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Preview of Stock Market Crash Simulation Activity│1929 │Great Depression │PowerPoint Game

Stock Market Crash Simulation Activity│1929 │Great Depression │PowerPoint Game

This interactive PowerPoint activity will review the climate of the 1920's and introduce the basic of trading on the stock market to your 5th graders.Students will work together in "investment teams" and trade on the stock market with their starting $1,000. The game winds its way through the 1920s, eventually crashing on Black Tuesday. I highly recommend using this as an activity to introduce the stock market crash. The first time I tried this activity, I had already taught about Black Tuesda
Preview of Trade and Barter: A Trading Simulation

Trade and Barter: A Trading Simulation

Welcome to the world of economic exchange! Throughout history, people have traded, bartered, negotiated, and haggled in order to receive the greatest amount of goods for the lowest cost. From the direct trade of goods to the use of currency, people have found ways to satisfy their wants and needs. This trade simulation provides students with an opportunity to barter with imaginary resources and goods in order to obtain points. The premise for the simulation is the combination of resources. In th
Preview of Budget Spreadsheet Project (personal finance & math skills)

Budget Spreadsheet Project (personal finance & math skills)

A step-by-step project with detailed instructions on how to set up an Excel spreadsheet budget. Students will apply math skills in context of a real-life budgeting situation. Students will create a budget: -Based on their future career choice. -Independently by following the instructions using an Excel Spreadsheet. -Over the course of at least 2 class periods (typically students take at least 2.5 hours to complete this project).
Preview of Stock Market Game

Stock Market Game

Created by
Matthew Stanbro
This game is fun! Your students will love to do math when they invest in a fictional stock market. Your students will be excited to add, subtract, and multiply decimals. Here's how it works: The stock market includes 18 fictitious companies. "Current News" is released each day that affects the value of each stock. "Future Predictions" offer hints as to which stocks may go up or down. Students will buy and sell stocks as they hope to maximize their investment. Who will have the most money b
Preview of Student Run Newscast PBL (5 lesson plans, 5 news segments, 23 student jobs)

Student Run Newscast PBL (5 lesson plans, 5 news segments, 23 student jobs)

Student Run Newscast Project Based Learning This resource is a bundle of my 5 New Segment Project Based Learning Enrichment Packets, complete with job descriptions, graphic organizers and the writing process. Each one is centered around completing a news segment that when put altogether, creates a complete classroom news broadcast. Each segment includes engaging tasks, graphic organizers, informative writing lessons and research strategies that give students a voice and choice in their i
Preview of Hands On LCM GCF Build It! Least Common Multiple, Greatest Common Factor

Hands On LCM GCF Build It! Least Common Multiple, Greatest Common Factor

Kids will master the concepts of least common multiple and greatest common factor by actually manipulating items into groups. With this fun, hands-on activity, the problems are already created for you! An answer key is provided. All you need is to print the worksheet and distribute base-ten blocks, Cuisenaire rods, strips of paper, or anything you have handy. Your students can work in pairs to model the situation and perform the correct operation to perform a hands-on GCF and a hands-on LC
Preview of Personal Finance Budget Simulation

Personal Finance Budget Simulation

Fifth grade students in Texas are expected to be able to describe the importance of creating a budget in which income and expenses are balanced. Use this fun simulation/game to introduce the concept in a relevant way to your kiddos! To play, students will only need whiteboards or lined paper to keep track of their expenses. Each student will start out with $20 in allowance money and will be asked to make spending decisions as they travel throughout the mall with their best friend. An unexpec
Preview of Translations, Rotations, and Reflections (Transformations in Geometry)

Translations, Rotations, and Reflections (Transformations in Geometry)

Created by
Shari Beck
This PowerPoint presentation uses animations to demontrate 3 types of tranformations: translations, rotations, and reflections. Students can actively create their own transformational shape that can then be translated, rotated, or reflected to build a tessellation. Turn Geometry into a fun art project where students can add color to their tessellation to create an image out of te transformed shape. Common Core, Geometry, transformations, translations, rotations, reflections
Preview of Game of Life- money simulation

