Course Syllabus

 

Spring 2026 Tentative Pacing Guide

(daily assignments subject to change - check Canvas regularly)

 

Week 1 1/6-1/9

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Online Class Sessions Begin 1/6/26

First Day of Second Semester

Quantitative Relationships

6-RP.3

  • Math Talk: Fawn Number Talk (slide 32)
  • Lesson Activity: How Much Should I Spend?
  • Wrap Up: Independent iReady work time

Thursday

Quantitative Relationships

6-RP.2, 3

  • Math Talk: Fawn Number Talk (slide 40)
  • Lesson Activity: Pizza Deals
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill 48M

Week 2 1/12 - 1/16

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Quantitative Relationships

6-RP.3

  • Math Talk: Esti-Mystery
  • Lesson Activity: Fort Steuben
    • Download the files from the link above
    • Show the video in the Act 1 folder to students and pose the questions for Act 1 listed in the file titled “sketch”
    • Show the video in the Act 2 folder to students and pose the questions for Act 2 listed in the file titled “sketch”
    • Ask question in Sequel section of file titled “sketch”
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill YRR

Thursday

Quantitative Relationships

6-RP.2, 3

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 42)
  • Lesson Activity: Ticket Option
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill 8VR

Week 3  1/19 - 1/23

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Quantitative Relationships

6-RP.3

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 45)
  • Lesson Activity: Pain Relief
    • Download the files from the link above
    • Show the image in the Act 1 folder to students and pose the question “which pain reliever is the best deal ?”
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill ZWG

Thursday

Quantitative Relationships

6-RP.3

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 46)
  • Lesson Activity: Neptune
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill RLZ

Week 4  1/26 - 1/30

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Quantitative Relationships

6-RP.3

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 50)
  • Lesson Activity: Leaky Faucet
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill JSZ

Thursday

Quantitative Relationships

6-RP.3

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 51)
  • Lesson Activity: Split Time
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill TLB

Week 5 2/2 - 2/6

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Formulas and Graphs

6-EE.9

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 55)
  • Lesson Activity: Chocolate Bar Sales (day 1)
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill W8X

Thursday

Formulas and Graphs

6-EE.9

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 59)
  • Lesson Activity: Chocolate Bar Sales (day 2)
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill 59A

Week 6  2/9 - 2/13

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Formulas and Graphs

6-G.2

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 60)
  • Lesson Activity: Computing Volume Progression 1
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill J8V

Thursday

Formulas and Graphs

6-G.2

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 61)
  • Lesson Activity: Computing Volume Progression 2
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill UQA

Week 7 2/16 - 2/20

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Formulas and Graphs

6-G.2

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 62)
  • Lesson Activity: Computing Volume Progression 3
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill DCY

Thursday

Formulas and Graphs

6-G.2

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 65)
  • Lesson Activity: Computing Volume Progression 4
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill GRP

Week 8 2/23 - 2/27

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

CAASPP Prep

  • Math Talk: Esti-Mystery
  • Lesson Activity: Complete IXL Group Jams for Skills
    • KZD (Interpret a graph: word problems)
    • 82C (Model and solve equations using diagrams)

Thursday

CAASPP Prep

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 68)
  • Lesson Activity: Complete IXL Group Jams for Skills
    • 6LQ (write variable expressions: word problems)

Week 9 3/2 - 3/6

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Geometry

6-G.3

  • Math Talk: Same but different (slide 3)
  • Lesson Activity: Zukei Puzzles
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill YLC

Thursday

Geometry

6-G.2

  • Math Talk: Same but different (slide 4)
  • Lesson Activity: Banana Bread
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill HTH

Week 10 3/9 - 3/13

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Geometry

6-G.1

  • Math Talk: No math talk!
  • Lesson Activity: Dollar Wall
    • Download the files from the link above
    • Show the video in the Act 1 folder to students and pose the question “how much cash is on the walls?” (they should be making guesses)
    • Show all images, including the blueprint and dollarbillgrid and pose the same question (here they should be using math strategies)
    • Show the image in Act 3 for the answer
  • Wrap Up: Independent iReady work time

