Skill Sharpeners: Math, Grade 6

Provide engaging math practice and see children’s math and problem-solving skills improve with Skill Sharpeners: Math activity books! The colorful theme-based activities create enjoyable learning experiences for children and improve their math fluency, number sense, and reasoning skills.

Completely updated to reflect grade-level standards, the new Skill Sharpeners: Math books are ideal for enrichment, for review, and to help students master “must-know” skills such as:
• addition
• subtraction
• place value
• multiplication
• fractions
• geometry
• logical thinking
• algebra and more

Each title includes:
• Rigorous math skill practice that reflects current standards
• New themed units that present math practice in a colorful, fun format
• A downloadable teaching guide that provides teaching tips and support for struggling children
• A “Test Your Skills” page at the end of each unit that lets students review the skills practiced in that unit
• All-new artwork that engages children with age-appropriate illustrations

Skill Sharpeners: Math, grade 6 provides practice for the following skills:
• use positive and negative numbers
• calculate and use rates and ratios
• solve equations with exponents and variables
• add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and mixed numbers
• add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals
• calculate with percentages
• graph points on a coordinate grid
• calculate volume
• calculate surface area
• represent three-dimensional figures with nets
• read, create, and interpret bar, circle, and line graphs, and histograms
• find measures of center

Each title includes an answer key.

These activity books help children understand and master important math skills needed to form a strong math foundation and are ideal for at-home practice, homeschooling, and the classroom!

Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: Math Teaching Guides include:
• How to Use directions for teaching math
• Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities
• Teaching suggestions for helping children learn in different modalities
• Extension activities that include math journals and problem solving
• Visual aids to help children understand difficult math strategies

• Math books are ideal for enrichment, for review, and to help students master “must-know” skills
• Each grade level incorporates the perfect amount of math skill practice
• Colorful theme-based activities create enjoyable learning experiences for children and improve their math fluency
• Themed units present math practice in a fun, colorful format
• Visual aids to help children understand difficult math strategies