Game of Life- money simulation

Are you looking for a real life simulation to teach your students about life and money?This is a life size version of the board game Game of Life. Help your students learn how to budget, know when to save and spend money, and practice making real life decisions. Students will practice researching, reading, writing, planning, organizing, addition, and subtraction in this activity.When you buy this product, it will only be a one single page document. This document has all of the other materials yo
Preview of Consumer Math: On a Budget

Consumer Math: On a Budget

Students will learn how to set a personal budget while building a clothing wardrobe for themselves. Situation: A fire has destroyed all of your clothes. You must replace your entire wardrobe. The catch? You are on a strict budget. How strict? $400.00. The less you spend, the more you win. Skills: Finding percent; budgeting
Preview of "The Great Food Truck Project" - Rate, Proportions, and Percents Unit Assessment

"The Great Food Truck Project" - Rate, Proportions, and Percents Unit Assessment

Created by
Mollie's Room
A rates and proportions unit project, centering around the real-world use of percentages and rates. Students work with a small group to create their own concept for a food truck, including what food and drink options they would sell. Using inspiration for "The Great Food Truck Race" and "Sharktank" TV shows, students work to create a best-selling idea, that also showcases their own values as a "company".I hope to share more information and examples of how I use this project with my upcoming ye
Preview of Real-life Budget activity

Real-life Budget activity

Created by
Jamie Lukey
This activity will be a guided class activity in which students choose their career from a list of careers and median salaries. The students will then use websites and given information to determine their school loan payments, buy a house, determine their mortgage, utilities, car payment, insurance and groceries/living expenses. The students will be able to complete a budget sheet and then a short 4 question reflection sheet from the activity. My students did this at the end of 8th grade math
Preview of Currency Conversions - Foreign Money -  Proportions Worksheet

Currency Conversions - Foreign Money - Proportions Worksheet

Are your students bored to tears with state assessments, math drills and dull text books? Are you bored to tears teaching the same proportion lesson over and over again just to hear them say "When are we ever going to use this?!" I created this lesson/worksheet to integrate a real life skill. I love to travel and thought this would be a great way to relate it to math. While this assignment meets typical state and local standards for "applying ratios and proportions to real life problems" it
Preview of 24 STEM activities bundle including elementary & highschool challenges

24 STEM activities bundle including elementary & highschool challenges

Engage your students in a variety of science, technology, engineering and math lessons and challenges. Our bundle includes 12 elementary appropriate activities and 12 highschool appropriate activities.Activities included: Environmental Impact Study, Magnetic Slime, Straw Rocket Launcher and so much more!
Preview of Animal Shelter Business Development Simulation (Gifted 3-5)

Animal Shelter Business Development Simulation (Gifted 3-5)

Created by
Vince Frosteg
This activity set was designed for use in a third through fifth grade gifted resource room. Students research, design, and plan for an animal shelter to house 10 dogs that are randomly assigned. Using these dogs students: <>complete a research matrix on common dog breeds. <>design a "blueprint" for the animal shelter using graph paper, measurements, and requirements. (Because this is usually the first simulation I use each year, the measurements are kept to squares.) <>figur
Preview of Statistics Mode, Median, Mean, Range Worksheet for Math or Psychology

Statistics Mode, Median, Mean, Range Worksheet for Math or Psychology

What's in the Hand: Activity makes learning mode, median, mean, and range fun. You will need two packs of playing cards in order to use 10 different variations. I use giant clothes pins to hold a total of 9 cards for each station. Each student gets a worksheet and is assigned to a group of 4-5 students. Students will complete the first rotation by figuring the mean, median, mode, and range, and then rotate to each other station in about 5 min intervals. At the end they will answer the questions
Preview of 4th/5th STEAM Activity:Money, Decimals Percentage, Interest Rate, Stock Market!

4th/5th STEAM Activity:Money, Decimals Percentage, Interest Rate, Stock Market!

