T+ Mr. Psaradelis TOWER SCHOOL · GRADES 6–8
GRADE 6 · FOUNDATION

Grade 6 Mathematics

Use models, notice relationships, and explain how you know.

MATH STUDIO

A new way into the mathematics.

A classroom investigation with models, claims, and revision.

Open investigation
FULL-YEAR COURSE LAYOUT

Chapters and lessons

Open a chapter to see its lesson and resource spaces. Materials will be added as the course develops.

Chapter titles follow the current grade-level Drive folders. Available materials are linked below; later chapters will grow as resources are completed.
Chapter 1Numerical Expressions and Factors6 lessons with resources
Chapter 2Fractions and Decimals6 lessons with resources
Chapter 3Algebraic Expressions and Properties4 lessons with resources
3.1 Algebraic Expressions
3.2 Writing Expressions
3.3 Properties of Addition and Multiplication
3.4 The Distributive Property
3.4 Factoring Expressions Extension
Chapter 4Areas of PolygonsSupport resources available
Chapter resourcesGraphic organizer · PDF

Lessons and companion practice and AoPS materials will be added as they are developed.

Chapter 5Ratios and RatesSupport resources available
Chapter resourcesGraphic organizer · PDF

Lessons and companion practice and AoPS materials will be added as they are developed.

Chapter 6Integers and the Coordinate PlaneSupport resources available
Chapter resourcesGraphic organizer · PDF

Lessons and companion practice and AoPS materials will be added as they are developed.

Chapter 7Equations and InequalitiesSupport resources available
Chapter resourcesGraphic organizer · PDF

Lessons and companion practice and AoPS materials will be added as they are developed.

Chapter 8Surface Area and VolumeSupport resources available
Chapter resourcesGraphic organizer · PDF

Lessons and companion practice and AoPS materials will be added as they are developed.

Chapter 9Statistical MeasuresSupport resources available
Chapter resourcesGraphic organizer · PDF

Lessons and companion practice and AoPS materials will be added as they are developed.

Chapter 10Data DisplaysSupport resources available
Chapter resourcesGraphic organizer · PDF

Lessons and companion practice and AoPS materials will be added as they are developed.

YEAR-LONG PROBLEM SOLVING

Problem-Centered Sets

520 problems in 130 spiral sets. Revisit ideas, connect representations, and explain your reasoning throughout the year.

Keep a copy in your binder. Your teacher may assign a complete four-problem set, choose a problem for discussion, or invite you to explore when time allows.

Open Grade 6 Problem-Centered Sets · PDF

A productive routine

Read all four problems. Record attempts and useful mistakes. Compare approaches, then revise after discussion while keeping your earlier thinking visible.

LEARN FROM YOUR ASSESSMENT

Reflect, revise, and try again.

Notice a strength, explain a correction or important decision, and apply the idea to a related problem. Choose one specific next step.

Post-Assessment Reflection · PDF

How reflection fits our learning process

Build and revisit fraction understanding

Explore the Fraction Fix pilot lessons and learn how the Fraction Audit informs the next instructional step.

Open the Fractions hub
A MATHEMATICAL ADVENTURE

The Missing Map

Read the opening story and explore three lessons on area and mathematical evidence.

Explore The Missing Map →