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Grade-6
Grade 6 Math
Day 1: Have your child complete the table. A parking lot charges $4.00 for the first hour or fraction of the first hour and $2.00 for each additional hour or fraction of an hour.
| Time | Cost |
|---|---|
| 30 min. | ______($4.00) |
| 1 hr. | ______($4.00) |
| 2 1/2hr. | ______ ($8.00) |
| 3hr. 59min. | ______ ($10.00) |
| 5hr. | ______($12.00) |
| 5hr. 15min. | ______($14.00) |
Day 2: Have your child find the median and mean of the following numbers: 85, 55, 90, 80, 90 (mean=80, median=85).
Day 3: Have your child rewrite these fractions as mixed or whole numbers;
- 5/2 (2 1/2)
- 7/2 (3 1/2)
- 9/3 (3)
- 8/5 (1 3/5)
- 10/9 (1 1/9)
- 11/7 (1 4/7).
Day 4: Have your child add or subtract these fractions;
- A) 3/4 - 1/4= ? (2/4 or 1/2)
- B) 2/3 +2/3 = ? (4/6 or 1 1/3)
- C) 2 1/2 + 1 1/4=?(3 3/4)
- D) 3 - 1 1/4= ? (1 3/4).
Day 5: Have your child add or subtract these fractions;
- A) 6 1/4 - 1 3/4 =? (4 1/2)
- C)2 1/4 - 7/8 = ? (1 3/8)
- D) 2 1/8 + 1 1/16 + 1 7/8=? (5 1/16).
Day 6: Have your child divide mentally;
- 124 divided by 2 (62)
- 903 divided by 3 (301)
- 240 divided by 4 (60).
Day 7: Have your child divide mentally ;
- 1204 divided by 4 (301)
- 1000 divided by 8 (125)
- 2114 divided by 7 (302).
Day 8: Have your child write these numbers in standard notation;
- 2 thousandths (0.002)
- 23 thousandths (0.023)
- 6 ten thousandths (0.0006).
Day 9: Have your child write these numbers in exponential powers of ten;
- 100 (102)
- 1000 (103)
- 1,000,000 (106).
Day 10: Have your child compare these number pairs;
- 5 hundredths______0.0005(>)
- 1,005,000______1.5 million (<)
- 75 thousandths________0.075 (=)
- 2.5 x103_______25,000 (<)
- 1.2 x 106_________1.2 million (=)
- 1/100_______0.0001 (>)
Day 11: Have your child solve;
- 5/6 of 36?(30)
- 1/4 of 220 (55)
- 3/5 of 60 (36)
Day 12: Have your child solve;
- 2/9 of 45 (10)
- 11/12 of 36 (33)
- 4/7 of 42 (24)
Day 13: Have your child solve;
- 2/3 of 27 (18)
- 3/8 of 48 (18)
- 7/10 of 80 (56)
Day 14: Have your child compute the mean of; 80, 100, 90; (90).
Day 15: Have your child solve; A plane flying at a height of h feet above
the ground. Write an algebraic expression that describes the following situations;
- The height of the plane if it climbs 2000 feet higher.(h + 2000)
- The height of the plane if it descends 1500 feet. (h - 1500).
- The height of another plane T feet above this plane. (h + T).
Day 16: Have your child find the missing numbers;
- 2/7 = x/28 (x = 8)
- 4/9 =20/y (y = 45)
Day 17: Have your child find the missing numbers;
- m/6 = 12/18 (m=4)
- 30/15 =6/n (n=3)
Day 18: Have your child solve; An average person uses about 180 calories per hour playing table tennis.
- How many calories would be used playing table tennis for 15 minutes? ___ ( 45 calories).
- There are about 95 calories in 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. About how many minutes would a person have to play table tennis to use the calories in 1 tablespoon of peanut butter? _____ (about 30 minutes).
- In 1 teaspoon? ( 1 tablespoon= 3 teaspoons) _______ (about 10 minutes).
Day 19: Have your child solve for probability; If you roll a 6-sided die, what is
the probability that-
- The number 2 will come up? (1/6)
- An even number will come up? (1/2)
- A prime number will come up? (1/2)
Day 20: Have your child solve:
- 1/2 of 24 = ? (12)
- 1/2 of 1/2 = ? (1/4)
- 1/2 of 2 1/4 =? (1 1/8)
Day 21: Have your child solve;
- 2/3 of 9 = ? (6)
- 1/3 x 3/4 = ? (1/4)
- 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 = ? (3 3/8)
Day 22: Have your child solve;
- -6 + (-7) = ____ (-13)
- -8 - (-4) = _____ (-4)
- -(3/4) - (1/4) = ___ (-1)
- -3 x 4 =_____ (-12)
- 6 x -8 = ____ (-48)
- -9 x (-6) = _____ (54).
