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Grade 6 · Quarter 2 · Week 10 · Friday

Collapse of the Bronze Age

The Aegean World — Minoans & Mycenaeans — Bronze-age Crete and mainland Greece; the Trojan War context.

Week standards: 6.RP.A.3 · 6.NS.C.5 · RL.6.1 · RI.6.7 · MS-LS1-4 · C3 D2.Geo.2.6-8

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

Sea Peoples and the systems collapse c. 1200 BCE.

Learning target: I can sea Peoples and the systems collapse c.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): map / timeline question on the board to activate yesterday's learning.
  2. Mini-lesson (10 min): teacher-led overview of "Sea Peoples and the systems collapse c" using the textbook or atlas.
  3. Guided practice (15 min): annotate a primary source, label a map, or sort cards on a timeline with a partner.
  4. Independent practice (10 min): students respond in their notebook with one claim + one piece of evidence.

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 "Sea Peoples and the systems collapse c".

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 (full free textbook) — OpenStax — Rice University (https://openstax.org/details/books/world-history-volume-1)
  • Article: World History Encyclopedia — search — World History Encyclopedia (https://www.worldhistory.org/)

Math

50 min

Mixed practice: integers, ratios, fraction division.

Learning target: I can mixed practice: integers, ratios, fraction division.

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 "Mixed practice: integers, ratios, fraction division" 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 mixed practice: integers, ratios, fraction division." 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.

Vocab: integers, ratios, fraction division

Resources to teach from

  • Textbook / OER reading: Illustrative Mathematics 6 — Unit 2 'Introducing Ratios' — Illustrative Math (OER, CC-BY) (https://im.kendallhunt.com/MS/students/1/2/index.html)
  • Video: Intro to ratios (5 min) — Khan Academy — 6th grade (https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-ratios-prop-topic/cc-6th-ratios-intro/v/introduction-to-ratios-new-hd-version)
  • Interactive / simulation: Ratio practice set (adaptive) — Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-ratios-prop-topic/cc-6th-ratios-intro/e/ratio-word-problems)
  • Textbook / OER reading: Illustrative Mathematics 6 — Unit 4 'Dividing Fractions' — Illustrative Math (https://im.kendallhunt.com/MS/students/1/4/index.html)

ELA

45 min

Short response: 'What does the Iliad teach about heroism?'

Learning target: I can short response: 'What does the Iliad teach about heroism?'.

Step-by-step

  1. Bell-ringer (5 min): a sentence-level grammar warm-up or quick-write prompt.
  2. Read-aloud / shared reading (12 min): "Short response: 'What does the Iliad teach about heroism?'" — students follow along and annotate.
  3. Discussion (10 min): turn-and-talk on a focus question, then share out with text evidence.
  4. Writing (15 min): students respond in writer's notebook — one paragraph minimum, citing the text.
  5. Share (3 min): two volunteers read a sentence they're proud of.

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 "Short response: 'What does the Iliad teach about heroism?'".

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

Lab notebook check; predict bean-seed growth pattern.

Learning target: I can lab notebook check.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Lab notebook check.
  3. Independent practice (12 min): predict bean-seed growth pattern..
  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 "Lab notebook check" on a sticky note.

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

Resources to teach from

  • 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/)
  • Interactive / simulation: PhET Simulations (free, classroom-ready) — PhET — CU Boulder (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/filter?subjects=earth-science,biology,physics,chemistry&type=html)

Materials & worksheet checklist

Bring every day

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

Social Studies

  • Timeline strip

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