Thursday

Geometry

6-G.1

  • Math Talk: Same but different (slide 5)
  • Lesson Activity: Area of Irregular Shapes
    • Have students post their work on a canvas discussion post so they can check each other’s work
  • Wrap Up: Independent iReady work time

Week 11 3/16 - 3/20

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Geometry

6-G.2, 4

  • Math Talk: Same but different (slide 7)
  • Lesson Activity: Smoothie box
  • Wrap Up: Independent iReady work time

Thursday

Geometry

6-G.2, 4

  • Math Talk: Same but different (slide 8)
  • Lesson Activity: Candle Boxes
  • Wrap Up: Independent iReady work time

Week 12

3/23 - 3/27

Spring Break

Week 13 3/30 - 4/3

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

CAASPP Prep

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 70)
  • Lesson Activity: Go to the CAASPP Website to practice performance tasks
    • Click on “Practice and Training Tests for Students”
    • Log in as a guest and select grade 6
    • Work as a whole class to complete the questions given, annotating student thinking on your screen as you go

Thursday

CAASPP Prep

  • Math Talk: Esti-Mystery
  • Lesson Activity: Go to the CAASPP Website to practice performance tasks
    • Click on “Practice and Training Tests for Students”
    • Log in as a guest and select grade 6
    • Work as a whole class to complete the questions given, annotating student thinking on your screen as you go

Week 14 4/6 - 4/10

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

CAASPP Prep

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 71)
  • Lesson Activity: Go to the CAASPP Website to practice performance tasks
    • Click on “Practice and Training Tests for Students”
    • Log in as a guest and select grade 6
    • Work as a whole class to complete the questions given, annotating student thinking on your screen as you go

Thursday

CAASPP Prep

  • Math Talk:  Fawn Number Talk (slide 80)
  • Lesson Activity: Go to the CAASPP Website to practice performance tasks
    • Click on “Practice and Training Tests for Students”
    • Log in as a guest and select grade 6
    • Work as a whole class to complete the questions given, annotating student thinking on your screen as you go

Week 15 4/13 - 4/17

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday


CAASPP Testing-No classes or assigned work 

(students should catch up on any missing assignments)

Thursday

Week 16 4/20 - 4/24

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Statistics

6-SP.1

  • Math Talk: How many cubes (level 1)
  • Lesson Activity: Buttons: Statistical Questions
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill PT7

Thursday

Statistics

6-SP.1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  • Math Talk: No math talk!
  • Lesson Activity: Suzi’s Company
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill ZZK

Week 17 4/27 - 5/1

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Statistics

6-SP. 2, 4`

  • Math Talk: How many cubes (level 2)
  • Lesson Activity: Puppy Weights (day 1)
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill 2WK

Thursday

Statistics

6-SP. 2, 4

  • Math Talk: How many cubes (level 3)
  • Lesson Activity: Puppy Weights (day 2)
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill 77K

Week 18 5/4 - 5/8

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

Statistics

6-SP.2, 5

  • Math Talk: No math talk!
  • Lesson Activity: Electoral College (day 1)
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill 2G9

Thursday

Statistics

6-SP.2, 5

  • Math Talk: How many cubes (level 4)
  • Lesson Activity: Electoral College (day 2)
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jam skill JUV

Week 19 5/11 - 5/15

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

End of the Year Fun!

  • Math Talk: No math talk!
  • Lesson Activity: Open Middle Slides (choose one or more slides to complete as a class)
  • Wrap Up: iXL Group Jame skill 2FV

Thursday

End of the Year Fun!

Week 20 5/18 - 5/22

Big Idea

Instructional Activities

Tuesday

No Class Sessions

Last Day of Semester Friday 5/22

Thursday

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