6th grade math games

What kids learn in 6th grade math

Sixth grade is the bridge from arithmetic to algebra. Kids learn to think in ratios and rates, like 3 cups of flour for every 2 eggs, or miles per hour. They finish the work on fractions by dividing them, and connect fractions, decimals and percents.

Negative numbers arrive, along with absolute value and the coordinate plane in all four quadrants. Kids write and evaluate expressions with variables, use exponents, solve one-step equations, and find the area of triangles and the volume of boxes. Statistics starts too, with mean, median and the shape of a set of data.

Which game practices what

• Fraction Bakery: the Food Truck chapter is sixth grade. Orders ask for a fraction of a batch (2/3 of 24 dumplings), multiplying fractions on a sheet pan pizza, dividing with fractions (how many 3/4 cup scoops fill 6 cups), fractions as decimals, percents, recipe ratios and unit rates, each with a picture that shows the math.
• Moon Math: pick a topic and solve each moon to drop it: exponents like 2⁴, square roots, one-step equations like 3x = 24, integers and absolute value, percents of a number and order of operations.
• Numeria: set the math level to grades 5 and 6 for decimals, fractions, percents and ratios in every creature standoff, shop and garden task.
• Puzzle Pines: balance scale puzzles build the idea behind equations: both sides must stay equal, and one thing can stand in for another.

How the games help

Every problem comes with a way to see it: a double number line for ratios, jumps on a line for dividing fractions, a percent bar, a hundred grid. A miss shows more of the picture and names the usual mix-up, and kinds of problems your child misses come back sooner. Kids type answers on a number pad with fraction, decimal and minus keys, and in Numeria a Hear it button reads any question aloud.

Tips for grown-ups

• Find the unit price. At the store, ask which size is the better deal per ounce.
• Scale a recipe. Making 1.5 batches is ratios and fractions together.
• Talk about below zero. Temperatures, bank balances and elevation are all negative numbers.
• Ask for the reason. Why is dividing by 1/2 the same as doubling? Explaining it is where the learning happens.

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