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Monday, August 4, 2025

Sixth grade math checklist

What follows is a comprehensive, cumulative checklist of the key math topics and skills a student should have mastered by the end of sixth grade. This list reflects a mastery level - students should be comfortable and fluent with each topic by the end of Grade 6.

1) Number Sense & Place Value
  • Understanding place value to the millions and to the thousandths
  • Reading, writing, and comparing whole numbers, decimals, and fractions
  • Rounding and estimating with whole numbers and decimals
2) Operations with Whole Numbers
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of multi-digit numbers
  • Order of operations (including parentheses, exponents, multiplication/division, addition/subtraction - PEMDAS)
  • Prime and composite numbers; least common multiple (LCM) and greatest common factor (GCF)
  • Divisibility rules (2, 3, 5, 9, 10)
3) Fractions & Mixed Numbers
  • Representing fractions on number lines
  • Equivalent fractions and simplest form
  • Comparing and ordering fractions
  • Addition and subtraction of like and unlike fractions and mixed numbers
  • Multiplication of a fraction by a whole number
4) Decimals
  • Writing fractions as decimals and vice versa
  • Comparing and ordering decimals (to at least thousandths)
  • Addition and subtraction of decimals
  • Multiplication of a decimal by a whole number
5) Rational Number Operations
  • Addition and subtraction of positive and negative integers
  • Understanding the number line for integers and decimals
  • Introduction to multiplication and division of positive and negative integers
6) Ratios, Rates & Proportional Reasoning
  • Ratio concepts and notation (a:b, “a to b”)
  • Unit rates (e.g., miles per hour)
  • Solving ratio and rate problems (including scaling up and down)
  • Understanding and solving simple proportion equations
7) Percents
  • Converting between fractions, decimals, and percents
  • Finding a percent of a quantity (e.g., 25% of 80)
  • Solving basic percent-increase and percent-decrease problems
8) Algebraic Thinking & Expressions
  • Understanding variables and algebraic expressions
  • Writing expressions for real-world situations (e.g., “n × 5” for “five times a number n”)
  • Evaluating expressions by substituting values for variables
  • Using the distributive property

9) Equations & Inequalities
  • Writing and solving one-step equations (addition/subtraction, multiplication/division)
  • Writing and solving two-step equations
  • Understanding and graphing simple inequalities on a number line
10) Geometry: Area, Perimeter & Volume
  • Perimeter and area of rectangles, squares, triangles, parallelograms, and compound shapes
  • Surface area and volume of right rectangular prisms
  • Finding missing dimensions given area or volume
11) Geometry: Properties of 2D Shapes
  • Classifying triangles (by side: equilateral, isosceles, scalene; by angle: acute, right, obtuse)
  • Classifying quadrilaterals (parallelogram, rectangle, square, trapezoid)
  • Understanding angles: measure, sum of interior angles, supplementary and complementary
12) Coordinate Plane
  • Plotting and identifying points (x,y)(x,y) in all four quadrants
  • Understanding horizontal and vertical distances
13) Measurement & Units
  • Converting within measurement systems (e.g., mm↔cm↔m, in↔ft↔yd)
  • Understanding and using customary units (inch, foot, yard, mile; ounce, pound; cup, pint, quart, gallon)
  • Time (reading clocks, elapsed time calculations)
  • Perimeter and area units vs. volume units
14) Data Analysis & Statistics
  • Collecting data and organizing into tables
  • Displaying data: bar graphs, line plots, histograms, and circle graphs (pie charts)
  • Calculating measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, and range
  • Interpreting data sets and drawing conclusions
15) Probability (Introduction)
  • Simple probability models (e.g., rolling a die, drawing colored counters)
  • Expressing probability as a fraction, decimal, or percent
  • Experimental vs. theoretical probability
16) Exponents & Powers
  • Understanding exponents as repeated multiplication
  • Evaluating expressions with whole-number exponents
17) Mathematical Practices
  • Problem-solving strategies (draw a picture, make a table, guess and check)
  • Reasoning and proof (explaining why an answer makes sense)
  • Precision in calculation and terminology
  • Looking for and making use of structure (patterns, relationships)
  • Using tools (ruler, protractor, calculator) appropriately

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