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6th Grade Resources

168 6th grade resources: 61 songs, 60 videos, 29 worksheets and more, covering counting, health and nutrition, character education, plus 103 more topics. How teachers use these

6th Grade Resources

168 6th grade resources: 61 songs, 60 videos, 29 worksheets and more, covering counting, health and nutrition, character education, plus 103 more topics. How teachers use these

Worksheet
Worksheet6th GradeBlank Calendar

A printable, ready-to-use blank calendar with a landscape monthly grid and labeled day columns. Great for Kindergarten through 5th grade classrooms to map out lessons, holidays, and daily routines—just add the month and the dates.

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Video6th GradeCounting Songs (Classic Video Collection)

Using the Counting Songs (Classic Video Collection), students practice skip counting by all of the numbers by singing and counting along to these thirteen videos.

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Video6th GradeCounting By Fours Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Fours Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 4s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

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Video6th GradeCounting By Threes Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Threes Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 3s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

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Video6th GradeCounting By Sixes Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Sixes Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 6s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

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Video6th GradePlanets Song (Animated Music Video)

While watching the Planets Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about the order of planets in our solar system as well as cool facts about each planet.

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Video6th GradeWater Cycle Song (Animated Music Video)

While watching the Water Cycle Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about the process of the water cycle by listening to the repetitive lyrics loaded with key vocabulary.

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Worksheet6th GradeFrosty the Snowman Lyrics

UsingFrosty the Snowman Lyrics, students can follow along with the memorable song in order to know the which words to sing!

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Video6th GradeMatter Song

The Matter Song teaches all about matter and the states of matter. With this states of matter song, students learn about solid, liquid, and gas, as well as the phases of matter, properties of matter, physical changes, chemical changes, and so much more. Matter has mass and takes up space.…

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Video6th GradeCounting By Twos Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Twos Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 2s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

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Video6th GradeCounting By Ones Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Ones Song (Original Music Video), students practice counting by 1s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

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Video6th GradeCounting By Tens Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Tens Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 10s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

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Bundle6th GradeScience Songs (MP3 Album)

Using the Science Songs (MP3 Album), students learn about different science concepts while listening to these upbeat and catchy songs.

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Worksheet6th GradeWe Wish You A Merry Christmas Lyrics

Using We Wish You A Merry Christmas Lyrics, students can follow along with the memorable song in order to know the which words to sing!

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Video6th GradeCounting Down From Twenty Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting Down From Twenty Song (Original Music Video), students practice counting down from 20 by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

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Video6th GradeCounting By Nines Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Nines Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 9s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

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Video6th GradeCommunity Song

The Community Song teaches kids how to be a good citizen in the community. This is a fun citizenship song that teaches kids about being a citizen and being part of their community.

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Worksheet6th GradeCircle Circumference Worksheet

This Circle Circumference Worksheet helps 6th graders find the circumference of circles using the radius or diameter, with clear diagrams and two real-world problems. A complete answer key is included for quick, confident practice.

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Video6th GradeCounting By Eights Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Eights Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 8s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

From our teachers' playbook

Ready for the big leagues

What do kids learn in 6th grade?

Sixth grade is a bridge between elementary and middle school. In math, kids work with ratios and rates, like 3 cups of flour for every 2 eggs, find unit rates and percents, divide fractions by fractions, and meet negative numbers. They write and solve simple equations with variables, find the area of triangles and the mean, median and range of a data set. In reading, they cite text evidence and track a central idea, and in writing, they back up a claim with reasons. Science often explores the solar system, the water cycle, weather and matter.

Our favorite ways to help 6th graders succeed

Sixth graders love to feel grown up, but they still learn best with a little fun. These moves give them both.

Sing the solar system

Play the Planets Song before your space unit and have kids hold up a planet card when it's named. Then ask them to line up the planets in order without the song. The melody gives them a backup when memory gets fuzzy.

Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).

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Show the circle discovery

Wrap a string around a round object, then lay it across the middle a few times. Kids see it fits a little more than three times. It's a great preview of pi before 7th grade, and a reminder that formulas come from real measurements.

Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).

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Cut it out and measure it

Have kids cut out circles of different sizes, measure across each one and compare. Recording the numbers in a table turns it into a mini ratio lesson too.

Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.

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6th grade questions we hear a lot

What math is taught in 6th grade?

Sixth grade math covers ratios and rates, percents, dividing fractions, negative numbers, and writing and solving one-step equations. Kids also find area of triangles, surface area and basic statistics like mean and median.

Is 6th grade elementary or middle school?

It depends on your district. Some schools keep 6th grade in elementary school and others start middle school in 6th grade. Either way, the work prepares kids for the jump to 7th grade.

How can I help my 6th grader stay organized?

Use a simple planner or calendar and check it together each Sunday. Break big projects into small steps with due dates. A little routine makes a big difference.

What should a 6th grader be reading?

Sixth graders read novels, nonfiction articles and poetry, and they're expected to find the central idea and cite evidence from the text. Let them choose books they love, too. Reading for fun builds stamina.