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Math Mammoth Grade 6 complete curriculum

Math Mammoth Grade 6 Complete Curriculum is a complete math program for 6th grade. It consists of two student worktexts (A and B), a separate answer key for each, tests, cumulative reviews, and in the download version, an additional worksheet maker (Internet access required) to make extra practice worksheets when needed.

cover for Math Mammoth Grade 6-A Complete Worktext
203 pages
180 lesson pages

cover for Math Mammoth Grade 6-B Complete Worktext
196 pages
173 lesson pages

6-A contents and samples
6-B contents and samples
User Guide, grade 6




Prices & ordering


Downloads:
(sold at Kagi)

Full set grade 6: $34.00
(part A and B worktexts, answer keys, tests, cumulative reviews, a worksheet maker, and Soft-Pak)

Full set for 6-A: $17.50
(part A worktext, part A answer key, tests, cumulative reviews, a worksheet maker, and Soft-Pak)

Full set for 6-B: $17.50
(part B worktext, part B answer key, tests, cumulative reviews, a worksheet maker, and Soft-Pak)

Supportive materials $8.95
(Answer keys, tests, cumulative reviews, worksheet maker, and Soft-Pak. NO worktexts. Not needed when you purchase the full set.)



CD:
(sold at Kagi)

Full set grade 2: $39.00
(part A and B worktexts, answer keys, tests, cumulative reviews, a worksheet maker, and Soft-Pak)



Printed copies

You can purchase printed copies at Lulu or Rainbow Resource.

At Lulu:
Part A worktext $14.95
Part B worktext $14.95
Answer Keys $14.95
Tests & Cumulative Reviews $12.95

At Rainbow Resource Center:
Math Mammoth grade 6 books
at Rainbow Resource

The worktext part A covers

  • the four operations and exponents
  • simple equations and expressions
  • ratios and problems involving ratios
  • proportions, scaling of geometric figures, and scaling in maps
  • all operations with decimals
  • primes and prime factorization
  • all operations with fractions

The worktext part B covers

  • percent
  • geometry: angle problems and calculations, area of polygons, congruent transformations, similar figures, Pi & area and circumference of a circle, surface area and volume of common solids.
  • integers: all four operations and the coordinate grid
  • statistics and probability

Please also see the table of contents for 6-A and 6-B (in the sample files), which will let you see the topics covered in more detail.

Some main features of Math Mammoth complete curriculum (Light Blue series) are:

  • focuses on understanding of mathematical concepts
  • uses clear explanations, lots of visual exercises and pattern exercises
  • mastery oriented: concentrates fairly long on a topic, with fairly few topics per grade
  • emphasizes mental math and developing number sense
  • very little teacher preparation needed

Additional features for the download version

The downloadable version includes a worksheet maker (Internet access required) that lets you make extra practice worksheets for many of the topics in the curriculum.

The PDFs in the download version are enabled for annotation. This means that if you prefer, your student can fill them in on the computer, using the typewriter and drawing tools in Acrobat Reader version 9 or greater.

BONUS! If you purchase the download version in Kagi store, you will also get Soft-Pak programs completely FREE. The 7 programs in Soft-Pak (4 math, 1 language arts, 2 testing) offer both on-screen and printable activities in a low-graphic, high content format. Read more and see screenshots.



Introduction

Math Mammoth Grade 6-A and Grade 6-B worktexts comprise a complete math curriculum for the sixth grade mathematics studies. It contains eight main chapters. Each chapter has an introduction, which contains notes to the teacher; the actual lessons then follow with problems. Each chapter ends in a review lesson. The chapter tests are found in a separate folder and are printed separately. This product also includes an HTML page that you can use to make extra practice worksheets for computation.

Sixth grade is a time to deepen the student's understanding of fractions and decimals, and to study ratios, proportions, and percent as new topics. Also studied are integers, geometry, statistical graphs, and probability.

The Math Mammoth Grade 6 Complete Curriculum starts out with a review of the four operations with whole numbers and place value. Students are also introduced to exponents. While most of the first chapter is review, we also emphasize the ability to deal with expressions such as 600 ÷ 4 + 103.

