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RELIGION 6
The foundational text for this course is The Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism #2. The Baltimore Catechism was chosen for its simple question and answer format, which facilitates memorization and help in understanding the truths of the Catholic faith. The course covers the second half of the text. Lesson plans include catechism assignments, Bible history readings, weekly postings, and reading the lives of four saints. There are weekly auto-scored assessments for Bible history and catechism as well as audio-visual material to augment the assigned lesson content.
The course also contains some audio visual material to augment the content of the assigned lessons.
MATH 6
Grade six math will focus on five main skill sets.
Multiplication, Division, and Number Theory: topics include a review of multiplication and division with whole numbers and integers, divisibility rules, exponents, greatest common factor, least common multiple, scientific notation, and prime factorization.
Decimals: topics include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals, converting decimals to fractions, inequalities and estimation with decimals.
Fractions: topics includereducing fractions to the lowest possible denominator, addition & subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators, multiplication & division of fractions and mixed numbers, changing decimals into fractions, and calculations with three or more fractions.
Geometry and Measurement: topics include properties of circles, surface area and volume of various shapes, ratios in similar plane figures, reflections, rotations, translations, line symmetry, rotational symmetry, volume of solids, and conversions of measures within the same measurement system.
Word Problems: topics include fractions, integers, decimals, speed, distance and time, probability and averages, quantity per unit, and pictographs Working through a series of 3 Kumon workbooks, students will master one skill at a time before moving on to the next. Each skill will be taught in a step-by-step manner with a logical progression and plenty of repetition.Students will begin each week by watching recorded videos focusing on the skill for the week, taught by our Queen of Heaven Academy teacher. Each day students will work on the skill through IXL online practice and practice pages in the workbook (parents can check the work with the key at the back of the workbook). At the end of each week students will have a short quiz on the weekly material with a few review questions from concepts studied in previous weeks.
Note on Common Core: The workbooks do not include much instruction but are designed for practice. In this way, our teacher is able to teach concepts without being guided by the Common Core standards.
LANGUAGE ARTS 6
This course addresses grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. We provide daily lesson plans and weekly online quizzes. Because spelling and vocabulary are individualized subjects, they are presented in a separate lesson plan for flexibility.
The Easy Grammar approach is a "divide and conquer" strategy that has proven to be very successful for many beginners. Students learn to identify prepositions first, thereby making it easier to identify other parts of speech.
READING COMPREHENSION 6
This second reading comprehension course provides short daily reading assignments, three to five online quizzes each week and suggested composition topics. A classical approach using Catholic stories and wholesome books. The students will also share in a monitored discussion forum and provide a short written response to a topic from the assigned readings to be read by fellow classmates.
SCIENCE 6
This course is an introduction to human anatomy for elementary students, implementing a notebooking approach; it also includes traditional course work through online weekly quizzes. Students will be given daily and weekly assignments. The material is reinforced by composing brief responses to discussion questions and posting those responses in the class forum for their classmates to read. The Apologia text does an excellent job of not only giving God the credit, but also of instilling a sense of awe in creation and in the Creator. By studying anatomy and physiology were are studying God Himself! "In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence." -- Isaac Newton. This course and this text does not cover human reproduction.
ROMAN LIFE AND HISTORY
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! Let’s examine ancient Roman society and discover how it has served as a foundation for much of present-day Western civilization. From our government and laws, to our art and architecture, to our language and methods of warfare, our modern society has been heavily influenced by the Romans. We will walk with the Romans through their history, from the founding of their empire to its fateful demise. Along the way, we’ll encounter many famous (or dare we say, infamous?) Romans—including Cicero, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Virgil, Horace, Nero, Diocletian, and Constantine … just to name a few! We’ll learn about sites such as the Roman Forum, the Coliseum, and the Catacombs and their importance in Roman life and culture. And we’ll witness Christianity in its earliest years—cruelly persecuted by the Romans for several centuries, but ultimately triumphing during the reign of Constantine. Join us as we hearken back to a bygone era, a time of emperors and gladiators, artisans and orators,centurions and martyrs … a time when all roads led to Rome!
Roman Life and History is a two-semester course. Students meet online each week for an instructor-led class lasting 1 hour, where discussions reinforce the readings and introduce great artwork. Students are required to post their thoughts on assigned topics on the discussion forum. Weekly homework is assigned—including readings, vocabulary, timelines, map work, and quizzes—and quarterly tests are given in the form of multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and identification questions. Little typing is required. The reading list for this course will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the books listed on the 8th grade textbook page.
NOTE: Only mature 6th graders should enroll in this live, interactive course.