Cambridge Lower Secondary – Class 6 (Year 6, Age 11+).

Class 6 marks the start of Cambridge Lower Secondary (Stage 7), bridging Primary → Secondary. Students begin more structured subjects with assessments preparing them for Checkpoint exams (at Year 8).

🎓 Cambridge Lower Secondary — Class 6 (Year 6) Syllabus

1. English (Cambridge Lower Secondary English Stage 7)

• Reading comprehension: short stories, non-fiction, poems with inference, prediction, and main idea questions.
• Writing:
• Paragraphs (8–12 sentences).
• Story writing with proper beginning–middle–end.
• Letters (informal & simple formal).
• Instructions, short reports.
• Grammar:
• Parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions).
• Tenses: present, past, future (continuous, simple).
• Sentence types: statements, questions, exclamations, commands.
• Punctuation: commas, apostrophes, quotation marks.
• Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms, homophones, prefixes/suffixes.
• Speaking & listening: discussions, presentations, storytelling, roleplay.

2. Mathematics (Cambridge Lower Secondary Mathematics Stage 7)

• Numbers up to 1,000,000.
• Multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
• Factors, multiples, prime numbers, LCM & HCF.
• Fractions: equivalent, simplify, add/subtract/multiply, convert to decimals.
• Decimals: addition, subtraction, multiplication.
• Percentages (introductory).
• Measurement: length, mass, volume, perimeter, area, time.
• Geometry: angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, symmetry.
• Data handling: bar charts, pictograms, line graphs, simple probability.
• Word problems & real-life applications.

3. Science (Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Stage 7)

• Living things: classification of plants & animals.
• Human body: skeletal, muscular, circulatory, digestive, respiratory systems.
• Materials: solids, liquids, gases; reversible/irreversible changes.
• Forces & energy: push, pull, gravity, friction, magnetism, light, heat.
• Earth & Space: Earth’s movement, day/night, moon phases, seasons.
• Environment & ecosystems: food chains, habitats, conservation.
• Simple experiments & observations.

4. ICT / Computer Studies

• Word: formatting, tables, images, spell check.
• PowerPoint: slides, animations, transitions.
• Excel: data entry, simple formulas, charts.
• Internet research: evaluating sources, safe browsing.
• Email: sending & replying (teacher-supervised).
• Introductory coding: Scratch or basic block coding.

5. Bangla (Optional)

• Writing essays (8–10 sentences).
• Reading comprehension & story analysis.
• Grammar: nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence structure.
• Letter writing (formal & informal).
• Poems & rhymes.

6. Art / Creative

• Drawing & shading (nature, landscape, human figures).
• Painting (watercolor, poster).
• Paper crafts, clay modeling.
• Introduction to design & patterns.

7. Global Perspectives / Life Skills

• Rights & responsibilities.
• Environment: pollution, recycling, conservation.
• Communities: local & global awareness.
• Problem solving & teamwork.

📚 Cambridge Lower Secondary — Class 6 Book List

English

• Cambridge Lower Secondary English Learner’s Book 6.
• Cambridge Lower Secondary English Activity Book 6.
• Nelson Grammar Stage 7.
• Oxford Reading Tree Stage 11–12.

Mathematics

• Cambridge Lower Secondary Mathematics Learner’s Book 6.
• Cambridge Lower Secondary Mathematics Workbook 6.
• Collins Mental Maths Book 6.

Science

• Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Learner’s Book 6.
• Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Activity Book 6.

ICT

• Cambridge ICT Starters / Lower Secondary Stage 6–7.

Bangla

• বাংলা পাঠ্যপুস্তক (শ্রেণি ৬).

Art

• My Art & Craft Book – Class 6.

✅ By Class 6, students start formal Lower Secondary education with structured subjects, assessments, and reasoning skills, preparing for Checkpoint exams in Year 8.