Next is ratios and proportions, which are a major part of study in sixth grade. Students are already somewhat familiar with ratios and finding fractional parts from earlier grades, and now it is time to advance that knowledge into the study of proportions, which arise naturally from the study of fractions and equivalent ratios. We show several ways of solving proportions. As applications, students study scaling geometric figures, floor plans, and scaling in maps.

The next several chapters deal with fractions and decimals. They have already been studied extensively in fifth grade. Now in sixth grade we review those topics, using more decimal digits (decimals) and larger denominators (fractions). Students also study factoring, the least common multiple, and the greatest common factor, and can use those concepts when dealing with fraction simplification or addition.

In part 6-B, percent is an important topic to understand thoroughly so we devote a whole chapter to it. It ties in with decimals, fractions, ratios, and proportions, and of course has lots of practical applications.

In geometry, students encounter angle problems and calculations. We also study congruent transformations, including in coordinate plane, and similar figures, tying in the concepts of ratio and proportion. Area and volume calculations of common shapes are reviewed from fifth grade. Pi and the area of a circle are studied as new topics. Lastly, this chapter covers volume and surface area of common solids.

Then, the study of integers is preparing students for pre-algebra and algebra. Here we study all four operations with integers, and also graphing simple functions.

Then, we turn our attention to statistics and probability. Students will analyze and create a variety of statistical graphs, and study mean, median, and mode. Probability is a topic that until recently was not a part of grade-school curriculum. Thus, we start slowly, introducing the probability topics in a simple manner. Students will encounter these topics again in pre-algebra and algebra.





How and where to order

You can buy Math Mammoth books at:

  • Kagi store - all of the downloads and CDs. I maintain several order pages at Kagi:

    Kagi accepts all major credit cards, Paypal (USD), checks, cash, money orders, purchase orders, wire transfers, TrialPay, and even cash. Read more about the payment methods here. Please see Kagi Shopper Help for any other questions about the ordering process.

    After completing the order at Kagi, you will see the download links on the receipt page. You will also receive an email with download links for each book you bought, or for a zip file for the packages. You click on the links and download the books to your computer's hard drive.

    In case of any problems with the download, you can always email me, and I can email the books to you directly. My contact info will be in the email you receive.

  • CurrClick.com carries all Blue, Golden, and Light Blue series books as downloads. They accept credit cards and Paypal. You will be able to download the products immediately upon the purchase, and also return to your account at CurrClick to redownload.

  • Lulu offers printed copies for the Blue, Golden, and Light Blue series books.

  • Rainbow Resource carries printed copies for the Light Blue series books, plus Light Blue CDs. You can also find links to Rainbow Resource on the individual product pages on this site.

By purchasing any of the books, permission IS granted for the teacher (or parent) to reproduce this material to be used with his/her students in a teaching situation; not for commercial resale. However, you are not permitted to share the material with another teacher.

In other words, you are permitted to make copies for the students/children you are teaching, but not for other teachers' usage.


Math Mammoth books are PDF files. You will need Adobe Reader to view them, including if you use a Mac or Linux. You can try other PDF viewers, but they seem to either omit or mess up some of the images.

Math Teaching Emails


This is a little "virtual" email course. You will receive:

A package of 300 free worksheets and sample pages; 7 math teaching articles on various topics ranging from coherent curriculum to fractions; 2 emails discussing the books; My math newsletter (see archives).

Note: You will FIRST get an email that asks you to confirm your email address. PLEASE check also your SPAM/JUNK folder for this confirmation email.

Math Mammoth Tour


Confused about the different options? Take a 7-day virtual email tour around Math Mammoth! You'll receive:

A package of over 300 free worksheets and sample pages; 7 individual emails on 7 subsequent days that answer the most commonly asked questions, including "What is the difference between all these different-colored series?" My math newsletter (see archives).

This way, you'll have time to digest the information over one week, plus an opportunity to ask me personally which book would be right for your child or students.

Note: You will FIRST get an email that asks you to confirm your email address. PLEASE check also your SPAM/JUNK folder for this confirmation email.