Sixth Grade Social Studies uses History Alive!, a program that engages students in learning about ancient history. We explore the early societies of Mesopotamia and Egypt, empires and dynasties of ancient India and China, and the rise of civilizations in ancient Greece and Rome. At the beginning of the year we will focus on Sumer, Mesopotamia, and the seven characteristics of civilizations. We have an online textbook, so each student will be able to go to this site, www.learntci.com and enter their password to view the textbook and their own workbook.
Sixth graders also have a weekly Daily Geography assignment which focuses on various map reading skills.
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