Higgins Middle School Summer Math
6th Grade Skills Builder
The largest obstacle for a student’s success in sixth grade math is the lack of basic skills. Students that struggle with their multiplication facts tend to struggle with the new material. A student is unable to focus on learning new concepts because he or she is focusing on whether or not basic math calculations are correct. This summer the 6th grade teachers want you to practice and improve your basic math skills. You will accomplish this through practicing your multiplication facts along with practicing addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals.
Weeks 1 - 2 -- Practicing your multiplication facts
>Create flash cards using 3 in. by 5in. (or other) index cards.
>Construct cards from 0 x 0 through to 0 x 12, and up to 12 x 12.
>Here is an example of what the flash cards could look like. Front and Back of the same card.
>Practice your facts often, all summer long.
>Quiz yourself; have others quiz you; quiz and compete against your friends.
>Here is a link to a multiplication chart and times-tables to help you construct your flashcards.
Week 3 -- Multi-Digit Multiplication
Week 4 -- Adding & Subtracting Fractions
First Weeks of School
Bring your deck of flash cards to school to show your Math Teacher.
Extra Credit Given on Your First Assessment:
Multiplication Flash Cards: 5 points; present your deck of flash cards to your new 6th grade Math Teacher
Practice Formative Worksheets: 5 points; all work is shown on the virtual whiteboard.
*Use your Peabody Public Schools Google Account to link to the Formative webpages.
TOTAL Available Extra Credit: 10 Points
6th Grade Skills Builder
The largest obstacle for a student’s success in sixth grade math is the lack of basic skills. Students that struggle with their multiplication facts tend to struggle with the new material. A student is unable to focus on learning new concepts because he or she is focusing on whether or not basic math calculations are correct. This summer the 6th grade teachers want you to practice and improve your basic math skills. You will accomplish this through practicing your multiplication facts along with practicing addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals.
Weeks 1 - 2 -- Practicing your multiplication facts
>Create flash cards using 3 in. by 5in. (or other) index cards.
>Construct cards from 0 x 0 through to 0 x 12, and up to 12 x 12.
>Here is an example of what the flash cards could look like. Front and Back of the same card.
>Practice your facts often, all summer long.
>Quiz yourself; have others quiz you; quiz and compete against your friends.
>Here is a link to a multiplication chart and times-tables to help you construct your flashcards.
Week 3 -- Multi-Digit Multiplication
- View the video tutorial on multi-digit multiplication.
- Complete the Formative.com worksheets on Multiplying multi-digit numbers.
Week 4 -- Adding & Subtracting Fractions
- View the video tutorials on adding and subtracting fractions.
- Complete the 20-question Formative.com worksheet on adding and subtracting fractions.
- View the video tutorial on adding and subtracting decimals.
- Complete the 20-question Formative.com worksheet on adding and subtracting decimals.
First Weeks of School
Bring your deck of flash cards to school to show your Math Teacher.
Extra Credit Given on Your First Assessment:
Multiplication Flash Cards: 5 points; present your deck of flash cards to your new 6th grade Math Teacher
Practice Formative Worksheets: 5 points; all work is shown on the virtual whiteboard.
*Use your Peabody Public Schools Google Account to link to the Formative webpages.
TOTAL Available Extra Credit: 10 Points