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Grade 6 · Quarter 1 · Week 6 · Monday

The New Kingdom Begins

Egypt III — The New Kingdom & Daily Life — Hatshepsut, Tut, daily life along the Nile.

Week standards: 6.EE.A.1 · 6.EE.A.2 · RL.6.3 · W.6.3 · MS-LS1-2 · C3 D2.His.3.6-8

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

Ahmose expels the Hyksos; Egypt becomes an empire.

Learning target: I can ahmose expels the Hyksos.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Ahmose expels the Hyksos.
  3. Independent practice (12 min): Egypt becomes an empire..
  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 "Ahmose expels the Hyksos".

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. 3 §3.2 'Ancient Egypt' — OpenStax (https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-1/pages/3-2-ancient-egypt)
  • Primary source: Rosetta Stone (artifact) — British Museum (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA24)
  • Primary source: Book of the Dead of Hunefer — British Museum (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA9901-3)
  • Interactive / simulation: Pyramid Builder simulation — PBS LearningMedia / NOVA (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/)

Math

50 min

Variables intro: write x + 5 instead of '5 more than a number' (6.EE.A.2).

Learning target: I can variables intro: write x + 5 instead of '5 more than a number' (6.

Step-by-step

  1. Number talk (5 min): mental-math warm-up tied to today's concept.
  2. Mini-lesson (12 min): worked example of "Variables intro: write x + 5 instead of '5 more than a number'" with the teacher modeling thinking out loud.
  3. We do (10 min): class works two problems together; students explain each step.
  4. You do (15 min): students try 4–6 problems independently or with a partner; teacher confers.
  5. Closure (5 min): one student presents a solution; class critiques the reasoning.

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 variables intro: write x + 5 instead of '5 more than a number'." 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 reading on Hatshepsut; analyze how setting shapes a leader (RL.6.3).

Learning target: I can begin reading on Hatshepsut.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Begin reading on Hatshepsut.
  3. Independent practice (12 min): analyze how setting shapes a leader (RL.6.3)..
  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 reading on Hatshepsut".

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

Resources to teach from

  • 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

Hierarchy of life — back to cell ↔ tissue ↔ organ ↔ system ↔ organism.

Learning target: I can hierarchy of life — back to cell ↔ tissue ↔ organ ↔ system ↔ organism.

Step-by-step

  1. Phenomenon (5 min): show an image, video, or demo and ask, "What do you notice? What do you wonder?"
  2. Mini-lesson (10 min): teacher introduces the science of "Hierarchy of life — back to cell ↔ tissue ↔ organ ↔ system ↔ organism" with a labeled diagram.
  3. Investigation (20 min): students gather data — observe, measure, model, or run the lab.
  4. Sense-making (8 min): students record a Claim-Evidence-Reasoning response in the lab notebook.
  5. Share-out (2 min): one group presents data; class compares results.

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 "Hierarchy of life — back to cell ↔ tissue ↔ organ ↔ system ↔ organism" on a sticky note.

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

Resources to teach from

  • Textbook / OER reading: OpenSciEd 6.4 'Cells & Systems' (free unit) — OpenSciEd (https://www.openscied.org/instructional-materials/6-4-cells-and-systems/)
  • Interactive / simulation: Cell Explorer — virtual microscope — CELLS Alive (https://www.cellsalive.com/)
  • Video: Inside the Cell (5 min) — Amoeba Sisters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URUJD5NEXC8)
  • 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)

ELA

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

Science

  • Microscope & prepared slides

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