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Grade 6 · Quarter 2 · Week 18 · Friday

Q2 Showcase

Beginnings of Rome & Q2 Culminating Project — Founding of Rome; the early Republic. Mid-year synthesis week.

Week standards: 6.RP.A.3 · 6.NS.C.7 · 6.EE.B.7 · W.6.7 · MS-LS1-5 · C3 D2.Civ.5.6-8

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

Present Greek-Roman comparison; share artifacts and posters.

Learning target: I can present Greek-Roman comparison.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Present Greek-Roman comparison.
  3. Independent practice (12 min): share artifacts and posters..
  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 "Present Greek-Roman comparison".

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. 6 'Mediterranean Peoples' — OpenStax (https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-1/pages/6-introduction)
  • Primary source: Pericles' Funeral Oration (translated) — Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (Fordham) (https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/pericles-funeralspeech.asp)
  • Interactive / simulation: Acropolis 360° tour — Google Arts & Culture (https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-acropolis-of-athens/9wWh1lzd92zuJg)
  • Video: Athens vs. Sparta (12 min) — Crash Course World History #5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIqW7Ged9zE)

Math

35 min

Cumulative review wrap-up; student-led problem walkthroughs.

Learning target: I can cumulative review wrap-up.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Cumulative review wrap-up.
  3. Independent practice (12 min): student-led problem walkthroughs..
  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 cumulative review wrap-up." 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 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

30 min

Publish culminating essay; portfolio sync.

Learning target: I can publish culminating essay.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Publish culminating essay.
  3. Independent practice (12 min): portfolio sync..
  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 "Publish culminating essay".

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

30 min

Q2 portfolio sync; reflection on growth.

Learning target: I can investigate q2 portfolio sync.

Step-by-step

  1. Warm-up (5 min): one-question opener tied to yesterday's lesson.
  2. Together (10 min): Q2 portfolio sync.
  3. Independent practice (12 min): reflection on growth..
  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 "Q2 portfolio sync" 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 — 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

  • Craft supplies (clay, cardstock)

ELA

  • Lined paper

End-of-day reflection (student)

One thing I learned today:

One question I still have:

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