All the Math Your 6th Grader Needs to Succeed This book will help your elementary school student develop the math skills needed to succeed in the classroom and on standardized tests. The user-friendly, full-color pages are filled to the brim with engaging activities for maximum educational value. The book includes easy-to-follow instructions, helpful examples, and tons of practice problems to help students master each concept, sharpen their problem-solving skills, and build confidence. Features include: • A guide that outlines national standards for Grade 6 • Concise lessons combined with lot of practice that promote better scores—in class and on achievement tests • A pretest to help identify areas where students need more work • End-of-chapter tests to measure students’ progress • A helpful glossary of key terms used in the book • More than 1,000 math problems with answers Topics covered: • Place values and estimating • Number properties and order of operations • Negative numbers and absolute value • Factors and multiples • Solving problems with rational numbers • Ratios and proportions • Percent • Exponents and scientific notation • Solving equations and inequalities • Customary and metric units of measure, including conversions • Solving problems by graphing points on the coordinate plane • Classifying polygons based on their properties • Calculating perimeter, area, surface area, and volume • Data presentation • Statistical variability, including probability
The Inner Strength Teen Program teaches mindfulness, adolescent neuroscience, and the perspective of cultural development to teens. This 13 lesson curriculum includes detailed lesson goals and objectives, lesson plans, and additional resources. Ideal for anyone who wants to support students with the tools of mindfulness, self-regulation, social-emotional skills, and school climate improvement.
These new model core teaching standards outline what all teachers across all content and grade levels should know and be able to do to be effective in today's learning contexts. They are a revision of the 1992 model standards, in response to the need for a new vision of teaching to meet the needs of next generation learners. This document incorporates changes from a public feedback period in July 2010.