Grade guide ยท Grade 6
Grade 6 in British Columbia: what your child learns this year
Grade 6 has 165 short lesson videos on Knowledge Made Fun across Mathematics, English Language Arts and six more subjects. Each lesson is about a minute long, follows the British Columbia curriculum and comes with a transcript. Two lessons play free without an account.
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Subject
Applied Design, Skills and Technologies
29 lessons for Grade 6, by strand.
All Grade 6 Applied Design, Skills and Technologies lessons
Computational thinking
- Algorithms: Steps in Order, Choices and LoopsAlgorithms: steps in order, choices and loops
- Secret codes: the Caesar shift cipher
- Sorting and Searching: Selection Sort and Binary SearchSorting and searching: two classic algorithms
- Flow Charts: Drawing the Steps of a PlanFlow charts: drawing the steps of a plan
- From Punch Cards to CodeFrom punch cards to code: how programming changed
Computers and communications devices
- Hardware and Software: The Parts of a Computer SystemHardware and software: the parts of a computer system
- How Devices Connect: Home Networks, Intranets and the InternetHow devices connect: home networks, intranets and the Internet
- Troubleshooting: Fix It Step by StepTroubleshooting: finding and fixing a computer problem step by step
- Input and Output Devices: How Information Gets In and OutInput and output devices: how information gets in and out
Digital literacy
- Strong Passwords and PassphrasesStrong passwords and passphrases
- Spotting Online Scams and PhishingSpotting online scams and phishing
- Your Digital Footprint: What You Post Can LastYour digital footprint: what you post can last
- Copyright and Giving CreditCopyright and giving credit for other people's work
- How a Search Engine Finds and Ranks ResultsHow a search engine finds and ranks results
- Can You Trust This Website? Five ChecksCan you trust this website? Checking accuracy, date, source and bias
Drafting
- Orthographic Drawing: Front, Top and Side ViewsOrthographic drawing: front, top and side views
- Isometric drawing: showing a 3D object on flat paper
Entrepreneurship and marketing
- What an entrepreneur does
- Finding a Market NicheFinding a market niche: a need nobody is meeting
- What Makes a Brand: Name, Logo and PromiseWhat a brand is: name, logo and promise
- Setting a Price: Profit or Break EvenSetting a price: making a profit or breaking even
Food studies
- Food Safety: Clean, Separate, Cook and ChillFood safety: clean, separate, cook and chill
- What Shapes the Food You Choose?What shapes the food you choose: family, culture, cost and ads
Media arts
- Camera Shots: How Close-Ups and Wide Shots Tell a StoryCamera shots: how close-ups and wide shots tell a story
Metalwork
- Metals Are Non-Renewable: Mining, Using and RecyclingMetals are non-renewable: mining, using and recycling
Power technology
- Power: How Fast Energy Changes FormPower: how fast energy changes form
- Forms of Energy: Moving and StoredForms of energy: moving, stored, heat, light and more
- Energy Is Never Used UpEnergy is never used up, it only changes form
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Arts Education
8 lessons for Grade 6, by strand.
All Grade 6 Arts Education lessons
Music
- Beat, metre and rhythm: how music moves in time
- Pitch, Dynamics and Timbre: How High, How Loud, What Kind of SoundPitch, dynamics and timbre: how high, how loud, what kind of sound
- Reading Music: The Staff, Notes and RestsReading music notation: the staff, notes and rests
Visual arts
- The elements of design: line, shape, colour, texture, value, form and space
- The principles of design: balance, contrast, emphasis, pattern and unity
- Developing an Image: Elaborate, Repeat and SimplifyDeveloping an image: elaborate, repeat and simplify
Arts in general
- Symbols and Metaphor: When a Picture Stands for an IdeaSymbols and metaphor in art: when a picture stands for an idea
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Career Education
7 lessons for Grade 6, by strand.
All Grade 6 Career Education lessons
Personal development
- Setting a SMART GoalSetting a SMART goal
- Running a Project: Idea, Plan, Action, ReflectionRunning a project: idea, plan, action, reflection
- Different Ways to Lead a GroupDifferent ways to lead a group
- Making a Good Decision: Options, Pros and Cons, Choose, ReviewMaking a good decision: options, pros and cons, choose, review
Connections to community
- What It Means to Be a Global CitizenWhat it means to be a global citizen
Life and career plan
- Why Different Places Have Different JobsWhy different places have different jobs
- How Technology Changes the Way We Learn and WorkHow technology changes the way we learn and work
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
English Language Arts
32 lessons for Grade 6, by strand.
