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Supplements & Assessment Backbones

Each core subject has its own 36-week assessment backbone — worksheets, weekly quizzes, quarter assessments, and Mid-Year + Year-End cumulative finals — all keyed to the week the standard is taught. Rubrics and primary sources live alongside.

This is the materials side of the curriculum. If you want the actual Monday–Friday teaching plans, open the weekly lessons. If you want pacing, open the weekly schedule or daily routine.

Common Core State Standards (CCSS-Math, Grade 6)

Mathematics

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Worksheets, weekly quizzes, quarter assessments — every standard, every week

A 36-week assessment backbone for Grade 6 math: standards-tagged worksheets for in-class practice, Friday quizzes (mastery threshold 80%), end-of-quarter cumulative assessments, and Mid-Year (Wk 18) + Year-End (Wk 36) finals — all keyed to the week the standard is taught.

  • Daily / in-class worksheets per anchor standard
  • Weekly 20-minute Friday quizzes (mastery threshold 80%)
  • Quarter cumulative assessments (15 problems, 40–50 min)
  • Mid-Year (Week 18) and Year-End (Week 36) cumulative finals
6.RP.A.16.RP.A.36.NS.A.16.NS.B.46.NS.C.66.EE.A.2+3 more

Common Core State Standards (CCSS-ELA, Grade 6)

English Language Arts

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Reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, assessments

A 36-week assessment backbone that pairs every quarter with reading responses to the anchor texts, original informational passages, roots-based vocabulary, staged writing, grammar checks, and quarterly + cumulative finals.

  • Master 4-Point Writing Rubric used across the year
  • Roots-first vocabulary cadence (geo-, hydro-, mono-, poly-, demo-, astro-, …)
  • Quarter assessments + Mid-Year + Year-End cumulative finals
  • Year-end research capstone (W.6.7) with its own 5-dimension rubric
RL.6.1RL.6.2RI.6.2RI.6.6W.6.1W.6.2+3 more

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS, Grade 6 / MS)

Science

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Phenomena-based labs, CER, and unit assessments

A 36-week NGSS backbone for Grade 6 science: lab investigations anchored in real phenomena, CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning) practice on every lab, weekly quizzes, end-of-unit assessments, and Mid-Year + Year-End cumulative finals — all keyed to the week the standard is taught.

  • Lab investigations with materials, procedure, and CER prompt
  • Weekly quizzes targeting DCI + SEP + CCC together
  • Unit assessments (15 pts) with model + CER + performance task
  • Mid-Year (Week 18) and Year-End (Week 36) cumulative finals
  • Year-long science notebook rubric for portfolio review
MS-LS1-1MS-LS1-2MS-LS1-3MS-LS1-8MS-ESS2-2MS-PS1-1+1 more

C3 Framework + NYS K–12 Social Studies (Eastern Hemisphere)

Social Studies

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Eastern Hemisphere inquiry, primary sources, civic projects

A 36-week C3-aligned backbone for Grade 6 social studies (Eastern Hemisphere): map work, primary-source readings (Hammurabi, Herodotus, Ibn Battuta, Silk Road merchants), comparison charts across river-valley civilizations, weekly quizzes, quarter unit assessments, and Mid-Year + Year-End cumulative finals — with state adaptations for TX, FL, CA, and VA.

  • Map skills reference + outline-map activities every quarter
  • Primary-source close reads (Hammurabi's Code, Herodotus, Ibn Battuta)
  • Comparison charts (Mesopotamia/Egypt/Indus/Shang, Greece vs Rome, world religions)
  • State adaptation notes for Texas, Florida, California, and Virginia
  • Year-end civic action plan capstone built across Q4
C3 D2.His.1.6-8C3 D2.His.2.6-8C3 D2.Geo.2.6-8C3 D2.Civ.6.6-8NYS 6.1NYS 6.2+2 more

Materials & Downloads

One page for the kit, all four subject DOCX packages, the bookshelf, primary sources, and every printable route.

Student Workbook

Printable quarter packets — weekly planners, daily logs, lab pages, primary source analyses, project planner, and reflection.

Curriculum Management

Pacing maps, planners, grade & standards trackers, conference notes, quarter progress reports, and year-end evaluation.

Cross-Reference Matrix

Explicit Math↔ELA↔Science↔Social connections for every quarter — one lesson, two subjects, planned for you.

Integrations Catalog

Curated free or affordable tools — Khan Academy, CommonLit, PhET, Smithsonian — with concrete pairing instructions.

Weekly Reviews

One Friday reflection per week — four subject prompts plus a cross-curricular big question. Print or use for Socratic discussion.

Rubrics

Shared 4-point mastery scale plus the writing, mastery, lab notebook, and short-essay rubrics used across every subject. Print-ready.

Standards

CCSS, NGSS, and C3 standards mapped to the weeks they're taught.

State Adaptations

TX, FL, CA, VA notes for slotting Grade 6 content into state expectations.

Library & Writing

Books, read-alouds, and writing prompts

The full bookshelf, weekly read-aloud cadence, and writing-prompt bank that power the year.

Part of the K–6 Homeschool Curriculum series · Grade 6 · Eastern Hemisphere & Ancient Civilizations