Dover Sherborn Middle School Curriculum Road Maps

 

Course Title: Grade Six Mathematics                                                    Grade: Six

 

Unit: Decimals

 

Month Presented:  October                                           Unit Length (in weeks): Three

 

Essential Question (s):

ü      What is the role of decimals in our lives?

 

Learning Objectives:

 

Students will be able to:

ü      read, write, round and order decimals.

ü      estimate and find decimal sums, differences, quotients and products.

ü      transfer large numbers into scientific notation and visa versa.

 

Skills:

 

Students will be able to:

ü      write numbers in decimal notation

ü      round decimal numbers

ü      compare and order decimals

ü      represent numbers in scientific notation

ü      estimate +, -, products, & quotients with decimals

ü      add and subtract with decimals

ü      multiply a whole number by a decimal

ü      multiply a decimal times a decimal

ü      divide a decimal number by a whole number

ü      divide decimal numbers by decimal numbers

 

Instructional Strategies & Activities:

ü      note taking

ü      games

ü      group work; cooperative learning

ü      competitive review games

ü      reflection and self-assessment

ü      solution sharing

ü      independent practice

 

Materials Utilized:

ü      textbook

ü      teacher generated worksheets

ü      rulers

ü      manipulatives

ü      flash cards

ü      games

ü      technology (Internet, software)

 

Assessment Strategies:

ü      discussion

ü      daily class performance

ü      openers; warm-ups

ü      tests and quizzes

ü      pop-quizzes

ü      notebook checks

ü      journal writing

ü      Enrichment Problems (“Stretches,” “Challenges”, “Mind Extensions”, “Bonus Questions”)

ü      Standardized testing

ü      Daily homework/Error analysis