Caregiver handoff · Grade 6

Thursday · Week 35: Mongols, Plague & the End of the Medieval World

Aftermath of the Plague

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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.

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Writing prompt: Argument Essay
Assessment: Q2 ELA Assessment

Today, in order

1. Math
≈ 45 min
Today's prompt: Wage data before vs. after plague — percent change.
Say to the student: "Ask your child to teach you tonight's idea in 60 seconds: "Show me one example of wage data before vs." 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.
CompletedGot stuckSkipped
2. ELA
≈ 45 min
Today's prompt: Argument planning: 'Did the Black Death end the medieval world?' (W.6.1).
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 "Argument planning: 'Did the Black Death end the medieval world?'"."
Done means: Student wrote at least 3 complete sentences with evidence from the text.
CompletedGot stuckSkipped
3. Science
≈ 30 min
Today's prompt: Selective breeding case study (post-plague livestock).
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 "Selective breeding case study (post-plague livestock)" on a sticky note."
Done means: Student recorded an observation and a question in the lab notebook.
CompletedGot stuckSkipped
4. Social Studies
≈ 30 min
Today's prompt: Labor shortages; end of feudalism; rise of towns.
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 "Labor shortages"."
Done means: Student can name one cause and one effect from today's topic.
CompletedGot stuckSkipped

Note for the regular teacher

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