Sixth Grade Curriculum Overview

Language Arts

• Word analysis, fluency, and vocabulary development
• Reading comprehension
• Literary response and analysis
• Writing organization and focus
• Research
• Evaluation and revision
• Write narrative, expository, descriptive, and persuasive texts from 500-700 words
• Punctuation, grammar, parts of speech, and sentence structure
• Use correct conventions in speaking and writing
• Listening and speaking strategies
• Responses to oral presentations
• Analyzing persuasive speaking techniques
• Presentation and speech techniques

Mathematics

• Ability to compute with large and small numbers, integers, decimals, fractions, and percents
• Solve basic problems with mixed numbers and irregular fractions
• Use and compute variables
• Plot and interpret results
• Use distributive property in equations and expressions with variables
• Identify and graph ordered pairs
• Solve problems with linear functions and integer values: writing and graphing
• Compute volume and area
• Identify, describe, and classify properties of plane and solid geometric figures
• Mean, median, and mode
• Single variable data in graphs
• Compare sets of data using fractions and percentages
• Identify and write ordered pairs
• Analyze how to approach problems
• Use strategies, skills, and concepts in finding solutions

Science

• Plate tectonics accounts for important features of Earth's surface and major geologic events
• Topography is reshaped by the weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and deposition of sediment
• Heat moves in a predictable flow from warmer objects to cooler objects until all the objects are at the same temperature
• Many phenomena on Earth's surface are affected by the transfer of energy through radiation and convection currents
• Organisms in ecosystems exchange energy and nutrients among themselves and with the environment
• Sources of energy and materials differ in amounts, distribution, usefulness, and the time required for their formation
• Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world
• Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations
• Read a topographic map and a geologic map for evidence provided on the maps and construct and interpret a simple scale map

Social Studies

• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.
• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structure of the Ancient Hebrews
• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Ancient Greece
• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Ancient India
• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Ancient China
• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome
• Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Islamic Empire

Islamic Studies

Part 1: Hadith Gabriel (a)

Centering Studies on 3 main focuses:

• Islam ~ > Actions ~> 5 Pillars ~ > Fiqh
• Iman ~ > Beliefs ~ > Articles of Faith ~ > Aqeedah
• Ihsan ~ > Excellence ~ > Morals and Manners ~ > Tazkiya

Islam:

• A comprehensive study of the 5 pillars of Islam
• An in depth analysis of the Shahada, Salaat, Sawm, Zakat, and Hajj
• Looking at deeper meanings and examining the reasons why one performs these acts
• Connecting each pillar to one's daily life
• Learning intricate details about each topic

Iman:

• An in-depth look at the articles of faith in Islam
• Making the connection between articles of faith and the 5 pillars of Islam
• Personalizing the belief system within the heart of the individual
• Increasing the level of iman in the heart by examining stories of Islamic heroes

Ihsan:

• The process of perfecting our character and actions
• Learning core human morals and manners
• Learning our personal, familiar, and social obligations
• An in depth study of Ethical sayings of the Messenger of Allah (s)

Part 2: The Life of the Messenger of Allah (s)

Sira:

• Fostering and nurturing true love for the Messenger of Allah (s)
• Studying the life of Prophet Muhammad (s) from birth until death
• Learning about his interactions with people (s), his adab with people (s), and the way he lived his life (s)
• Learning all of this in order to be like him (s)

Shamail of Prophet Muhammad (s)

• Studying the Prophetic characteristics
• Learning how he lived his life (s)
• Learning about he (s) carried himself on a day to day basis
• Studying his habits, what he liked to do, and other characteristics about his life in order for us to love him more (s)

Part 3: Khulafa ar-Rashidun

• Develop an understanding of Islamic history by examining the lives of the Khulafa ArRashidun
• Studying the lives of men who were of the closest to the Messenger of Allah (s)
• Studying their habits, wisdom, and closeness the Messenger of Allah (s)
• Learning from their character and lives

Part 4: Teachings from the Holy Quran

• Learning moral and ethical values from the Holy Quran
• Studying and understanding the different roles the individual has
• Understanding role as an individual, as a family member, and as a member of the human race
• Understanding role at both the local and global levels
• Learning moral and ethical principles from the Islamic teaching

Part 5: Prophetic Duas

• Learning the duas of Prophet Muhammad (s)
• Implementing these duas at the correct time
• Memorizing the adhkar of the morning and evening
• Trying the emulate the Messenger of Allah (s) in action and words

Overall objective of the course:
To foster Love for Allah (swt) and His Messenger (s)

Arabic Level 1

• Learn to read and write words and short phrases in Arabic
• Simple grammar in Arabic
• Learn to read Surahs form the Quran
• Simple Arabic dialogue

Arabic Level 2

• Learn to read advanced Arabic texts and Surahs
• Write sentences
• Introduction to grammar and dialogue