How to Create Interactive 6th Grade Geometry Worksheets

For kids who normally struggle with math, geometry can provide a welcome change of pace. Though they can’t escape numbers entirely, some sixth-graders find it easier to think in terms of space and shapes and angles rather than equations and fractions and decimals. 6th grade geometry worksheets can give these students a solid foundation for the more advanced concepts they will encounter in the years ahead.

If your child is drawn to geometry, or if he or she is struggling with these concepts and needs some help, 6th grade geometry worksheets outside of school can provide an added boost. Innovative tablet-based tutoring programs can offer focused learning; you can also create your own exercises that are challenging, interactive, and skills-strengthening. Here are some ideas to devise 6th grade geometry worksheets:

Area

A major part of 6th grade geometry is learning how to find the area of right triangles, and then finding the area of polygons by breaking down the shapes into triangles and rectangles. If you have a basic illustration or word processing program and a printer, you can easily create 6th grade geometry worksheets that incorporate these concepts. Either draw a shape or import clip art of a blank polygon onto a new document. Copy the shape several times or use a variety of polygons. You can either add the measurements for each side (or leave one side as x and provide an overall answer), print several copies and write in the data later. In no time, you will have sixth-grade geometry worksheets that will strengthen your child’s skills at computing area.

Volume

Computing the volume and surface area of right prisms—three-dimensional shapes with two bases directly above each other and rectangles for lateral faces (picture a brick or a shoebox)—is another concept taught to sixth-graders. Similar to the approach to creating area worksheets, you can also devise exercises that direct students to determine volume with cubes and rectangular prisms. Unless you are a proficient in drawing three-dimensional shapes with your mouse, copying and pasting clip art (found via a Web search) of these shapes likely is your best bet.