NY 6th Grade Math Curriculum
Help your child keep up with New York's 6th grade math expectations. StudyPug covers every strand - from ratios and fractions to geometry and data analysis - matched to what their class is teaching.
About 6th Grade New York math
New York follows the New York Next Generation Math Standards, organized into strands covering ratios and proportional relationships, the number system, expressions and equations, geometry, statistics and probability. In 6th grade, students work with ratio reasoning, fraction division, operations on multi-digit decimals, negative numbers and the coordinate plane, algebraic expressions and equations, area and volume, and data displays including dot plots, histograms, and box plots. StudyPug provides lessons and practice problems for every one of these topics.
- Strands: ratios and rates, the number system, expressions and equations, geometry, statistics and probability
- Step-by-step video lessons for every 6th grade math topic
- Practice problems with instant feedback and worked solutions
- Aligned to the New York Next Generation Math Standards
Curriculum topics by strand
Browse lessons and practice problems organized by strand, aligned to the New York Next Generation Math Standards for 6th grade.
New York 6th Grade Math Topics
- Ratios and Proportional Relationships: understanding ratios and unit rates, using ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world problems.
- The Number System: dividing fractions by fractions, fluent operations on multi-digit numbers and decimals, greatest common factor, least common multiple, negative numbers, rational numbers on the number line, absolute value, and graphing in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane.
- Expressions and Equations: numerical expressions with exponents, writing and evaluating algebraic expressions, equivalent expressions, solving equations of the form x + p = q and px = q, writing inequalities, and exploring relationships between two variables.
- Geometry: area of triangles and polygons, volume of rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths, drawing polygons in the coordinate plane, nets of three-dimensional figures, and perfect squares and perfect cubes.
- Statistics and Probability: statistical questions, data distributions, measures of center, dot plots, histograms, box plots, summarizing data sets, and introductory probability including long-run relative frequency.
How StudyPug Helps New York 6th Grade Math Students
When a student gets stuck on ratio reasoning, fraction division, or writing algebraic expressions, StudyPug lets them go back to the exact lesson they need rather than waiting for the next school day. Each topic comes with a short video lesson followed by practice problems, so the student can check their understanding right away. You can use the 6th grade math quiz to identify which strands need more work before a test.
StudyPug also supports the transition ahead - families who want to preview where this course leads can explore the 7th grade math curriculum nyc to see how the skills built in 6th grade carry forward into proportional relationships, geometry, and statistics at the next level.
Aligned to New York 6th Grade Math Curriculum
Every lesson and practice problem on StudyPug is mapped to the New York Next Generation Math Standards for 6th grade. Whether your child is working on the number system, expressions and equations, or statistics and probability, the content follows the same sequence and expectations as their New York classroom, so there are no gaps between what they study on StudyPug and what their teacher is covering.
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Last updated June 5, 2026
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