IXL Winter Adventures skill plan

IXL Winter Adventures skill plan - Math 6th grade

Keep students learning with IXL's day-by-day skill plan! Find essential IXL skills for solidifying understanding below.

Days
Day 1: The whole nine yards		1. Multiply whole numbers 2. Divide whole numbers - 2-digit divisors
Day 1: The whole nine yards
1. Multiply whole numbers 2. Divide whole numbers - 2-digit divisors

Day 2: Exploring exponents		1. Write multiplication expressions using exponents 2. Evaluate exponents
Day 2: Exploring exponents
1. Write multiplication expressions using exponents 2. Evaluate exponents

Day 3: In real time		Use the Real-Time Diagnostic for 20 minutes.
Day 3: In real time
Use the Real-Time Diagnostic for 20 minutes.

Day 4: Factor or fiction		1. Find all the factor pairs of a number 2. Greatest common factor
Day 4: Factor or fiction
1. Find all the factor pairs of a number 2. Greatest common factor

Day 5: Map-ematics		1. Maps with decimal distances 2. Coordinate planes as maps
Day 5: Map-ematics
1. Maps with decimal distances 2. Coordinate planes as maps

Day 6: Fair and square		1. Area of rectangles and squares Activity: Draw a square with any side length. Find its area & perimeter. Draw a rectangle with an area the same as the square. Find the perimeter of the rectangle. Draw a rectangle with a perimeter the same as the square. Find the area of the rectangle.
Day 6: Fair and square
1. Area of rectangles and squares Activity: Draw a square with any side length. Find its area & perimeter. Draw a rectangle with an area the same as the square. Find the perimeter of the rectangle. Draw a rectangle with a perimeter the same as the square. Find the area of the rectangle.

Day 7: Multiplication madness		1. Multiply decimals 2. Multiply two fractions
Day 7: Multiplication madness
1. Multiply decimals 2. Multiply two fractions

Day 8: Integer investigation		1. Understanding integers 2. Integers on number lines
Day 8: Integer investigation
1. Understanding integers 2. Integers on number lines

Day 9: A rewarding experience		Pick a challenge from your award board and try to earn it!
Day 9: A rewarding experience
Pick a challenge from your award board and try to earn it!

Day 10: Customary practice		1. Convert and compare customary units 2. Customary unit conversions involving fractions and mixed numbers
Day 10: Customary practice
1. Convert and compare customary units 2. Customary unit conversions involving fractions and mixed numbers

Day 11: New look, same great ratio		1. Write a ratio 2. Write a ratio: word problems
Day 11: New look, same great ratio
1. Write a ratio 2. Write a ratio: word problems

Day 12: Tip the scales		1. Scaling whole numbers by fractions: justify your answer Activity: Imagine that you have a shrink ray. If you set the sizer of your shrink ray to 1/3 and zap yourself, how tall will you be in inches? What if you set it to 2/5 instead? 3/7?
Day 12: Tip the scales
1. Scaling whole numbers by fractions: justify your answer Activity: Imagine that you have a shrink ray. If you set the sizer of your shrink ray to 1/3 and zap yourself, how tall will you be in inches? What if you set it to 2/5 instead? 3/7?

Day 13: Divide and conquer		1. Divide whole numbers and unit fractions 2. Divide decimals by whole numbers
Day 13: Divide and conquer
1. Divide whole numbers and unit fractions 2. Divide decimals by whole numbers

Day 14: Beyond the horizon		Pick two "Try something new" recommendations off your wall to explore!
Day 14: Beyond the horizon
Pick two "Try something new" recommendations off your wall to explore!

Day 15: Unleash your creativity		1. Create and interpret line plots with fractions 2. Create bar graphs
Day 15: Unleash your creativity
1. Create and interpret line plots with fractions 2. Create bar graphs

Day 16: No time like the percent		1. What percentage is illustrated? 2. Convert between percents, fractions, and decimals
Day 16: No time like the percent
1. What percentage is illustrated? 2. Convert between percents, fractions, and decimals

Day 17: Turn up the ratio		1. Identify equivalent ratios Activity: Go into your closet or dresser and take a look at your clothes. What is the ratio of shirts to pants? Short-sleeve shirts to long-sleeve shirts? Do any categories have a ratio of 2:3?
Day 17: Turn up the ratio
1. Identify equivalent ratios Activity: Go into your closet or dresser and take a look at your clothes. What is the ratio of shirts to pants? Short-sleeve shirts to long-sleeve shirts? Do any categories have a ratio of 2:3?

Day 18: Best guess		1. Estimate to solve word problems 2. Multi-step word problems: identify reasonable answers
Day 18: Best guess
1. Estimate to solve word problems 2. Multi-step word problems: identify reasonable answers

Day 19: Lost and found		1. Use logical reasoning to find the order 2. Find the number of each type of coin
Day 19: Lost and found
1. Use logical reasoning to find the order 2. Find the number of each type of coin

Day 20: Golden days		Pick two skills off your Recommendations wall to practice! For an extra challenge, master two "Go for gold" skills!
Day 20: Golden days
Pick two skills off your Recommendations wall to practice! For an extra challenge, master two "Go for gold" skills!