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Ms. Skildum
I am a math teacher at Washington Technology Magnet School. I teach 6th grade math. I am also the Middle School Math Team Coach.
I have many resources in Schoology. To access Schoology, please click here.
Below you can find some additional information and websites to help with the sixth grade math class.
To contact me:
By Email: kari.skildum@spps.org
By Text or Phone: 612-361-7423
By Phone: 651-744-1481
Click the following to have access to the 6th Grade Reference Document that contains everything that we will be learning about in 6th grade math.UNIT 1: Least Common Multiples and Greatest Common Factors
Click below to practice finding the LCM (Least Common Multiple) and GCF (Greatest Common Factor)
Another site with Information about LCM
Information about LCM with some Practice Problems
More Practice Problems for LCM
Variety of Practice Problems for LCM (some problems are very challenging)
Click here to play game about finding the LCM
Click here to play another game to practice finding the LCM.
Another site with Information about GCF
Information about GCF with some Practice Problems
More Practice Problems for GCF
Even more Practice Problems for GCF
Variety of Practice Problems (some problems are very challenging)
Click here to play a game to practice finding the GCF
Click here to play another game to practice finding the GCF
Game for LCM or GCF (also has games for square roots and exponents)
Jeopardy Game for Factors, Multiples, LCM, and GCF (can play individually or in teams)
UNIT 3: Equivalent Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Online Fraction Bars (Manipulatives)Holt Textbook Information on Simplifying Fractions (includes some negatives)
Information about Equivalent Fractions
Information and Examples of Equivalent Fractions
More Information about Equivalent Fractions
Even More Information about Equivalent Fractions
Yet even More Information on Equivalent Fractions
Game for Matching Equivalent Fractions
Interactive Practice for finding Equivalent Fractions
Choose from a Matching Activity or a Concentration Game for finding Equivalent FractionsOne or Two player game for finding Equivalent Fractions
Game to Find the Missing number of an Equivalent Fraction (can compete against other students)
Reducing/Simplifying Fractions
Information for Simplifying/Reducing Fractions
More Information for Simplifying Fractions
A different way of Simplifying/Reducing Fractions
Some Information and Practice Problems for Reducing Fractions
Practice Problems for Reducing Fractions (forces you to show your work.)
Practice Problems for Simplifying Fractions (Stays blue if wrong, turns green if correct)
Game for Reducing Fractions (2 different games with three levels each)
Pacman Game for Reducing Fractions
Soccer Game for Simplifying Fractions
Finding a Common Denominator
Dr. Math's explanation for Finding a Common Denominator
Information for Finding a Common Denominator
More Information on Finding a Common Denominator
Finding a Common DenominatorPractice for Finding the Common Denominator
Practice for Comparing Fractions by Finding Common Denominotors
Interactive Practice for Renaming Fractions with Least Common DenominatorsGame for Finding the Least Common Denominator
Jeopardy Game that Reviews All of the Above (last column is preview of next unit)
UNIT 4: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions/Mixed Numbers
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Holt Textbook Information about Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers (includes some negatives)
Holt Textbook Information about Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers (includes some negatives)
Information on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
More Information on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Information for Multiplying FractionsVideo for Dividing Mixed Numbers
Even More Information on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Interactive Activity for Multiplying FractionsPractice Problems for Multiplying Fractions
More Practice Problems for Multiplying Fractions
Practice Problems for Multiplying Mixed Numbers
Practice Problems for Dividing Fractions
More Practice Problems for Diviiding Fractions
Quiz for Multiplying and Dividing of FractionsQuiz for Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Soccer Game for Multiplying Fractions
Millionaire Game for Multiplying Fractions
One or Two player Game for Multiplying and Dividing of Fractions
UNIT 5: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
Information on Multiplying Decimals
Information on Dividing Decimals by Decimals
Information on Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
Practice for Multiplying and Dividing Decimals by Power of Tens
Video to explain Multiplying Decimals
Video to explain Dividing Decimals
Information and Practice for Eleven Topics related to Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
Practice for Multiplying Decimals
Practice for Dividing Decimals
Practice for Dividing Decimals by Decimals
Information and Practice for Dividing Decimals by Decimals
Game to Practice Multiplying Decimals
Jeopardy Game to Practice Multiplying Decimals
Jeopardy Game to Practice Multiplying and Dividing
Jeopardy Game to Practice Multiplying Decimals (also has problems for adding and subtracting decimals.)
Game to Practice Multiplying or Dividing Decimals (just click multiplication or division, non algebra style.)
UNIT 6: Percents, Fractions, and Decimals
Click below to learn about and practice for Percents, Fractions, and Decimals.
Click here to learn about converting between fractions, decimals, and percents
Click here for information about converting between fractions, decimals, and percents
Video for how to convert fractions, decimals, and percents
Another video for converting fractions, decimals, and percents
Click here to Practice finding equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents
Practice converting fractions, decimals, and percents
Click here for a game about Equivalent Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Click here for a Jeopardy Game about Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Click here for a Jeopardy Game for Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Click here for a different Jeopardy Game for Percents
Click here to play a Jeopardy game about rational numbersClick here to play a game converting fractions to decimals
Click here to play a basic game about equivalent fractions, percents, and pictures
Information on finding the percent of a number
More Information on Finding the percent of a number
Information on finding percent increases/decreases
Video on how to find the percent of a number
Practice for finding the percent of a number
More Practice for finding the percent of a number
Even more Practice for finding the percent of a number
Practice for finding percent increase (tax, tip, etc.)
