6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

In this chapter you will:

Solve two-step equations and

graph transformations

Learn about functions and

algebraic patterns

Solve problems using more

than one method

Critical Thinking/Finding Together

Research the use of the cowrie as

money in Africa and elsewhere.

Jamal owed Bob $27. From the

$28 he earned from a part-time job,

Jamal bought a $9 book and gave

the rest to Bob toward his debt.

If one cowrie 
$.95, about how

many cowries is his debt now?

Praise Song for a Drummer

The drum drums health,

The drum drums wealth,

He takes his wife six hundred thousand cowries.

The drum drums health,

The drum drums wealth,

He takes his son six hundred thousand cowries.

The drum drums health,

The drum drums wealth,

Mary Smith, translator

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