6th grade Minnesota curriculum
What 6th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Facts & FactorsFacts, primes, GCF and LCM
- Mixed Numbers & RatiosImproper fractions and ratios
- Decimal × and ÷Multiply and divide decimals
- Percents & BudgetsDiscounts, deals and saving
- Patterns & GraphsRules, tables and line graphs
- EquationsOrder of operations, solve for n
- Perimeter & AreaTriangles, parallelograms, trapezoids
- Volume & CapacityCubes, liters and milliliters
- ProbabilityTheoretical and experimental chance
- Integers & DecimalsNegatives, thousandths and rounding
- Algebra MovesMonomials and inequalities
- Data & GraphsHistograms, range and line graphs
- Powers and Common FactorsExponents and prime factorization
- Dividing FractionsHow many fit?
- Four QuadrantsPoints with negative coordinates
- Unit RatesPrice per item, miles per hour
- Nets & Surface AreaUnfold a box
English Language Arts(“Language Arts” in the app)
- Point of ViewWho is telling the story?
- Connotation & ToneWord choice changes meaning
- Make Your CaseClaims, evidence and counterarguments
- AgreementSubjects, verbs and pronouns match
- Sentence RepairFragments, run-ons and comma splices
- Commas & ClausesClauses, sentence types and commas
- Roots & AnalogiesGreek and Latin word parts
- Punctuation PowerColons, scripts and transitions
- Text Forms & FeaturesPatterns, scripts and visuals
- Check the SourceCredible sources, AI tools and citing
- Media TechniquesHow messages persuade and why we react
- Spelling: Endings and Sound-Alikes-ance or -ence, doubling and homophones
Science
- Our Solar SystemPlanets, moons and the asteroid belt
- The Rock CycleIgneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
- Plate TectonicsMoving plates, quakes and volcanoes
- Earth's Moving SurfacePlates, the rock cycle and changing land.
- Earth's History & FossilsRock strata, the geologic time scale and evidence of change.
- Climate & Climate ChangeWhat shapes climate, and why Earth is warming.
- Resources & HazardsWhere resources are, and forecasting natural hazards.
Social Studies
- Sources & EvidencePrimary and secondary sources, context and conclusions
- Minnesota's Land & WaterLakes, rivers, forests and prairie
- Dakota & Anishinaabe NationsMinnesota's 11 Tribal Nations today
- Fur Trade & TreatiesVoyageurs, Fort Snelling and treaty-making
- Statehood & 1862Territory, statehood, the Civil War and the US–Dakota War
- Work & New MinnesotansLumber, flour, iron, farms and immigrants
- Governing MinnesotaThe state constitution, branches and voting
- Minnesota Through TimeFrom Fort Snelling to a new state flag
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