Practice for finding tax and tip
More Practice for finding tax and tip
Practice for finding discount, tax, and tip
Game to practice real life situations of percents at a mall
UNIT 7: Ratios and Rates
Below are website you can go to for extra practice on the various topics will have learned about.
Rates and Ratios
Information and Problems about RatiosInformation on Ratios and Unit Rates
More Information on Ratios and Unit Rates
Video on finding rates and unit rates
Video on ratios, rates, and unit rates
Practice Problems about Ratios
Practice problems about Rates and RatiosMore practice finding unit rates
UNIT 8: Conversions
Video about Converting Metric Units
Video about Converting Customary Units
Practice problems for Converting Units
Practice problems for Converting Metric Units
Games to Practice knowing Conversions
This site has numerous games to practice converting many different units (just click which one you most need to work on.)
UNIT 9: Equations
Click below to practice skills involving equations.
Solving EquationsInformation on Solving Equations
More Information on Solving Equations
Information about Solving Equations
Using Balance Beams to Solve EquationsPractice for Solving Equations
More Practice for Solving Equations
Practice for Solving Addition/Subtraction Equations
Practice for Solving Multiplication Equations
Practice for Solving Division Equations
Algebra Planet Blaster - Solving Equations Game
Connect Four -Solving Equations Game. Notes: Need two players to play. For easier, click One-Step Problems. For medium level, click Two-Step Problems. For an extra challenge,click Variable on Both Sides or Distributive Property.
Solving Equations Quiz. Note: Click level of difficulty or Solving Equations then click Go.Game to practice solving equations
Another game to practice solving equations
Yet Another Game to practice solving equations
Solving Equations Information (contains both positive and negative numbers)
Information about Solving Two Step Equations (contains both positive and negative numbers)
Battleship - Solving Equations Game (contains both positive and negative numbers)
From Rags to Riches (Millionaire Game) - Solving Equations Game (contains both positive and negative numbers)Solving Equations Quiz (contains both positive and negative numbers)
Click here for a Jeopardy game on solving equations. Beware, some are rather tricky. (contains both positive and negative numbers)
UNIT 11: Area of Quadrilaterals
Click below to practice finding the area of quadrilaterals:
Tutorial for finding the area of rectangles
Practice finding the area of parallelograms
Information and practice problems for finding the area of parallelograms
Game to practice finding area of quadrilaterals
Information for finding the area of a trapezoid
Video for finding the area of a trapezoid
Practice problems for finding the area of trapezoids and triangles
UNIT 12: Surface Area and Volume
Click below to go to sites to practice finding surface area and volume.
Site to learn about Nets for Prisms
Site to practice determining shapes from Nets
Game to practice determining shapes from Nets
Site to determine volume from cubes
Game to determine volume from cubes
Video to learn about calculating volume of prisms
Site to learn about surface area and volume
Practice for finding the surface area of rectangular prisms
Information for how to find the surface area of rectangular prisms
Video explaining how to find the surface area of triangular prisms
UNIT 13: Probability
Click below to practice some sites about probability!
Click here for lot's of Probability Resources
UNIT 14: Graphs, Tables, Equations
CLICK BELOW FOR LINEAR EQUATIONS/GRAPHS GAMES
Holt Book Video and Practice Problems Ordered Pairs EXAMPLE #1
Holt Book Video and Practice Problems Graphing Equation EXAMPLE #3
Graphing Lines Practice
Holt Book Video and Practice Problems Tables Graphs Equations EXAMPLE #2 and #3
Function Machine (making an equation from a table)
Function Machine #2
Matching Game (match equations with the lines)
Holt Book Video and Practice Problems Explaining Linear/Non-Linear EXAMPLE #2
Holt Book Video and Practice Problems Linear or Non-Linear EXAMPLE #1
Kill the Cockroaches by writing the correct equation
Line Gem (Graphing)UNIT 15: Order of Operations
Problems and Tutorial about Order of Operations
Information about Order of Operations (with some practice problems)
Information about Order of Operations (include some challenging problems)
Information about Order of OperationsPractice Problems to See if know Order of Operations (not doing the math so great site to start practicing with)
Order of Operations Practice Problems and Game (Note: This game is great for practicing the order of operations without having to do the math. Note is does have negative numbers but since you're not doing the math it doesn't matter.)
Practice Problems for Order of Operations (Shows work very well. Make sure you read the directions carefully!)
Order of Operations Problems (in a game format)Timed Order of Operations Game (How many questions can you answer in 2 minutes?)
Order of Operations With Integers Mystery Puzzle (challenging problems)
Order of Operations ProblemsMore Order of Operations Problems
Even More Order of Operations Problems
Another Order of Operations Quiz
Order of Operations Matching Game
Order of Operations Problems (round to the nearest whole number)
Speed Tournament for Order of Operations Problems (includes some negative numbers for a challenge)
Connect Four Order of Operations Game. Note: This is a two-player game.Who Wants to be a Millionaire Order of Operations Game (Note: one or two-player options.)
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