacher’s Schoology page for additional resources and support.

MARKING PERIOD TWO (November - January)

Marking Period Topics at-a-Glance

● Solving one-step equations and inequalities

● Using dependent and independent variables

● Relating tables, graphs, and equations

● Ratios and ratio reasoning

● Unit rates

● Conversions between the metric system and the customary system

● Understanding and using percent and percentages

Standards Taught

Accelerated Grade 6 is a course designed around Maryland’s College and Career Readiness Standards (MCCRS) and focused on five major themes. Three major themes are addressed in marking period 2.

● Number Sense

● Expressions and Equations

● Ratios and Proportions

This link takes you to the MCCRS standards for Grade 6 mathematics.

How students are graded:

3-4 summative assessments — county created (60% of the grade)
6-9 formative assessments — a mix of teacher-created and county-created (40% of the grade). Formative assessments may include homework and classwork as an assessment for learning
Check your teacher’s grading policy for retest, late work, and other guidelines for grading.

Resources:

EnVision Grade 6 Volumes 1 and 2 (2021) and EnVision Grade 7 Volume 1 (2021) are the primary resources for the course.

Home and School Connection

The link contains helpful videos for all of the topics in this course.
This link takes you to games for grades 6-8 to help students with math fluency and skills using fun, interactive content.
Teachers will distribute a study guide for each test. Please review this study guide with your student.
Please check the teacher’s Schoology page for additional resources and support.

MARKING PERIOD THREE (January - April)

Marking Period Topics at-a-Glance

● Area and surface area

● Nets of three-dimensional figures

● Volume

● Mean, median, mode, range, interquartile range

● Data displays

● Choosing appropriate statistical measures

● Operations with integers and rational numbers (grade 7)

Standards Taught

Accelerated Grade 6 is a course designed around Maryland’s College and Career Readiness Standards (MCCRS) and focused on five major themes. Three major themes are addressed in marking period 3.

● Number Sense

● Geometry

● Statistics and Probability

This link takes you to the MCCRS standards for Grade 6 mathematics.

This link takes you to the MCCRS standards for Grade 7 mathematics.

How students are graded:

3-4 summative assessments — county created (60% of the grade)
6-9 formative assessments — a mix of teacher-created and county-created (40% of the grade). Formative assessments may include homework and classwork as an assessment for learning.
Check your teacher’s grading policy for retest, late work, and other guidelines for grading.

Resources:

EnVision Grade 6 Volumes 1 and 2 (2021) and EnVision Grade 7 Volume 1 (2021) are the primary resources for the course.

Home and School Connection

The link contains helpful videos for all of the topics in this course.
This link takes you to games for grades 6-8 to help students with math fluency and skills using fun, interactive content.
This link takes you to specific help for the grade 7 material. Use the dropdown to move through the topics.
Teachers will distribute a study guide for each test. Please review this study guide with your student.
Please check the teacher’s Schoology page for additional resources and support.

MARKING PERIOD FOUR (April - June)

Marking Period Topics at-a-Glance

● Ratios and rates

● Proportional reasoning

● Multi-step applications of ratios and proportions

● Multi-step applications of percent and percentages

● Generating equivalent expressions

● Factoring expressions

● MCAP preparation

Standards Taught

Accelerated Grade 6 is a course designed around Maryland’s College and Career Readiness Standards (MCCRS) and focused on five major themes. One major theme is addressed in marking period 4.

● Ratios and Proportions

This link takes you to the MCCRS standards for Grade 7 mathematics.

How students are graded:

3-4 summative assessments — county created (60% of the grade)
6-9 formative assessments — a mix of teacher-created and county-created (40% of the grade). Formative assessments may include homework and classwork as an assessment for learning.
Check your teacher’s grading policy for retest, late work, and other guidelines for grading.

Resources:

EnVision Grade 6 Volumes 1 and 2 (2021) and EnVision Grade 7 Volume 1 (2021) are the primary resources for the course.

Home and School Connection

The link contains helpful videos for all of the topics in this course.
This link takes you to games for grades 6-8 to help students with math fluency and skills using fun, interactive content.
This link takes you to specific help for the grade 7 material. Use the dropdown to move through the topics.
Use this link to help your students prepare for MCAP. Click on Grade 6.
Teachers will distribute a study guide for each test. Please review this study guide with your student.
Please check the teacher’s Schoology page for additional resources and support.

Cecil County Public Schools July 2, 2023