Grade 6 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

PROGRAMME OF INQUIRY
TIMEFRAME August 23 – Sept 30 Oct 4 – Nov 12 Nov 15 – Dec 17 Jan 3 – Feb 18 Feb 21 – April 1 April 4 – June 10
How We Express How We Organize How the World Works Where We Are in Place
THEME Who We Are Sharing the Planet
Ourselves Ourselves and Time
Being able to recognize and Language is a powerful tool Businesses operate within Applying our understanding of Exploration is a way of The way we share the planet
CENTRAL IDEA appreciate values helps us that can be crafted for an economic systems and affect physical laws enables us to learning that spans all time will have a long-term impact
interact with others in a intended purpose and society. shape and change our periods and cultures. on quality of life (Tentative)
range of circumstances. audience. environment.
CONCEPTS Key concepts: form, Key concepts: function, Key concepts: form, Key concepts: connection, Key concepts: change, Various concepts as
function, perspective causation, responsibility connection, reflection function, change perspective, responsibility determined by students
Related concepts: conflict Related concepts: Related concepts: supply and Related concepts: motion, Related concepts: exploration,
resolution, values, pluralism consequence, influence demand, interdependence, force curiosity
decision-making

LINES OF INQUIRY 1. Differences and 1. Different language forms 1. Economic systems and 1. Physical laws and simple 1. What motivates exploration 1. Issues that affect the future
similarities in values and their features types of businesses machines 2. The effects of exploration of our planet and its people
2. Conflict resolution 2. How language evokes a 2. Supply and demand 2. Types of forces and 3. Ethical implications of (Student Choice)
strategies response 3. Operating a business motion exploration
3. How we relate with 3. How language can be 3. How forces affect the
others to nurture and used for an intended motion of an object
maintain harmony purpose 4. Application of physical
laws
SKILLS Communication Skills: Communication skills: Social Skills: cooperating, Thinking Skills: acquisition of Thinking Skills: Evaluation, Student Choice
listening and speaking reading and writing; viewing group decision making, knowledge; synthesis, dialectical thought,
Thinking Skills: dialectic and presenting; non-verbal resolving conflict application, analysis metacognition
thought communication Research Skills: collecting Research Skills: formulating Communication Skills:
Thinking Skills: data, organizing data, questions, observing, planning, reading, viewing
comprehension; evaluation interpreting recording data, organizing data,
Self-management Skills: presenting findings
organization, time management

Data Handling Pattern and Function Data Handling Data Handling Measurement Students will be applying their
Data can be presented Patterns can often be Data can be presented Data can be presented Accuracy of measurement understandings of:
THROUGH THE effectively for valid generalized using algebraic effectively for valid effectively for valid depends on the situation and
interpretation and expressions, equations or interpretation and interpretation and the precision of the tool. Data Handling
LENS OF
communication functions. communication communication Conversion of units and
MATHEMATICS
Exponential notation is a Range, mode, median and Range, mode, median and measurements allows us to Measurement
powerful way to express mean can be used to analyze mean can be used to analyze make sense of the world we
repeated products of the statistical data statistical data live in. Shape and Space
same number. A range of procedures exists
Measurement Measurement to measure different Pattern and Function
Accuracy of measurement Accuracy of measurement attributes of objects and
depends on the situation and depends on the situation and events. Number
the precision of the tool. the precision of the tool.
Conversion of units and Conversion of units and Shape and Space For their exhibition projects,
measurements allows us to measurements allows us to Consolidating what we know depending on the nature of
make sense of the world we make sense of the world we about geometric concepts their inquiry.
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 live in. live in. allows us to make sense of
A range of procedures exists and interact with our world
Number to measure different Geometric tools and methods
Fractions, decimal fractions attributes of objects and can be used to solve
and percentages are ways of events. problems relating to shape
representing whole-part and space
relationships. Pattern and Function
For fractional and decimal Patterns can often be Number
computation, the ideas generalized using algebraic The base 10 place value
developed for whole-number expressions, equations or system extends infinitely in
computation can apply. functions. two directions
  Fractions, decimal fractions
and percentages are ways of
representing whole-part
relationships.
For fractional and decimal
computation, the ideas
developed for whole-number
computation can apply.
Ratios are a comparison of two
numbers or
quantities.
STAND-ALONE Place Value Order of Operation Probability Volume Manipulation of shape and Explicit teaching and review
MATHEMATICS Computation Ratio Area space takes place for a of concepts as required by
Fractions Perimeter particular purpose inquiry groups
Decimals Unit
Problem solving Measurement conversions