Created by
Nicole Beinhorn
This activity is AMAZING!!! We used this in conjunction with our math unit on fractions and decimals and our literacy unit on Using Money and The Stock Exchange. It incorporates literally every discipline! **Editable! ----->Students are given a weekly budgeting scenario, where they must manage their account balance, write checks, and calculate withdrawals and deposits on a check register. It is differentiated to accommodate higher-level learners. This accelerated activity requires multiplyi
Preview of Interior Design Living Room Information Gap Task Estar + Math Practice

Interior Design Living Room Information Gap Task Estar + Math Practice

Created by
Nell Weidenhamer
Content-based information gap task that uses math and measurements to fit furniture into a room, learning how to describe location using estar. A word bank of furniture is provided alongside the floor plan for each student.Student A has a completed floor plan of a living roomStudent B has a blank floor planStudents A and B have a bank of the furniture pictures and namesStudent A is an interior decorator, and student B is the client. The client calls the decorator to ask where all the furniture h
Preview of Personal Financial Literacy

Personal Financial Literacy

Fifth graders in Texas are expected to be able to define four types of taxes (payroll, income, sales, and property). They are also expected to explain the importance of developing a budget and balance budgets.Make these abstract skills come to life in The Game of Life--a real world financial literacy situation. Students will randomly draw a job and associated salary (found at the end of the powerpoint). Then, as the teacher guides them through the slides, they will have to make financial decisio
Preview of Math Role-Playing Game (Trip Planners): Travel Cards 1-20

Math Role-Playing Game (Trip Planners): Travel Cards 1-20

Created by
Tammy Griffis
Trip Planners is a role-playing game that integrates math, geography, and writing. Students begin with a folder that includes an expense ledger, spiral notebook for journal writing, laminated United States road map, and a United States road atlas. Using the laminated road map, students plan a cross-country road trip. Next, students begin with $5,000 in their expense ledger. Students randomly choose a travel card. Each travel card represents one day of traveling on the road and include food
Preview of Checking Account Simulation

Checking Account Simulation

Created by
Brian Willingham
Do you need a lesson to teach students how to balance a checkbook? A PowerPoint presentation is included instructs students on how to balance their own checkbook and then gives them some "real world" practice. The PowerPoint includes writing a check, using a debit card, and making deposits. Also included is the handouts that you will give students in order for them to participate in the simulation. One handout is a checkbook register and the other handout has blank checks that students will writ
Preview of Trip Planners II - Math Role-Playing Game: Travel Cards 21-40

Trip Planners II - Math Role-Playing Game: Travel Cards 21-40

Created by
Tammy Griffis
More hilarious and wacky fun featuring more complex math problem solving travel cards! This is a math role-playing game that integrates math problem solving, adding and subtracting money amounts, multiplying money amounts, geography, and writing. Students solve real-world problems as they travel using a road atlas. This compliments travel cards 1-20. Expense ledge template included. Meets common core math standards for Grade 5: Numbers & Operations in Base Ten and Grade 6: The Number System
Preview of Solving Multi-Step Equations Interactive Lesson and Presentation

Solving Multi-Step Equations Interactive Lesson and Presentation

Created by
Idea Galaxy
This interactive powerpoint presentation will get your students solving multi-step equations with ease, understanding the process of solving multi-step equations, and explaining multi-step equations to others. It is designed with special education students and other students who take more time to learn, in mind. When using this lesson and graphic organizer we went from about half of our students getting it, to about 95% of them being able to solve multi-step equations with ease.Supports 7th gr
Preview of Negative Numbers: Understanding Their Use

Negative Numbers: Understanding Their Use

Created by
David Purnell
This 26-slide PowerPoint presentation serves as an introduction to negative numbers. It begins with a simulation about sea level and leads into real-world examples of negative numbers that include temperature, golf scoring, and personal budget surplus/deficit. Also covered are opposites and defining a zero point. This presentation can be covered in under 30 minutes. Use it for a full class lesson or for individuals who need to gain more understanding or missed the lesson. The content is based on
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Importance of learning math in 6th grade

As students move from elementary school to middle school, they're introduced to a new set of challenges — including new math challenges. In 6th grade, students will start to be exposed to more complex math. However, since math forms the basis for many other subjects (like science, engineering, and technology), helping students master these skills will set them up for future success later on down the line.

