Sixth grade Curriculum - Research

Sixth Grade Curriculum - Research

As your child enters sixth grade, and middle school, school takes on another aspect. Until now school has basically poured information into your child’s head. That is not to say that your child didn’t participate, just that your child probably did the assignment provided to him, whether that is filing in a worksheet, or copying spelling words. Middle school is the time when your child begins to be responsible for gaining a deeper understand of the subjects he is studying. He will need to learn to do research, digest additional information, and essay writing. He will need to know how to do research by means of books, the internet, interviews, newspapers and periodicals. It can be a daunting task to branch out from “regular” schoolwork into research. Help your child become comfortable with researching by reviewing how to look books up in the library. Assist him by showing how information can be accessed on the internet. Let him learn to gain information through interviews by letting him practice on parents and grandparents. Remind him that good research will answer some or all of these questions: who, what, when, where, why and how. Research will not only help him in his school work but will add depth to his own personal interests.