6th grade Texas curriculum
What 6th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Integers & DecimalsNegatives, thousandths and rounding
- Decimal × and ÷Multiply and divide decimals
- Dividing FractionsHow many fit?
- Mixed Numbers & RatiosImproper fractions and ratios
- Unit RatesPrice per item, miles per hour
- Percents & BudgetsDiscounts, deals and saving
- Patterns & GraphsRules, tables and line graphs
- Powers and Common FactorsExponents and prime factorization
- Facts & FactorsFacts, primes, GCF and LCM
- Algebra MovesMonomials and inequalities
- EquationsOrder of operations, solve for n
- Angles & TrianglesMeasure, classify, find missing angles
- Perimeter & AreaTriangles, parallelograms, trapezoids
- Volume & CapacityCubes, liters and milliliters
- Four QuadrantsPoints with negative coordinates
- Data & GraphsHistograms, range and line graphs
- Center & SpreadMean, median, range and IQR
- Adding & Subtracting IntegersPositive and negative numbers
- Banking, Credit & CollegeChecking, cards, credit and college
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
- Roots: mis, bene, man, vac, scrib, jurGreek and Latin roots that unlock academic words.
- Devices or Fallacies?Repetition and rhetorical questions versus stereotypes and scare tactics.
Science
- Particles & MixturesPure substances and mixtures
- The Periodic TableGroups, periods and patterns
- Density & BuoyancyMass, volume, floating and sinking
- Chemical ReactionsNew substances form, and atoms are conserved.
- Gravity & FrictionBalanced and unbalanced forces
- Newton's LawsThree laws of motion
- Kinetic & Potential EnergyEnergy of motion and stored energy.
- Stored EnergyEnergy that waits, then moves.
- EcosystemsLiving and non-living parts
- BiodiversityVariety makes life strong
- Cells: Life's Building BlocksAll living things are made of cells.
- Seasons & TidesEarth's tilt causes seasons; the Moon and Sun cause tides.
- Managing ResourcesWhy managing air, water, soil and energy matters, and how conservation, efficiency and technology help.
- Energy Transfers & WavesEnergy is conserved as it changes form, and waves carry energy.
- Earth's Spheres & LayersThe biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and geosphere, and Earth's layers.
- Kinds of OrganismsProkaryotes and eukaryotes, one cell or many, autotrophs and heterotrophs, and variation.
- The Rock CycleHow igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form and change.
Social Studies
- Time & EvidenceBCE and CE, artifacts and sources
- Trade Routes & BeliefsSilk Road, religions and ideas
- Economies of the WorldFactors of production, systems and development
- Governments & CitizensLimited and unlimited government around the world
- Cultures & BeliefsCulture regions, institutions and holy days
- Science, Technology & ChangeInventions that shaped the world
- World Maps & GlobesLatitude, longitude and map projections
- World RegionsCountries, climates and where people live
- Sources & Points of ViewPrimary sources, bias and credibility
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