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Grade 6 · Quarter 1 · Week 5 · Monday

The Gods of Egypt

Egypt II — Religion, Mummification & the Middle Kingdom — Ma'at, the gods, and beliefs about the afterlife.

Week standards: 6.EE.A.1 · RL.6.2 · RL.6.4 · W.6.2 · MS-LS1-3 · C3 D2.His.4.6-8

Suggested timing

8:30 Morning meeting · 8:45 Social Studies · 9:30 Math · 10:15 break · 10:30 ELA · 11:30 Science · 12:15 lunch · 1:00 specials & wrap-up

Social Studies

40 min

Ra, Osiris, Isis, Anubis, Horus; polytheism and natural forces.

Learning target: I can explain ra, Osiris, Isis, Anubis, Horus.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Ra, Osiris, Isis, Anubis, Horus.
  3. Independent practice (12 min): polytheism and natural forces..
  4. Closure (5 min): students name one thing they learned and one question they still have.

Check: Exit ticket: name two specific details (place, person, date, or cause) and explain why they matter.

Home tip: 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 "Ra, Osiris, Isis, Anubis, Horus".

Homework: Read tonight's textbook section (10–15 min) and add three new facts to your notebook timeline.

Resources to teach from

  • Textbook / OER reading: OpenStax World History Vol. 1 — Ch. 2 'Early Humans' — OpenStax (Rice University) (https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-1/pages/2-introduction)
  • Primary source: The Standard of Ur (artifact) — British Museum (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1928-1010-3)
  • Primary source: Cuneiform tablets collection — British Museum (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/search?keyword=cuneiform)
  • Video: Mesopotamia (8 min) — Khan Academy — Big History (https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-AP/ancient-near-east-a/v/standard-of-ur)

Math

50 min

Exponents intro: 2³, 5², 10⁴ (6.EE.A.1); evaluate numerical expressions.

Learning target: I can exponents intro: 2³, 5², 10⁴ (6.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Exponents intro: 2³, 5², 10⁴.
  3. Independent practice (12 min): evaluate numerical expressions..
  4. Closure (5 min): students name one thing they learned and one question they still have.

Check: Exit ticket: 2 problems — one procedural, one word problem — graded for accuracy and reasoning.

Home tip: Ask your child to teach you tonight's idea in 60 seconds: "Show me one example of exponents intro: 2³, 5², 10⁴." Teaching it back is the fastest way to lock it in.

Homework: Practice set: 6–8 problems mirroring class work. Show steps; circle the answer.

Resources to teach from

  • Textbook / OER reading: Illustrative Math 6 — Unit 6 'Expressions & Equations' — Illustrative Math (https://im.kendallhunt.com/MS/students/1/6/index.html)
  • Video: Intro to variables (5 min) — Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-equations-and-inequalities-topic/cc-6th-variable/v/what-is-a-variable)
  • Textbook / OER reading: Illustrative Mathematics — Grade 6 (free, CCSS-aligned) — Illustrative Math (Kendall Hunt OER) (https://im.kendallhunt.com/MS/students/1/index.html)
  • Video: Khan Academy — Grade 6 math — Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math)

ELA

45 min

Begin Egyptian creation myth (Atum); identify theme (RL.6.2).

Learning target: I can begin Egyptian creation myth (Atum).

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Begin Egyptian creation myth (Atum).
  3. Independent practice (12 min): identify theme ..
  4. Closure (5 min): students name one thing they learned and one question they still have.

Check: Exit ticket: one quoted sentence from today's text + one sentence explaining what it shows.

Home tip: 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 Egyptian creation myth (Atum)".

Homework: Independent reading 20 min + log title, pages, and one sentence of reaction.

Resources to teach from

  • Primary source: The Odyssey — Butler translation — Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1727/1727-h/1727-h.htm)
  • Video: Why is Vincent van Gogh so popular? not this — try 'Odyssey' on TED-Ed — TED-Ed (https://ed.ted.com/lessons/everything-you-need-to-know-to-read-homer-s-odyssey-jill-dash)
  • Article: CommonLit — Grade 6 free reading library — CommonLit (https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts?grade_levels%5B%5D=6)
  • Article: ReadWorks — Grade 6 passages + questions — ReadWorks (https://www.readworks.org/find-content#!q:/g:6/t:/dt:/sb:relevance)

Science

45 min

Nervous system: the brain's three regions; reflex investigation.

Learning target: I can nervous system: the brain's three regions.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Nervous system: the brain's three regions.
  3. Independent practice (12 min): reflex investigation..
  4. Closure (5 min): students name one thing they learned and one question they still have.

Check: Exit ticket: one claim + one piece of evidence from today's investigation, with units where relevant.

Home tip: Ask: "What did you observe today, and what do you think it means?" Encourage your child to draw a labeled sketch of "Nervous system: the brain's three regions" on a sticky note.

Homework: Finish lab notebook entry (sketch + CER paragraph) if not done in class.

Resources to teach from

  • Interactive / simulation: BioDigital Human (free with signup) — BioDigital (https://www.biodigital.com/)
  • Video: Body systems overview (Crash Course Kids) — Crash Course Kids #28 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPwMftpCpiI)
  • Printable: CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning) graphic organizer — Stanford SCALE (https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/Using%20Phenomena%20in%20NGSS.pdf)
  • Textbook / OER reading: OpenSciEd — free NGSS middle-school units — OpenSciEd (https://www.openscied.org/access-the-materials/)

Materials & worksheet checklist

Bring every day

  • Sharpened pencil & eraser
  • Day's notebook (one section per subject)

Social Studies

  • Timeline strip

Math

  • Worksheet: Exponents and Numerical Expressions [1E] · 20–30 min
  • Quiz: Fractions, Factors, and Exponents [Quiz 1.2] · 20 min
  • Assessment: Q1 Cumulative Assessment [Q1] · 40–50 min

ELA

  • Reading: Reading Response: The Golden Goblet (early chapters) [1A]
  • Assessment: Q1 ELA Assessment [Q1]

Science

  • Lab notebook

End-of-day reflection (student)

One thing I learned today:

One question I still have:

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Part of the K–6 Homeschool Curriculum series · Grade 6 · Eastern Hemisphere & Ancient Civilizations