All Grade 6 English Language Arts lessons
Story/text
- Narrative, Report or Exposition: The Purpose Picks the FormNarrative, exposition and report
- Why a Text Was Written: Finding Its FunctionWhy a text was written
- Genres: What Kind of Story Is This?Genres: fantasy, humour, adventure, biography
- Text Features: Headings, Captions and DiagramsText features: headings, captions and diagrams
- Story structure: the plot mountain
- How Writers Show a CharacterHow writers show a character
- Setting: where and when a story happensSetting
- Simile: comparing two different things with like or asSimile
- Metaphor: saying one thing is anotherMetaphor
- Imagery: Writing for the Five SensesImagery: writing for the five senses
- Sound Devices: Alliteration and OnomatopoeiaSound devices: alliteration and onomatopoeia
- Persuasion: Appealing to Feelings and to ReasonPersuasion: appealing to feelings and to reason
Strategies and processes
- Using Context Clues for a New WordUsing context clues for a new word
- Word parts: prefixes, roots and suffixes
- Making an Inference: Reading Between the LinesMaking an inference
- Summarizing: Keep What Matters MostSummarizing
- Revising and Editing: What Is the Difference?Revising and editing: the difference
- Writing for Your AudienceWriting for your audience
Language features, structures, and conventions
- What Makes a Good ParagraphWhat makes a good paragraph
- Formal and Informal LanguageFormal and informal language
- Canadian and American Spelling: Two Ways, Both CorrectCanadian and American spelling
- Compound Sentences: Joining Two Ideas with a Comma and a Joining WordCompound sentences
- Complex Sentences: Joining an Independent Clause to a Dependent ClauseComplex sentences
- Fixing Run-On SentencesFixing run-on sentences
- Fixing Sentence FragmentsFixing sentence fragments
- Subject-Verb Agreement: Make the Verb Match Its SubjectSubject-verb agreement
- Using Pronouns Correctly: Point Clearly to One Noun, and Match ItUsing pronouns correctly
- Transition words: link your sentencesTransition words
- Commas: a small pause that separates the parts of a sentenceCommas
- Apostrophes: Missing Letters or Ownership, Never a PluralApostrophes
- Quotation Marks and DialogueQuotation marks and dialogue
- Capital Letters: Sentences, Names and the Word ICapital letters
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Mathematics
47 lessons for Grade 6, by strand.
All Grade 6 Mathematics lessons
Number
- Place Value from Thousandths to BillionsPlace value from thousandths to billions
- Which is bigger, 0.5 or 0.45?Comparing decimals
- Multiply by 4 and by 8 by doubling
- Break a number apart to multiply
- Division facts from multiplication facts
- Order of Operations: Brackets, Then Divide, Then SubtractOrder of operations with whole numbers and brackets
- Prime and Composite Numbers: Count the FactorsPrime and composite numbers
- Divisibility Rules for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10Divisibility rules for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10
- Prime factorization with a factor tree
- Greatest Common Factor with a Venn DiagramGreatest common factor
- Least Common Multiple with a Venn DiagramLeast common multiple
- Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers: 7/4 = 1 3/4Improper fractions and mixed numbers: changing one into the other
- Comparing fractions on a number line
- What a ratio is: part to part and part to whole
- Equivalent ratios: multiply or divide both numbers by the same numberEquivalent ratios
- What a Percent Is: Parts of a HundredWhat a percent is: parts of a hundred
- One Number, Four Forms: 3/4 = 0.75 = 75% = 3:4One number, four forms: fraction, decimal, percent, ratio
- Percent of an AmountPercent of an amount
- Finding the Whole or the Percent When One Is MissingFinding the whole or the percent when one is missing
- Discount and Sale PriceDiscount and sale price
- Multiplying a Decimal by a Whole NumberMultiplying a decimal by a whole number
- Dividing a Decimal by a Whole NumberDividing a decimal by a whole number
Patterns and algebra
- Increasing and Decreasing Patterns: Find What Changes Each StepIncreasing and decreasing patterns
- From a pattern to a table of values
- Finding the rule from a table
- Graphing a Pattern as PointsGraphing a pattern as points in the first quadrant
- Equations as a balance
- Solving One-Step EquationsOne-step equations
Geometry and measurement
- Perimeter of a Complex Shape: Find the Missing Sides FirstPerimeter of a complex shape
- Area of a Parallelogram: Cut and Slide into a RectangleArea of a parallelogram: cut and slide into a rectangle
- Area of a Triangle: Half of a ParallelogramArea of a triangle: half of a parallelogram
- Area of a Trapezoid: Two Copies Make a ParallelogramArea of a trapezoid
- Five Types of Angles: Acute, Right, Obtuse, Straight and ReflexTypes of angles: acute, right, obtuse, straight and reflex
- Measuring and Drawing Angles with a ProtractorMeasuring and drawing angles with a protractor
- How Much Does a Box Hold? Cubic Centimetres, Millilitres and LitresVolume and capacity: cubic centimetres, millilitres and litres
- Volume of a Rectangular PrismVolume of a rectangular prism
- Classifying Triangles by Sides and by AnglesClassifying triangles by sides and by angles
- Plotting Points in the First QuadrantPlotting points in the first quadrant
- Translations: Slide Every Point the Same WayTranslations
- Reflections: Same Distance, Other Side of the MirrorReflections
- Rotations: Turning a Shape About a PointRotations
- Combining Two TransformationsCombining two transformations
Data and probability
- Reading and Drawing a Line GraphReading and drawing a line graph
- Theoretical Probability: List Every OutcomeTheoretical probability: listing all the outcomes
- Experimental and Theoretical Probability: Flip a Coin, Roll a DieExperimental and theoretical probability
Financial literacy
- Making a Simple BudgetMaking a simple budget
- Saving for a goal: how many weeks will it take?
