5th & 6th Grade | Pgparccprep

English Language Arts

Expectations

Make sense of new words, kids should look for clues in what they’re reading
Understand the main idea
Use information read in books and articles as evidence in their writing to support their main idea
Revise their own work to catch errors and improve how their writing flows
Give summaries of ideas they hear in audio or video
Summarize what they read and consider which facts or details

Ways to Help

Alot of reading practice with modern classics like Holes or Because of Winn-Dixie and articles from online sources like Newsela.
Tell your child to look up the new word and have him find another word that means the same thing. Next, ask your child to make up a sentence using the word.
Practice using figurative language, like metaphors and similes, to help your child understand
Your child should practice thinking about the pros and cons of two ideas. Take having ice cream versus a bowl of fruit for dessert, for example.
Be a good model-Have family reading time!

Expectations

Add and subtract fractions with different denominators
Multiplying fractions and dividing whole numbers by unit fractions
Read a word problem and start figuring out the solution in their heads
Create diagrams, graphs, charts, and tables to identify the important numbers or quantities and show how they’re connected
Defend their work by creating a logical and convincing argument using charts, graphs, and other models

Ways to Help

What fraction of the day does your child spend watching TV? Sleeping? Doing homework? Figure these out together and talk about how you arrived at the answers.
If your child gets stuck on a word problem, suggest he draw a picture to help him visualize the scenario.
Whenever your child says or does anything involving numbers, quantities, or money, ask him to explain what he did and why it was right, and then let him do the same to you.
Have a family math game night! Pump up those reasoning and strategy skills playing Mastermind

Expectations

Recognize which statements are backed by evidence and which are not.
Writing an argument. Students are expected to analyze an issue and realize that there’s an opposing argument
Thinking about the motivation behind an author’s writing and consider whether bias exists
Read multiple sources to learn about a new topic, choose a main idea to write about, and select facts and details from their various sources that support their main idea
Keep trying even when the reading gets tough

Ways to Help

Offer your child opportunities to practice reading texts that are considered challenging for sixth graders
Help your child improve his reasoning skills by asking him to list pros and cons of two ideas, like playing outdoors versus playing video games.
With your child, watch an episode of a TV show he likes. After the show, ask: What was the main problem in this episode? How was it solved? How would you end the story differently?
Be a good model-Have family reading time

Expectations

Students need to know how to divide ¾ by ⅔
Understand how ratios work
Explain the relationship between a quantity and a period of time
Start using a number line that includes negative numbers
Learn how to read, write, and evaluate algebraic expressions and equations in which a letter (also called a variable) stands in for an unknown number
Apply the concepts and procedures they’ve learned to solve real-world problems.
Use their knowledge of mathematical rules to defend their work.

Ways to Help

Don’t let math get a bad rap at your house because you can pass negativity about math on to your child
Whenever there’s an item on sale, ask your child to figure out what it will cost after the discount.
Ask your child to figure out the ratio of flour to milk in your favorite pancake recipe
When you’re going somewhere, ask your child how long it will take to get there if it’s 15 miles away and you’re driving at 60 miles an hour