Learning objectives for 6th grade math

Below is a rough outline of the learning objectives that teachers and students can work toward in 6th grade math class:

  • Understanding the basics of algebra
  • Learning how to evaluate expressions and simplify them
  • Comparing and ordering decimals, fractions, and whole numbers using a number line
  • Knowing how to use ratios and rates to compare data
  • Locating and plotting points on a coordinate graph
  • Understanding the relationship between fractions, decimals, and percents

Key topics covered in 6th grade math

Numbers and Basic Operations

Numbers and operations are the foundation of math, and it's important for students to have a solid understanding of them before moving on to more complex courses. At this point, student should have mastery of basic addition and subtraction, but it's important to continue practicing them in 6th grade to build their competency even further.

Additionally, students should also have mastery of basic multiplication and division. However, in 6th grade, students will build on these foundations even further by learning more about the properties of multiplication, including the commutative property and the distributive property.

Sixth graders will also learn about positive and negative integers, and learn how to identify positive and negative numbers on number lines.

Fractions and Decimals

Fractions and decimals are important concepts in 6th grade math, and they are used in many real-world situations. Sixth graders will learn how to multiply fractions, solve word problems involving division of fractions by fractions, and find equivalent fractions by finding the missing variable and applying concepts used to find equivalent fractions for improper fractions and mixed numbers They might also learn how to compare and order fractions by finding the value of each fraction and putting them in order from least to greatest or greatest to least. Students will

Ratios and Unit Rates

Ratios and unit rates involve comparing quantities and finding equivalent values. Sixth graders will learn how to write and describe a relationship as a ratio. They'll also learn that unit rates represent measurement as a ratio of x to a single unit. Teachers may use tables, diagrams, and/or equations to solve unit rate and rate problems.

Geometry

Geometry involves the study of shapes and the measurement of their properties. Sixth graders will start to solve mathematical problems that involve area, surface area, and/or volume of two-dimensional and three-dimensional non-circular shapes, including cubes, rectangles and rectangular prisms. As part of 6th grade geometry, students might also begin to graph polygons, and learn how to find the lengths of sides by subtracting coordinates.

Statistics and Probability

In 6th grade math, students should learn more about basic statistical concepts such as mean, median, range, and mode, as well as basic probability concepts such as the probability of events and simple experiments.

Algebraic Expressions and Equations

In 6th grade math, students will apply and extend skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, to solving algebraic expressions. They'll learn things like how to read, write, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers, and how to apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.

How to find 6th grade math resources

Educators can save time preparing lessons by using math worksheets, activities, and other types of resources created by experienced Sellers on TPT. Simply search the TPT marketplace for "6th grade math," and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find print and digital materials that've been proven to work in classrooms around the country.

Frequently asked questions

What types of 6th grade math resources are available on TPT?

There are many different types of math worksheets, lessons, and activities sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular math worksheets, games and resources can be found on topics like: fractions, decimals, algebra, geometry, ratios, unit rate, and statistics.

What are some good resources for practicing math in 6th grade?

Websites like TPT offer free and paid resources, including worksheet, for 6th grade students practicing math. You can also find refresher lessons for concepts learned in earlier grades.

What is the most important concept to master in 6th grade math?

In 6th grade math, there are several important concepts that students should master to build a strong foundation for future math learning. However, one of the most critical concepts to master is understanding and working with fractions.

What does a 6th grader learn in math?

The major topics covered in 6th grade math include numbers and operations, fractions, decimals, algebra, geometry, ratios, unit rate, and statistics.

How hard is math for 6th graders?

Sixth grade students may find it difficult to master some of these topics, even they've previously done well in mathematics. Teachers can encourage a positive attitude and celebrate small successes to help prevent students from feeling discouraged.