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Physical and Health Education
10 lessons for Grade 6, by strand.
All Grade 6 Physical and Health Education lessons
Physical literacy
- Get Open: Move Into Open Space for a PassGame strategy: moving into open space to get a pass
- How Hard Am I Working? Check Your Pulse and Rate Your EffortHow hard am I working? Checking your pulse and rating your effort
Healthy and active living
- The FITT Principle: How Often, How Hard, How Long, What KindThe FITT principle: how often, how hard, how long, what kind
- Your Body Adapts to What You Train: The SAID PrincipleYour body adapts to what you train: the SAID principle and specificity
- What Shapes the Food You Choose?What shapes the food you choose: family, culture, cost and ads
- Finding Health Information You Can TrustFinding health information you can trust
Social and community health
- Responding to an Emergency: Stay Safe, Get Help, Follow the PlanResponding to an emergency: stay safe, get help, follow the plan
- Bullying: The Harm It Does and How a Bystander Can HelpBullying: the harm it does and how a bystander can help
- Stereotypes and Discrimination: How Unfair Ideas HurtStereotypes and discrimination: how unfair ideas hurt people
Mental well-being
- What Shapes Who You Are: Family, Friends, Culture and ValuesWhat shapes who you are: family, friends, culture and values
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Science
17 lessons for Grade 6, by strand.
Biology
- The excretory system: how the kidneys clean the blood
- Hormones: the Body's Chemical MessengersHormones: the body's chemical messengers
- The Nervous System: How Your Brain Knows What You TouchThe nervous system: brain, spinal cord, nerves and receptors
- Why Optical Illusions Fool the BrainWhy optical illusions fool the brain
Chemistry
- Suspensions, Emulsions and ColloidsHeterogeneous mixtures: suspensions, emulsions and colloids
- Separating a mixture by density
- Sieves and Filters: Separating a Mixture by Particle SizeSeparating a mixture by particle size
Physics
- Newton's First Law: Why Things Keep MovingNewton's first law: inertia
- Newton's Second Law: Unbalanced Forces Cause AccelerationNewton's second law: unbalanced forces cause acceleration
- Newton's Third Law: Equal and Opposite ForcesNewton's third law: equal and opposite forces
- Balanced and Unbalanced Forces in Sport and PlayBalanced and unbalanced forces in sport and play
- Gravity: Every Object Pulls on Every Other ObjectGravity: every object pulls on every other object
Earth science
- The Scale of the Universe: From Planets to GalaxiesThe scale of the universe: from planets to galaxies
- How Old Is the Universe? The Big BangHow old the universe is: the Big Bang
- Our Solar System: The Sun and Everything That Orbits ItOur solar system: the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids and comets
- Where our solar system sits in the Milky Way
- What Causes the Northern Lights?What causes the northern lights
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Worksheets
Worksheets for this grade
Printing is free after a free sign-in, no payment and no card.
- Greatest common factor
- Least common multiple
- Order of operations
- Divide decimals
- Equivalent ratios
- Improper fractions and mixed numbers
- Multiply and divide decimals, mixed
- Multiply decimals
- Percent of a number
- One-step equations
- Area of parallelograms
- Area of triangles
- Area of triangles and parallelograms, mixed
- Coordinates: first quadrant
- Volume of rectangular prisms
Every lesson on the site is listed under Lessons, and the pricing page says what is free and what Plus adds.