6th grade California units to assign
Every 6th grade unit in Gradelings, matched to the California Content Standards. Open a unit to read what it covers and try sample questions, then assign it to your class.
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
- 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?
- Center & SpreadMean, median, range and IQR
- Four QuadrantsPoints with negative coordinates
- Unit RatesPrice per item, miles per hour
- Nets & Surface AreaUnfold a box
English Language Arts
- 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
- Body SystemsNerves, hormones, kidneys and more
- Our SensesEyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin.
- Cells: Life's Building BlocksAll living things are made of cells.
- Thermal Energy & InsulationHeat flow, temperature and keeping things warm or cold.
- Engineering DesignCriteria, constraints, testing and improving.
- Work, Energy & EfficiencyForce, distance and wasted energy
- Weather SystemsAir masses, fronts and the water cycle.
- Climate & Climate ChangeWhat shapes climate, and why Earth is warming.
- Growing & ReproducingFlowers, nests, genes, sunlight and copies of parents.
Social Studies
- Time & EvidenceBCE and CE, artifacts and sources
- First FarmersFrom hunting to farming villages
- Where Civilizations GrewRivers, mountains and seas
- Mesopotamia & EgyptThe first river valley civilizations
- Laws & GovernmentCodes, citizens and emperors
- Ancient India & ChinaDynasties, beliefs and inventions
- World BeliefsOrigins of major belief systems
- Trade NetworksSilk Road, barter and coins
- Greece & RomeDemocracy, republic and law
- Ancient Israel & KushThe early Hebrews and the kingdom of Kush
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