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6 th Grade: 6A Religion , Language Arts, and Social Studies. Mrs. Ahern. Faith and Life Series Areas of Study The Ten Commandments The Holy Mass Heaven Prayer, Stewardship, Service Approach – “Chunking” Multi-sensory Music Art Movement – we like to sparkle! Nature Meditation.
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6th Grade: 6A Religion , Language Arts, and Social Studies Mrs. Ahern
Faith and Life Series • Areas of Study • The Ten Commandments • The Holy Mass • Heaven • Prayer, Stewardship, Service • Approach – “Chunking” • Multi-sensory • Music • Art • Movement – we like to sparkle! • Nature • Meditation 6th Grade:Religion “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
6th Grade:Language Arts • Reading • 4 Literature Studies • Old Yeller - our “bonding” classic! • Holes • Bud, Not Buddy • The Westing Game • Great Books! • Reading Comprehension • Context Clues/Vocabulary • Figurative language – visualization • Story Elements • Read Alouds • The Princess Bride • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer • A Single Shard • Swindled • Writing • Essays • Narrative • Descriptive • Persuasive • Expository • Summary Writing • Methodology • 4 Square • Outlining • Visual Organizers • 6 Traits +1 • Journals – Responding to literature • Socratic Seminars
6th Grade:Language Arts • Grammar • Easy Grammar • Prepositions • Nouns and Verbs • Adjectives • Adverbs • Pronouns • Spelling • Sitton Spelling • Rules vs. memorization • Incorporate literature studies and working vocabulary • Proofreading for conventions • Testing within context
6th Grade:Social Studies • Breadth of history • Focus on contributions or achievements vs. strictly memorization (names/dates) • World History in high school • Early Man – Science and Exploration • Academic Skills • Note taking • Cornell notes emphasis • Reading textbooks and nonfiction • SQ3R • Survey • Question • Read • Recite • Review • Critical Thinking • Reasoning