Day 23: Have your child solve;
- 2/3 divided by 1/3 = ? (2)
- 3 1/4 divided by 4 = ? (13/16)
- 3/4 x ? = 1 (3/4)
- 1 1/4 divided by 1/2 = ? (2 1/2)
- 5 divided by 2/3 = ? (7 1/2)
- 2 3/4 x 2/3 = ? (1 5/6).
Day 24: Have your child insert parentheses to make these problems true;
- 5 x 4 + 1 = 25 (4 +1)
- 7.1 x 3 - 2 > 10 (7.1 x 3)
- 4 x 8 > 50 - 2 x 10 (2 x 10)
Day 25 Have your child complete;
- 7ft = ? inches (84)
- 9ft 5in = ? inches (113)
- 79in = ?ft ?in (6ft 7in)
- 95ft= ? yd ?ft (31yd 2ft)
- 106ft= ?yd ?ft (35yd 1ft)
Day 26: Have your child estimate;
- 18 x 21 (400)
- 32 x 51 (1500)
- 4 x 186 (800)
Day 27: Have your child answer; If you travel at 60 miles per hour, how far can you go in;
- 4 hours (240 miles)
- 5 1/2 hours (330)
Day 28:Have your child simplify each expression;
- N + 2N + 3N = ? (6N)
- 5 + 12x - 16 - 8x = ? (4x - 11)
- 4c - 7c = ? (-3c)
- 5(y - 2) + 6y - 6= ? (11y -16)
Day 29:Have your child write these mixed numbers as fractions;
- 4 8/9 (44/9)
- 7 5/3 (26/3)
- 12 3/4 (51/4)
- 3 1/2 (7/2)
- 5 3/8 (43/8)
- 10 15/6 (75/6)
Day 30:Have your child write the following fractions as mixed numbers or whole numbers ;
- 56/9 (6 2/9)
- 45/5 (9)
- 3/0.5 (6)
- 7/3 (2 1/3)
- 22/10 (2 2/10)
- 6/4 (1 2/4)
GRADE 6 READING
Day 1: Have your child make an emergency list for your family. Place one at each phone.
Day 2: Have your child read a book to a younger person at least one a week (or read to a grandparent).
Day 3: Have your child list how many sports she can play this summer.
Day 4: Take your child to a museum or have him read about one in the encyclopedia or over the internet. Which parts does he like best? Have him describe it to you.
Day 5: Have your child cut out the biggest word she can find in a newspaper. Have her make as many words out of it as possible.
Day 6: Have your child name all of the planets and check his answer in the encyclopedia.
Day 7: Have your child write a review of his favorite TV show. Have him compare it with the TV guide.
Day 8: Have your child list as many ice cream flavors as she can think of.
Day 9: Can your child make up any new ice creams that might sound interesting?
Day 10: Have your child make a list of homonyms. Have her put the list on the fridge and have your family add to it. Count the words at the end of the week.
Day 11: Have your child play a word game; Scrabble, Boggle or Pictionary.
Day 12: How many compound words can your child find on the front page of a newspaper?
Day 13: Analogy? Dachsund is to kennel as canary is to ______. Have your child make up 3 more.
Day 14: How many different meanings can your child find from the word "run".
Day 15: Have your child draw a diagram of his room and think about ways he could rearrange it.
Day 16: See day 10. Have your child do the same with acronyms (example NASA).
Day 17: Have your child define"Pneumatolysis". Think coal and use the dictionary.
Day 18: Have your child watch an animal or adventure show on PBS. Have him write the staton and say thanks!
Day 19: Have your child write a postcard while on vacation.
Day 20: Have your child find school supply sales in the newspaper. Have him compare prices and find the best price for each item.
Day 21: Have your child list the things that bug her. Compare the list with a friend.
Day 22: Have your child organize her room and closet for back to school.
Day 23: Have your child search the Guiness Book of Records for the shortest adult and the word most spoken.
Day 24: Have your child make a unique bookmarker for a book read this summer.
Day 25: Have your child look up the rules for badminton. Play the game.
Day 26: Have your child interview an older person. Have them ask what the person did over the summer when they were young. Write about it.
Day 27: Have your child name 4 different hats, coats and houses.
Day 29: Have your child's friend test him on the states. Set a time limit and make spelling count.
Day 30: Have your child play jeopardy on states and capitals.