Caregiver handoff · Grade 6
Wednesday · Week 3: Mesopotamia II — Babylon, Empire & Hammurabi's Code
Crime and Punishment in Babylon
For the adult running today
You don't need any background to run this day. Each subject takes the time shown. Read the prompt aloud, do the activity together, and use the "done means" check to know when to move on. Skip anything that feels stuck — note it for the regular teacher.
Gather before you start
- Primary-source handout
- Calculator (optional)
- Lined paper
- Lab notebook
Today, in order
1. Math
≈ 45 min
Today's prompt: Algorithm: invert and multiply; justify why it works.
Say to the student: "Ask your child to teach you tonight's idea in 60 seconds: "Show me one example of algorithm: invert and multiply." Teaching it back is the fastest way to lock it in."
Done means: Student can explain how they got the answer, not just write it.
2. ELA
≈ 45 min
Today's prompt: Begin argument essay planning: 'Was Hammurabi's Code just?' (W.6.1).
Say to the student: "Ask: "Who is the main character or speaker in what you read today, and what do they want?" Then have your child read aloud one favorite sentence from "Begin argument essay planning: 'Was Hammurabi's Code just?' (W"."
Done means: Student wrote at least 3 complete sentences with evidence from the text.
3. Science
≈ 30 min
Today's prompt: Investigation: enzyme action — crackers chewed for 1 minute; what changes?
Say to the student: "Ask: "What did you observe today, and what do you think it means?" Encourage your child to draw a labeled sketch of "Investigation: enzyme action — crackers chewed for 1 minute" on a sticky note."
Done means: Student recorded an observation and a question in the lab notebook.
4. Social Studies
≈ 30 min
Today's prompt: 'Eye for an eye' — examine social class in the Code; free, slave, noble.
Say to the student: "At home, ask: "Where on a map would you find what you studied today?" Have your child point it out and tell you one cause and one effect from "'Eye for an eye' — examine social class in the Code"."
Done means: Student can name one cause and one effect from today's topic.
Note for the regular teacher