The Common Core State Standards in Math were first developed in 2009, when states came together to come up with a set of consistent goals (standards) for students in grades K-12. The standards for each grade level describe what students should know and be able to do by the end of the year. 42 states and the District of Columbia are using these standards to help develop college and career ready students.
According to the CCSS, in Grade 6, instructional time should focus on four critical areas: (1) connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems; (2) completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers; (3) writing, interpreting, and using expressions and equations; and (4) developing understanding of statistical thinking.
You can read more about the CCSS, and specific information for parents, on their website found HERE.
According to the CCSS, in Grade 6, instructional time should focus on four critical areas: (1) connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems; (2) completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers; (3) writing, interpreting, and using expressions and equations; and (4) developing understanding of statistical thinking.
You can read more about the CCSS, and specific information for parents, on their website found HERE.
The Common Core State Standards for 6th grade come from the 5 categories listed below in bold type. You can read more about the standards on the Common Core page found HERE. These math standards are what you will see on the report card.
Ratios and Proportional Relationships
The Number System
Expressions and Equations
Geometry
Statistics and Probability
- Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.
The Number System
- Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions.
- Multiply and divide multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.
- Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
Expressions and Equations
- Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.
- Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.
- Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.
Geometry
- Solve real world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area and volume.
Statistics and Probability
- Develop understanding of statistical variability.
- Summarize and describe distributions.
We also rely on the 8 "Standards for Mathematical Practice" shown in the image below. These are the skills that extend beyond one particular topic in math, and are meant to be the overarching skills that we want students to develop. These were created as part of the Common Core State Standards. We incorporate these standards into the classroom in a variety of ways to help students think at higher levels. HERE is a link to more information about each of them. These are reflected in the standards listed above that are on the report card.