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

Includes an answer key.

Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! The 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

About Evan-Moor
A leader in PreK-8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.