John C. Diehl Elementary School
2327 Fairmont Parkway   Erie, PA 16510 (814) 874-6585

Overview of Core Knowledge Topics
Taught in Grade 6 at John C. Diehl Elementary School

(For further content details see Core Knowledge Sequence book available in the school office or bookstores)



Language Arts
I.  Writing Grammar and Usage
  A. Writing and Research
  B. Speaking and Listening
  C. Grammar and Usage
  D. Spelling
  E. Vocabulary
II. Poetry
  A. Poems
  B. Terms
III. Fiction and Drama
  A. Stories
  B. Drama
  C. Classical Mythology
  D. Literary Terms
IV. Sayings and Phrases

History and Geography
World
I. World Geography
  A. Spatial Sense
  B. Great Deserts of  the World
II. Lasting Ideas from Ancient Civilizations
  A. Judaism and Christianity
  B. Ancient Greece
  C. Ancient Rome
III. The Enlightenment
IV. The French Revolution
V. Romanticism
VI. Industrialism, Capitalism, and Socialism
  A. The Industrial Revolution
  B. Capitalism
  C. Socialism
VII. Latin American Independence Movements
  A. History
  B. Geography of Latin America

American
I. Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization
  A. Immigration
  B. Industrialization and Urbanization
II. Reform

Science
I. Physics: Mechanical Concepts
  A. Speed
  B. Force
  C. Work
  D. Energy
  E. Power
II. Energy, Heat, and Energy Transfer
  A. Energy
  B. Heat
  C. Physical Change: Energy Transfer
III. Astronomy: Gravity, Stars, and Galaxies
IV. The Forest
V. The Human Body
VI. Science Biographies

Mathematics
I. Numbers and Number Sense
II. Ratio and Percent
  A. Ratio
  B. Percent
III. Fractions and Decimals
  A. Fractions
  B. Decimals
IV. Computation
  A. Multiplication
  B. Division
  C. Solving Problems and Equations
V. Measurement
VI. Geometry
VII. Probability and Statistics
VIII. Pre-Algebra

Visual Arts
I. Art History: Periods and Schools
  A. Classical Art: The Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
  B. Gothic Art
  C. The Renaissance
  D. Baroque
  E. Rococo
  F. Neoclassical
  G. Romantic
  H. Realism

Music
I. Elements of Music
II. Classical Music: From Baroque to Romantic
  A. Baroque
  B. Classical
  C. Romantic