Caregiver handoff · Grade 6
Monday · Week 12: Sparta & Athens — Two Visions of the City-State
Sparta — A Warrior Society
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
- Graph paper
- Passage: Reading Passage: Mesopotamian Scribal Culture (with comprehension)
- Passage: Reading Passage: Democracy in Athens (with comprehension)
- Anchor text or passage handout
Today, in order
1. Math
≈ 45 min
Today's prompt: Distance between points on a coordinate plane with same x or y (6.NS.C.8).
Say to the student: "Ask your child to teach you tonight's idea in 60 seconds: "Show me one example of distance between points on a coordinate plane with same x or y (6." 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: Read Plutarch on Spartan upbringing; author's perspective (RI.6.6).
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 "Read Plutarch on Spartan upbringing"."
Done means: Student wrote at least 3 complete sentences with evidence from the text.
3. Science
≈ 30 min
Today's prompt: Environmental factors that influence growth (MS-LS1-5).
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 "Environmental factors that influence growth" 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: The agoge; helots; dual kingship; women's expanded rights at Sparta.
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 "The agoge"."
Done means: Student can name one cause and one effect from today's topic.
Note for the regular teacher