🐯 Sixth Grade for 2021/2022

This page was created 03/20/2024 as a look back to our earlier years homeschooling.

Mathematics

• Math Mammoth Topical Books
• ALEKS Middle School Course 3
• Upper Elementary Challenge Math by Edward Zacaroo.

English Language Arts

• Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts
• Weekly paragraphs and small essays on topics from literature, social studies and science.
• Spelling: Evan Moor Daily Practice
• Evan Moor Daily Practice and lists of commonly misspelled words

Reading & Literature

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  The Eagle of the Ninth

  by Rosemary Sutcliff
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  The Ancient American World

  by William Leonard Fash
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  The Ancient Egyptian World

  by Eric H. Cline
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  The Ancient Roman World

  by Ronald Mellor
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  The Ancient Chinese World

  by Terry Kleeman
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  Beowulf

  by Robert Nye
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  The Trumpeter of Krakow

  by Eric P. Kelly
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  The Door in the Wall

  by Marguerite de Angeli
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  The Way Life Works

  by Mahlon B. Hoagland
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  The Way We Work

  by David Macaulay
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  Evolution

  by Jay Hosler
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  The Stuff of Life

  by Mark Schultz
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  Caesar's Gallic War

  by Olivia E. Coolidge
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  D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths

  by Ingri d'Aulaire
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  Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky

  by David Bowles
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  Island of the Blue Dolphins

  by Scott O'Dell
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  Bridge to Terabithia

  by Katherine Paterson
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  The Golden Goblet

  by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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  Treasury of Egyptian Mythology

  by Donna Jo Napoli

Science

• Genetics and Microbiology by Science Mom
• Biochemistry Literacy for Kids

Social Studies

• US states geography, features, and capitals
• Ancient China, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greeks, Ancient America

Electives

• Typing: Online tool. Typsey.com
• Music: Clarinet, online tutor
• P.E: Martial Arts
• Sports: Swim Team @ YMCA

Extracurriculars and Fieldtrips

• New England Aquarium
• Acadia National Parks
• Hammond Museum: A Medieval Castle
• Butterfly Atrium - Hershey Gardens
• Hike along part of the Appalachian Trail
• Wicked - The Musical