Pacing Guide for 6th Grade Math
The sixth-grade math curriculum was designed to be implemented over the course of a single school year. It includes eight units of study over 144 instructional days (including days for lessons, flex days, and unit assessments). We intentionally did not account for all 180 instructional days in order for teachers to fit in additional review or extension, teacher-created assessments, and school-based events.
Each unit includes a specific number of lessons, a day for assessment, and a recommended number of flex days (see the table below). These flex days can be used at the teacher’s discretion, however, for units that include both major and supporting/additional work, it is strongly recommended that the flex days be spent on content that aligns with the major work of the grade.
Each lesson was designed to be implemented within, approximately, a 60-minute class period. A suggested break down of a typical class period is shown below; however, this time allotment will vary depending on the lesson and lesson structure chosen by the teacher.
- 5–10 minutes: Warm up
- 25–30 minutes: Anchor Problems
- 15–20 minutes: Problem Set
- 5–10 minutes: Target Task
|
Lessons |
Flex Days + Assessment |
Total |
Topic A: Topic A: Understanding & Describing Ratios
Topic B: Topic B: Equivalent Ratios
Topic C: Topic C: Representing Ratios in Tables
Topic D: Topic D: Solving Part:Part:Whole Ratio Problems
|
18 |
3 |
21 |
Topic A: Topic A: Defining Rate & Solving Rate Problems
Topic B: Topic B: Measurement Unit Conversions
Topic C: Topic C: Percent
|
14 |
5 |
19 |
Topic A: Topic A: Dividing with Fractions
Topic B: Topic B: Computing with Decimals
Topic C: Topic C: Applying the Greatest Common Factor and the Least Common Multiple
|
17 |
3 |
20 |
Topic A: Topic A: Understanding Positive and Negative Rational Numbers
Topic B: Topic B: Order and Absolute Value
Topic C: Topic C: Rational Numbers in the Coordinate Plane
|
13 |
3 |
16 |
Topic A: Topic A: Numerical Expressions with Exponents
Topic B: Topic B: Introduction to Algebraic Expressions
Topic C: Topic C: Equivalent Expressions & Applications
|
12 |
4 |
16 |
Topic A: Topic A: Reasoning About and Solving Equations
Topic B: Topic B: Reasoning About and Solving Inequalities
Topic C: Topic C: Representing and Analyzing Quantitative Relationships
|
14 |
3 |
17 |
Topic A: Topic A: Area of Triangles, Quadrilaterals, and Polygons
Topic B: Topic B: Polygons in the Coordinate Plane
Topic C: Topic C: Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Topic D: Topic D: Nets and Surface Area
|
17 |
2 |
19 |
Topic A: Topic A: Understanding Statistics & Distributions
Topic B: Topic B: Measurements of Center & Variability
Topic C: Topic C: Box Plots & Circle Graphs
|
14 |
2 |
16 |
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