Seventh-day Adventist Church Illinois Conference

We exist to grow healthy, disciple-making churches

Grade 6

BIBLE
Salvation Repentance and forgiveness Brotherhood Freedom of choice Trinity	Judgment Second coming God highly values me God is trustworthy	Growth of faith Christian service opportunities Decision making Leadership skills God's message to man

ART
Realism and abstractions Vocabulary Interpreting feelings and ideas in art Mixing intermediate, secondary and primary colors Positive and negative space Emphasis, balance, unity	Hues, textures, and shapes in creation Acquaintance with artists' lives and their works Fabric comparisons: color, texture, design Media experimentation Proportion and perspective	Collage, paper Mace, block prints, enlargements Organic and inorganic Elements and principles of design Print making Construction and assembly 3-D Still life Neutral colors

COMPUTERS
Careers and impact on jobs Central processing unit Operating systems	Ethics and commercial programs Entering and editing text Block, copy, move, fonts	Fields, files, records, data entry Update records, sorting, report preparation

LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading and Literature Read at instructional level Read independently for information Word analysis: context clues, root words, prefixes and suffixes, accent marks Comprehension: author's intent, skimming, scanning, inference, summarizing, paraphrasing, prediction Variety of literature: classics, contemporary, multicultural Compare literary forms and types Analysis of media: point of view	Speaking Vocabulary and usage Discussion and conversation Reports and messages Christian drama: audience awareness, empathy Presence and behavior Spelling Assigned words Organized spelling plan Spells correctly written work Listening Courtesy and appreciation Information Critical thinking: fact versus opinion, persuasive words, nonverbal cues	Writing Legibility Composition, reports, letters, poetry, journal Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, pronouns, demonstrative and predicate adjectives, negative adverbs, objects, prepositional phrases Sentence types Essays, news articles, and editorials Study Skills and Reference Note taking, outlining Concordance and index Library and media center: card catalog and computer access

MATHEMATICS
Distributive, commutative and associative properties Common and decimal fractions Ratio and percent Conversion standard and metric measurements	Geometric concepts Word problems and applications Charts and graphs Estimation Integers Fractions and mixed numbers: fundamental processes	Statistics: introduction Multiplying by 2 and 3 digit multipliers Dividing by 2 digit divisors Multiplying, dividing with money, decimals

MUSIC
Dotted note rhythms Simple syncopation Double and triple meter patterns Simple melodic patterns Musical phrasing Descant Lines and space names of bass clef	Recognize and appreciate composers and their works Symbols for sharp, flat and natural Crescendo, decrescendo, diminuendo, ritardando, and accelerant symbols and meanings	Theme and variations form Baroque period: instrumental, choral styles, and hymns Keyboard, instrumental, and choral styles Keyboard instruments: history Hymn writers: i.e., Isaac Watts Classroom singing

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Motor skills: team sports, track, lead-up games Fitness: testing, agility, running, jogging, cardiovascular endurance	Positive attitudes: self-worth, self-control, patience, responsibility	Concepts: strategies, history, sports Interpersonal skills: cooperation, sportsmanship, leadership, respect

SCIENCE & HEALTH+
God as creator and sustainer Cells Classification of living things Fish, birds, mammals Reptiles and amphibians	Ocean ecology Meteorology, weather, climate Personality and self-concept Emotional health Reproductive system Development and birth	Waves of energy Light, sound, heat Substance abuse Communicable diseases: TB, AIDS, measles

SOCIAL STUDIES+
Westward expansion, colonial and pioneer life Gaining world power Cultural groups and diversity throughout history	National geography, natural resources, topography, map and globe skills National history, people, places, and events	Neighboring countries Democracy principles and doctrines Governments: various nations Economics and economic systems

+ Subjects may alternate for grades 5 and 6 and for grades 7 and 8. Materials are adapted to the appropriate grade level.