Skill Builders 6th Grade Math provides students with focused practice to help them reinforce and develop math skills. Each Skill Builders volume is grade-level appropriate, with clear examples and instructions to guide the lesson. In accordance with NCTM standards, exercises for grade six cover a variety of math skills, including multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; word problems; life skills; graphing; geometry; exponents; introductory algebra; ratios; fractions, decimals, and percents. A critical thinking section includes exercises to develop higher order thinking skills. Learning is more effective when approached with an element of fun and enthusiasm -- just as most children approach life. That's why the Skill Builders combine entertaining and academically sound exercises and fun themes to make reviewing basic skills fun and effective, for both you and your budding scholars. Book jacket.