Grade 6 Math help for families, parents, and guardians.
Use this page to see what each lesson is about, open the same class resources students use, and find a few calm ways to help at home. The explanations are written for busy families, not math experts.
Factors, multiples, and decimal operations that help students talk clearly about numbers.
I can describe the ways we are all doers of math, and compare my math story with a classmate's.
I can make sense of a problem, plan a strategy, and use fractions of a whole number to compare quantities.
I can represent a real-world situation with a tape diagram or table and use decimal operations to solve it.
I can construct an argument using equations, drawings, or words, and use volume to defend a recommendation.
I can find patterns and pattern rules, use them to make generalizations, and check my solutions with a table of values.
I can describe my problem-solving process, name strategies for getting unstuck, and identify the behaviors that make our class a community of math thinkers.
Dividing fractions and mixed numbers with models, stories, and careful reasoning.
I can tell the difference between a statistical question and a non-statistical question.
I can make and read a histogram to display data in intervals.
I can find the median of a data set and use it to describe what is typical.
I can make and read a box plot to summarize a data set.
I can find the range and the interquartile range of a data set and use them to describe how spread out the data is.
I can divide multi-digit whole numbers and explain the meaning of the quotient and remainder.
I can divide with decimals by making the divisor a whole number first.
I can determine the mean of a data set, use a target mean to find a missing value, and explain the mean as the fair share and the balance point of the data.
I can find the mean absolute deviation (MAD) to describe how spread out data is.
I can choose the best measure of center for a data set based on its shape.
I can add and subtract decimals by lining up the place values and the decimal points.
I can multiply decimals and place the decimal point correctly in the product.
Ratios and ratio reasoning through recipes, comparisons, and shared quantities.
I can write and describe a ratio that compares two quantities.
I can find a unit rate to compare prices and decide the better buy.
I can use a ratio table to find equivalent ratios.
I can graph the values from a ratio table as points on the coordinate plane.
I can compare ratios by finding unit rates or using equivalent ratios.
I can use ratio reasoning to convert between units within the same measurement system.
I can use ratio reasoning to convert measurements between the customary and metric systems.
I can solve real-world problems by using unit rates to compare options.
I can find and check equivalent ratios using multiplication and division.
I can convert measurement units using ratios and conversion factors.
Rates, unit rates, and percents for shopping, games, speed, and decisions.
I can explain a percent as a rate per 100, model it on a decimal grid or tape diagram, and interpret percents greater than 100%.
I can write equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents for the same value.
I can estimate the percent of a number using benchmark percents, rounding, and compatible numbers.
I can find the percent of a number using an equation or a model.
I can determine the whole when I know a part and the percent that part represents.
Area of polygons and composite figures using formulas, drawings, and labels.
I can find the area of a parallelogram using base × height.
I can find the area of a triangle using the formula A = ½ × base × height.
I can find the area of a trapezoid using the formula A = ½(b1 + b2) × h.
I can find the area of a composite figure by adding or subtracting the areas of basic shapes.
I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.
I can find the surface area of a solid by using its net.
I can find the surface area of rectangular and triangular prisms.
I can find the surface area of a pyramid by adding the base area and the lateral faces.
I can find the area of a regular polygon by decomposing it into triangles.
I can find the volume of a rectangular prism, including ones with fractional edge lengths, using base area × height.
Expressions, exponents, and properties that describe patterns and repeated calculations.
I can use models to divide a whole number by a fraction and a fraction by a whole number.
I can divide a fraction by a fraction and divide with mixed numbers by multiplying by the reciprocal.
I can write and evaluate numbers in exponent form using a base and a power.
I can write numerical expressions from a real situation and evaluate them using the order of operations, including powers.
I can write an algebraic expression for a real situation and evaluate it for a given value of the variable.
I can show that two expressions are equivalent by simplifying and combining like terms.
I can find the greatest common factor and the least common multiple of two numbers, and use each to solve a real problem.
I can use the commutative, associative, and identity properties to rewrite expressions.
I can divide a whole number by a fraction by multiplying by the reciprocal.
I can divide mixed numbers by first changing them to improper fractions.
I can solve real-world problems by writing and solving fraction division equations.
I can find the least common multiple (LCM) of two numbers by listing or comparing their multiples.
I can write a number as a product of its prime factors using a factor tree.
I can use the distributive property to expand and factor expressions.
I can simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.
Equations and inequalities that help students represent unknowns and solve fairly.
I can use integers to represent quantities in everyday life, explain what 0 means in each situation, and name the opposite of an integer on the number line.
I can place rational numbers, including fractions and decimals, on a number line.
I can find the absolute value of a rational number — an integer, fraction, or decimal — as its distance from zero.
I can compare and order integers using a number line.
I can plot and identify points on the coordinate plane using ordered pairs.
I can find the distance between two points on the coordinate plane using absolute value.
I can draw polygons from their vertex coordinates on the coordinate plane, and use coordinates to find side lengths and solve perimeter and area problems.
I can plot ordered pairs in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane.
I can reflect points across the x-axis and y-axis on the coordinate plane.
Statistics and data displays that help students summarize and compare information.
I can write an equation for a real situation and check whether a given value is a solution by substituting it.
I can solve one-step addition and subtraction equations using inverse operations.
I can solve one-step multiplication and division equations using inverse operations.
I can write inequalities to represent real-world situations.
I can graph the solutions of an inequality on a number line.
I can solve an inequality and graph its solution set on a number line.
I can model and solve real-world problems using equations and inequalities.
Integers and the coordinate plane for direction, distance, and location.
I can recognize when two quantities change together, and identify which one is the independent variable and which is the dependent variable.
I can use a table and a graph to determine and analyze the relationship between two variable quantities.
I can write an equation from a table or a graph to model the relationship between the dependent and independent variables.
I can write an equation to represent the relationship between two variable quantities and use it to solve a real problem.
Volume and surface area for boxes, packages, containers, and designs.
I can find applications of math outside of school — in professions like being a chef, in hobbies like gardening, and around my own house.
I can use bilateral symmetry to describe structure in nature and in human creations.
I can use patterns and relationships to make sense of the Tower of Hanoi puzzle and think logically about its solutions.
I can use ratios and models to explain how the Penny Farthing and gear-driven bicycles were ingenious solutions to a real problem.
I can create and describe geometric designs using repetition, patterns, and rhythm, and use a pattern unit to predict what comes next.
I can look back at my answers from Lesson 1-1, describe how my math biography has changed this year, and recognize ways we are all doers of math.