Sixth Grade
Bible
Daily Bible instruction with a challenge to apply God’s truth to all of life
Studying Deuteronomy, Colossians, James, Ezra, Nehemiah and Psalms 119
Chapel on Wednesdays with Christ-like character emphasis and challenge to apply to life
CREDO: Weekly memorization of a verse and basic doctrinal truth (with focus given to the Lord's Prayer) done in classical question/answer format
Penmanship
Students develop the facility to use either printing or cursive depending on requirements of the assignment (i.e. maps, some science, some math require printing, other written work is done mostly in cursive)
Reading
Free reading books are chosen from the Logos School list for each child based on that child’s reading level and ability to comprehend
Comprehension and interpretation exercises accompany each book
Daily oral reading from the Bible and Science are given feedback by the teacher to develop reading skills, comprehension and vocabulary acquisition
Book reports on reading done out of class and book report projects based on age-appropriate abilities
Constant work is done on comprehension, gathering information, reading for meaning or detail, and inference
In-class Reading
Johnny Tremain
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
A Cup of Cold Water
Call of the Wild
A Father’s Promise
Sergeant York
Hiding Place
Selected Tales from Shakespeare
Spelling
Spell to Write and Read, Back Home Industries, by Wanda Sanseri
Wise Guide to Spelling, Back Home Industries, by Wanda Sanseri, approximately list T – Z
Grammar
Easy Grammar Level Six, by Wanda Phillips
Writing
Writing three and five-paragraph essays with three-point thesis statements on classroom worksheets
Each student writes at least one research paper following research paper guidelines from Shurley Grammar
Classical well-formed sentences expected on all worksheets where appropriate
Imitation writing based on lessons in Classical Composition Commonplace and Common topic
Math
Singapore approach in Primary Mathematics Level 6
Level Up exercises in mental mathematics and fact family mastery
At the end of this class, successful students will be able to do the following:
- draw solid figures and nets
- write algebraic expressions
- calculate and change ratios, fractions and proportions
- understand part of a whole as a proportion, one quantity as a percentage of another
- solve percentage problems by a unitary method
- calculate speed and average speed
- divide fractions
- perform the proper order of operations on fractions
- solve word problems involving fractions, whole numbers and decimals, ratios percentages and rates of speed
- calculate circle radius and diameter, circumference and area
- identify the parts of a pie chart
- solve volume problems
- find unknown angles of triangles and quadrilaterals
History
Introduction to American history from the Gilded Age to the Present using Heritage Studies 5, Bob Jones University Press
Exploring American History, Christian Liberty Press
The Men Who Built American History, DVD Series, History Channel
Appropriate videos and books for WWI and WWII
Science
Chemistry, electricity, magnetism, motion, and astronomy from Science 6, Bob Jones University Press
Teacher selected books and videos for each unit
Latin
Most students will be working through Grammar Latin Level 4; Teacher created resources
Art
Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes
Discovering Great Artists by Mary Ann Kohl and Kim Solga
Music
Introductory Choral Music with the Kodaly method
Folk songs, hymns, patriotic songs, and Christian holiday works are introduced and practiced
P.E.
Twice a week with exercises, stretching, and games.
Emphasis on general fitness
Field Trips
Field trips and classroom visitors or special events: 2 visits to the UCC Observatory, Visit from Mr. Sy Byle to share his early years in Holland during WWII, Visit from Mr. Steve Hammell to share his slides from the Vietnam War, Watch Sergeant York, Trip to the Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville, Trip to the VA to sing patriotic and military songs, Trip to River Forks Park to shoot off rockets, watch: Tora, Tora, Tora, Tuskegee Airmen, Anne Frank.