On Going Number Concepts

LEARNING Reading: Exploring multiple Reading: Authors structure Reading: The aim of Reading: We expand our Reading: Synthesizing ideas Reading: Synthesizing ideas
THROUGH perspectives helps us to stories around significant commercial media is to understanding of the scientific and information from texts and information from texts
LANGUAGE understand how people think, themes; Effective texts have a influence and persuade viewers world when we read critically leads to new ideas and leads to new ideas and
feel and act purpose and features to make Writing: Meaning-making and carefully to understand; understanding; We must be understanding;
Writing: We learn about the author’s intention clear through writing is a reading directions allows us to aware of an author’s Writing: We can communicate
ourselves, others and the Writing: We write in constructive and creative replicate scientific method perspective and potential bias our understandings, feelings
world through language different ways for different process; People write to Writing: The way we structure when reading of their and actions through writing.
Oral: We can become more purposes; Text forms are communicate our and organize our writing experiences and discoveries Oral: We can share our
aware of our values through identified by their purpose, Oral: Spoken language can be helps others to understand it Writing: People write to tell understandings through
discussion, interviews and organizational framework and used to persuade and influence (scientific method); Rereading about their experiences, ideas presentations.
role plays language features; the way we people and editing our own writing and feelings; we can express
structure and organize our enables us to express what we ourselves in writing; we learn
writing helps others to want to say more clearly about ourselves, others and the
understand and appreciate it. Oral: listening to directions word through our writing
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 Oral: Metaphorical language allows us to replicate scientific Oral: We learn about
creates strong visual images I methods; expressing ourselves ourselves, others and the world
our imagination; Spoken clearly enables us to share our through speaking and listening
language can be used to findings
persuade and influence people

LEARNING ABOUT Reading: discussion of Reading: identifying Reading: analyze statistics, Reading: synthesize Reading: synthesizing ideas Reading: locate relevant
LANGUAGE themes in literature and news language features of a variety critically view advertisements; information from more than and information to understand information (i.e. indexes,
articles; identifying and of text forms; analyzing how determine importance of one text to extend and draw conclusions; reading electronic databases); extract
interpreting different an author’s technique affects information understanding of concept(s); critically-being aware of important information and
perspectives a reader Writing: to describe (i.e. following directions potential bias synthesize the ideas to form a
Writing: to recount and to Writing: to persuade (i.e. business plan); to reflect (i.e. Writing: to instruct (i.e. Writing: To recount (i.e. new understanding
socialize (i.e. journals, expositions); to entertain ( i.e. journals) scientific method); to explain biographies, journals) to Writing: to describe (i.e.
reflections, letters) narrative, poem) Oral: presentation skills (i.e. (i.e. findings, new describe (i.e. reports) synthesis of ideas and sharing
Oral: conduct interviews, Oral: develop expressive business pitch, sales understanding) Oral: listen critically for bias of understanding); to reflect
surveys, small group techniques (i.e. pace, tone, techniques) Oral: presentation skills – or opinion/fact; presentation (i.e. exhibition journal)
discussion techniques facial expression) clarity and precision (i.e. skills (i.e. share reports) Oral: presentation skills (i.e.
sharing findings) sharing findings); listening
carefully to answer questions
from an audience
LEARNING PE
THROUGH THE Learning Support Application of physical laws
LENS OF OTHER Provide opportunities to can help us perform better in
explore the following related physical activities, games, and
DISCIPLES
concepts: fairness, sports.
cooperation & empathy; help
students develop their conflict
resolution strategies
PE
Playing games allows people
to demonstrate fair play,
teamwork and cooperation.

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