Sixth grade is the bridge to algebra. These free games add negative numbers, exponents and perfect squares to fast fact practice, and work through long division with 2-digit divisors, order of operations with exponents, and ratio, rate and percent story problems.
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What kids practice
Adding and subtracting negative numbers on a number line
Perfect squares and whole-number exponents
Long division with 2-digit divisors
Order of operations, including exponents
Ratio, rate and percent word problems
Try one together: 3 + 2 × 4²
Exponents first: 4² = 4 × 4 = 16.
Then multiply: 2 × 16 = 32.
Then add: 3 + 32 = 35.
So 3 + 2 × 4² = 35.
Tips for parents and teachers
For negatives, use a thermometer or elevator: below zero is just “going down”.
Read percent as “out of 100”: 25% of 80 is 25 out of every 100, so 20.
When a problem feels long, rewrite it after each step instead of doing it all in your head.
Matching school standards
These games line up with these Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
6.NS.B.2 Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm.
6.NS.C.6 Understand rational numbers, including negatives, as points on the number line.
6.EE.A.1 Write and evaluate numerical expressions with whole-number exponents.
6.RP.A.3 Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world problems, including percents.
Questions parents ask
What math is taught in 6th grade?
Typically ratios and rates, percents, dividing fractions, multi-digit division, negative numbers, exponents and expressions, and an introduction to equations and statistics.
My 6th grader is ready for more — what’s next?
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