2026 Sixth-Grade Curriculum Kit

We asked parents who used our 6th Grade Kit how long their student spent on "school,” and they estimated that their students spent 2-5 hours a day on their kit, working 4-5 days a week. That variation is likely to be impacted by how in-depth you take your child's studies, what your child's learning approach is, how distractible he is, and much more.

Mostly, yes. Sixth grade is a natural time to build independence. The Scheduler shows what’s next each day, and the math program teaches each new concept by video, so many sixth graders handle much of their day on their own. You’ll still want to check in on writing, talk through the reading, and look over math as you go.

Math (decimals, percents, and ratios), literature and writing, spelling, typing, formal logic, and science with a focus on human anatomy. Classic kits study U.S. government and civics, while nonreligious kits cover ancient civilizations. For STEM, Turing Tumble is a marble-powered computer that teaches binary logic. The kit chart on this page shows exactly what’s in each kit level.

Use the customizer to swap any item before you check out. If your sixth grader needs 5th grade math or is ready for 7th grade language arts, just swap those pieces so the kit matches where your child really is.

One subject, and only in the larger kits. At the Basic level the Classic and Nonreligious kits hold exactly the same items. At Complete and Elite, history is the one swap: Classic uses Uncle Sam and You, and Nonreligious uses Discover Social Studies 6.

The Handbooks differ too. The Classic Handbook's suggested reading list includes Christian titles, and wherever the materials differ, each Handbook's instructions are written for the materials in its own kit.

We flag these differences carefully. We serve charter school families who aren't permitted to buy materials containing religious content, so we label anything that carries any, even a reading list tucked inside a handbook. We'd rather over-label than let a family order something their program isn't allowed to buy.

You'll also notice there's no Bible course in the kit. That's deliberate. We believe Bible study is too important to become one more subject to check off. What your family studies should flex with your children's ages, what they're wrestling with, and what your church is walking through this year, and a boxed Bible curriculum can't do that.

Most of it, yes. The games, building sets, readers, and hands-on tools are made to last, so they can go back on the shelf for the next child. What gets used up is the workbooks and some of the craft supplies: in this kit, things like the Math-U-See Zeta workbook and test book, the Mosdos Pearl workbook, and The Fallacy Detective workbook.

You don't have to work out that list yourself. The 6th Grade Additional Student Kit, just below Add to Cart, is exactly the used-up part, and it comes in Basic, Complete, and Elite to match the kit you bought.

One more thing at this level: the Elite kit includes Photography 4 Teens and the CompuScholar Tech Essentials course, which are one login per student, so the Elite Additional Student Kit includes those too.

Not unless you customized your kit to include one. Every Basic, Complete and Elite Curriculum Kit comes with the Math-U-See student workbook and test book, the hands-on pieces for that level, and a year of Math-U-See's online plan, which is where you'll find the lesson videos and the full instructor manual.

Your access code for the online plan is printed on a card packed in your box, often tucked inside the manipulatives box or wrapped with the books. Your year starts when you enter the code, not when you buy it. Your Scheduler code is a different one.

Our free placement test at tests.timberdoodle.com takes about 15 minutes. Your child does two short activities, reading and math, on screen or on paper, and you answer a few questions about spelling, language arts and thinking skills. Your child never sees a score, and you can stop and come back anytime. At the end, you'll see a Complete Curriculum Kit with your child's level already set in each subject.

When you customize your kit, each subject has its own grade level setting, so reading can sit at one level and math at another.

Between two levels? Some families start a little hard and ease in, and others start a little easy and race through. We've seen both work well, so go with what suits your child.

Still not sure? Email hello@timberdoodle.com with what your child is working on now, and we'll help you choose.