Sixth grade curriculum--What subject is this?

Sixth grade curriculum--What subject is this?

In school, you might find that the sixth grade year is the first year that your child changes classes and the first year that the teachers are specifically trained in certain subjects. If you are homeschooling, you as the parent are going to still be the primary instructor. Even though the courses might be taught by different teachers, the subjects are not necessarily being kept separate. In elementary school, when your child learned language arts, they were not including social studies, and when they were learning science they were not including math. In middle school, the subjects become more intertwined. Science will be more dependent on your child’s math abilities. Don’t be surprised to find that your child’s language arts reading contains a lot about history, biographies, and other social studies. Most curricula use elementary school to teach the basics. By Sixth grade your child is going to be expected to take all of the things that she has been learning, those basics, and apply them. This may be somewhat different than the way your child has learned in the past and it may be a bit overwhelming, but it is also a very exciting time in their academic life. Things are beginning to come together.