Sixth Grade

Find 6th grade spelling words, spelling worksheets, games, and practice ideas right here! Written by educational specialist and former 6th grade teacher!

Brilliant ideas from brilliant teachers (like you).

Your sixth grade students are ready not just to read young adult novels; they are ready to engage, discuss, and devour good literature.

Did you think teaching students to write would be a snap? I mean, you are a college-educated, certified individual. How hard could it possibly be? Well, it’s a challenge, especially when just starting out. In my classroom,

First days of school can be stressful. There's an insane amount of pressure to make a great first impression. The administration wants you to go over the handbook of rules for the district. There's tons of forms that need to be filled out. You need to learn their names and it's hard because half the names don't match your class list. His name is Samuel but he goes by S.J. Her name on your roll says Mary, but she goes by Mary Beth. You want to start off the year on the right note regarding…

Our 10 year old was given the opportunity to do sixth grade math in fifth grade. We were psyched that he was going to be challenged more in his favorite subject. The program is pretty much self-taught and while it's gone well, there has been one hiccup ... fractions. My son normally does mental math at the speed of light, but fractions ssssslllllllllloooooowwwww him way down and that's pretty frustrating for him. As he struggled through his homework, I agonized over a way to help him. While…

Help! I've always been a primary grades teacher, and now I'm moving to upper elementary. What do I need to know? Read this and find out!

Sixth graders will study decimals, percentages, rounding numbers, ratios, and advanced addition with these free printable math worksheets.

Never planned to homeschool, now wouldn't trade it for the world

Not that we are anywhere near to sixth grade, but...a list of sixth grade words.