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Today is your chance to experience a

“Day in the Life of a 6th Grader.”

Morning RoutinesMorning Routines

Each morning Mrs. Each morning Mrs. Wilson picks us up Wilson picks us up from the basketball from the basketball courts. We come courts. We come into the classroom into the classroom quietly and we say quietly and we say

the Pledge of the Pledge of Allegiance. Then it’s Allegiance. Then it’s time for language time for language

arts!arts!

Writing:Writing:We work on writing first We work on writing first

thing in the morning. thing in the morning. We have written a lot We have written a lot this year so far. We this year so far. We have written a book on have written a book on a candy we invented, a candy we invented, an autobiography, an autobiography, friendly letters, friendly letters, business letter, poetry, business letter, poetry, and much more.and much more.

Let me show you one of Let me show you one of the things I have done the things I have done

so far…so far…

ScienceScience

So far this year in science we have So far this year in science we have learned about:learned about:

Scientific TheoryScientific Theory weatherweather Water cycleWater cycle Ocean floorOcean floor

We will end the year learning about:We will end the year learning about: CellsCells

Let me tell you about my favorite Let me tell you about my favorite science activity we have done so far science activity we have done so far this year…this year…

Social StudiesSocial StudiesSocial Studies has kept us Social Studies has kept us

really busy this year. Some really busy this year. Some of the areas we covered of the areas we covered were:were:

Early CivilizationEarly Civilization MesopotamiaMesopotamia Early CulturesEarly Cultures

Now we are learning about Now we are learning about Ancient Egypt. Let me tell Ancient Egypt. Let me tell you how the Egyptians you how the Egyptians mummified their dead. ...mummified their dead. ...

Daily 5Daily 5During language arts, we do our Daily 5 everyday. Our During language arts, we do our Daily 5 everyday. Our

Daily 5 includes:Daily 5 includes:

Read to selfRead to self Read with a partnerRead with a partner Listening to readingListening to reading WritingWriting Work on our menusWork on our menus

My favorite Daily 5 activity is……My favorite Daily 5 activity is……

Lunch & RecessLunch & Recess

We go to the cafeteria We go to the cafeteria for lunch. My favorite for lunch. My favorite thing to eat for lunch thing to eat for lunch is……we get to go out is……we get to go out on the playground for on the playground for recess.recess.

During recess, I During recess, I usually….usually….

After lunch, we head After lunch, we head out to recess. My out to recess. My favorite thing to at favorite thing to at recess is…..recess is…..

MathMathWe have been learning a We have been learning a

lot this year in math. lot this year in math. One of the things I One of the things I have been really have been really focusing on is focusing on is converting mixed converting mixed numbers to improper numbers to improper fractions and improper fractions and improper fractions to mixed fractions to mixed numbers.numbers.

Ask me to convert _____ Ask me to convert _____ to a mixed number to a mixed number and _____ to an and _____ to an improper fraction.improper fraction.

Math LessonMath LessonFor our math lessons, we use For our math lessons, we use

a math textbook and take a math textbook and take notes in our math journals. notes in our math journals. Let me show you what my Let me show you what my math journal looks like. math journal looks like. This helps me with my This helps me with my homework and is a great homework and is a great resource to use to review resource to use to review for tests. Mrs. Wilson for tests. Mrs. Wilson introduces us to the introduces us to the concept and usually does concept and usually does examples and practice examples and practice problems on the board, problems on the board, and then we do a lot of and then we do a lot of practice problems on our practice problems on our own.own.

We usually do a homework We usually do a homework page reinforcing what we page reinforcing what we cover each day.. cover each day..

Because we have such a Because we have such a early lunch, we need a early lunch, we need a afternoon snack.afternoon snack.

We need a little fuel We need a little fuel to keep our minds to keep our minds going for reading. going for reading. Most days, we take Most days, we take a working snack a working snack break where I can break where I can have something at have something at my desk. My my desk. My favorite snack to favorite snack to bring is…..bring is…..

Language ArtsLanguage Arts

Language Arts takes up the Language Arts takes up the majority of our afternoon. It majority of our afternoon. It is the time when we focus on is the time when we focus on reading including reading including comprehension, vocabulary, comprehension, vocabulary, parts of speech, punctuation, parts of speech, punctuation, and writing activities. Most and writing activities. Most weeks we have a “menu” of weeks we have a “menu” of different things to work on different things to work on during the week when we during the week when we aren’t reading or meeting aren’t reading or meeting with Mrs. Wilsonwith Mrs. Wilson

I think I am best at… I think I am best at…

I think I could work more on…I think I could work more on…

Our reading textbookOur reading textbookI’d like to show you our I’d like to show you our

reading book. I have reading book. I have marked my favorite marked my favorite story, and I would like to story, and I would like to tell you a few things tell you a few things about it:about it:

CharactersCharacters SettingSetting PlotPlot Theme or Main IdeaTheme or Main Idea Example of figurative Example of figurative

languagelanguage

Novel UnitsNovel Units

When we are not When we are not reading out of our reading out of our reading book, we reading book, we are reading a class are reading a class novel. This novel. This quarter it was quarter it was HatchetHatchet

Let me tell you my Let me tell you my

favorite part … favorite part …

At 2:00 each afternoon we go to block At 2:00 each afternoon we go to block which includes PE, band, orchestra, which includes PE, band, orchestra, and general music:and general music:

On Day 1 and 4 I have …On Day 1 and 4 I have …

On Day 2 and 5 I have….On Day 2 and 5 I have….

On Day 3 and 6 I have….On Day 3 and 6 I have….

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QuestionsQuestions

I hope that I have I hope that I have given you a given you a good idea of good idea of what a typical what a typical day is like in 6day is like in 6thth grade. grade.

I can answer any I can answer any questions that questions that you may have you may have for me!for me!