Home Activities: Fractions and Multiplication Have students plan food for a party by taking a favorite recipe and multiplying it to serve a...		Sixth Grade: Using Technology at Home Use the technological devices in a home, such as a calculator, VCR, and CD-ROM with students...
Home Activities: Measurement (Gr. 5) Students practice finding the surface area of various boxes at home.		Sixth Grade Community Project: Grocery Shopping Have your students complete this math-based project in their community's grocery stores.
Home Activities: Length, Perimeter, and Area Students use explore length, perimeter, and area to measure how much material it would take to...		Home Activities: Statistics (Gr. 6) Students practice using statistics and graphs at home by looking for information in the...
Sixth-Grade Open House Prepare for Open House with these ideas for bulletin-board displays, student-provided...		Home Activities: Patterns and Number Theory Use food items around a home to quiz students on fractions, then have them record the numbers...
Sixth Grade: Over the Break Use these activities with students over the summer break to practice their math skills with...		Home Activities: Measurement (Gr. 6) Plan to redecorate the windows and doors in a home by having students find the area and the...
Helping with Homework, Grade 6 This tip sheet provides ideas about how to organize homework and study successfully.		Home Activities: Connecting Arithmetic to Algebra Give the student a clothing budget, then have him pick out things he would like to purchase...
Preparing Students for Tests, Grade 6 Review this tip sheet to help him prepare for and take a test without being stressed out.		Home Activities: Adding and Subtracting Fractions Estimate the distances to places a family often visits, then have students total how many miles...
Sixth Grade Community Project Ideas Make real-life connections to math: have your students participate in community-focused...		Home Activities: Decimals (Gr. 6) Find old grocery receipts for students to practice using decimals for various arithmetic...
Time Management Tips for Students (Grade 6) This list of time management tips will help students create a balanced schedule for all...		Home Activities: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Use favorite recipes to have students practice fractions; calculate how much of each ingredient...
Sixth Grade Summer Math Encourage students to use math in the summertime by planting a garden, reading maps, and...		Home Activities: Geometry of Polygons Create designs on a sheet of paper by dividing it into equal sections then folding and coloring...