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The official Ontario Social Studies, Grade 6 curriculum
Ontario defines Social Studies, Grade 6 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Ontario's official curriculumRead it on the government site — dcp.edu.gov.on.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand A | 15 | Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, Past and Present |
| Strand B | 13 | People and Environment: Canada's Interactions with the Global Community |
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How MapleMind teaches Social Studies, Grade 6 — every unit, lesson, and skill
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Unit 1Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, Past and PresentOfficial strand · Strand A
How various groups and communities — including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities and settler/newcomer groups — have contributed to Canadian identities and to the goal of inclusiveness; the traditional and treaty territory of one's own community, reasons for migration, life in settler communities, types of communities, significant events in the histories of Indigenous, settler, and Jewish communities, interactions among communities, key differences between communities, changes within one's own community, and the fundamental elements of Canadian identities.
Contributions to Canadian Identities
- How features shape a country's identityA1.1 — Explain how built, physical, and social features can contribute to identities and images of a country, and assess their contribution to images of Canada.
- First Nations, Métis, and Inuit contributionsA1.2 — Analyse contributions that various First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities and individuals have made to Canada.
- Settler and newcomer contributionsA1.3 — Analyse contributions that various settler/newcomer groups have made to Canadian identities.
- Building an inclusive CanadaA1.4 — Explain how groups and communities have contributed to inclusiveness, and assess the extent to which Canada has achieved the goal of being an inclusive society.
Communities in Canada, Past and Present
- Traditional and treaty territoryA3.1 — Identify the traditional Indigenous and treaty territory or territories on which their community is located.
- Why people migrated to CanadaA3.2 — Identify the main reasons why different peoples migrated to Canada.
- Life in settler and newcomer communitiesA3.3 — Describe key aspects of life in settler/newcomer communities, and identify ways their culture of origin influenced their life in Canada and affected Indigenous communities.
- Types of communities and their contributionsA3.4 — Identify various types of communities in Canada and ways they have contributed to the development of the country.
- Histories of Indigenous communitiesA3.5 — Describe significant events or developments in the history of two or more First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit communities, and how they affected the communities.
- Histories of settler and newcomer communitiesA3.6 — Describe significant events or developments in the history of two or more settler/newcomer communities, and how they affected the communities.
- History of Jewish communities in CanadaA3.7 — Describe significant events in the history of Jewish communities in Canada, their contributions, and the impacts of antisemitism.
- Interactions between communitiesA3.8 — Describe interactions between communities in Canada, including between newcomers and groups already in the country.
- Differences between communitiesA3.9 — Identify key social, cultural, and/or economic differences between a few historical and/or contemporary communities, including at least one Indigenous community.
- Changes within my communityA3.10 — Describe significant changes within their own community in Canada.
- Fundamental elements of Canadian identitiesA3.11 — Identify and describe fundamental elements of Canadian identities.
The official wording — 15 outcomes in this unit
- A1.1
explain how various features, including built, physical, and social features of communities, can contribute to identities in and images of a territory and/or country
- A1.2
analyse some of the contributions that various First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities and individuals have made to Canada
- A1.3
analyse some of the contributions that various settler/newcomer groups have made to Canadian identities
- A1.4
explain how various groups and communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, have contributed to the goal of inclusiveness in Canada
- A3.1
identify the traditional Indigenous and treaty territory or territories on which their community is located
- A3.2
identify the main reasons why different peoples migrated to Canada
- A3.3
describe some key economic, political, cultural, and social aspects of life in settler/newcomer communities in Canada
- A3.4
identify various types of communities in Canada and some ways in which they have contributed to the development of the country
- A3.5
describe significant events or developments in the history of two or more First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit communities in Canada and how these events affected the communities’ development and/or identities
- A3.6
describe significant events or developments in the history of two or more settler/newcomer communities in Canada and how these events affected the communities’ development and/or identities
- A3.7
describe significant events or developments in the history of Jewish communities in Canada, including some of the ways they have contributed to Canada
- A3.8
describe interactions between communities in Canada, including between newcomers and groups that were already in the country
- A3.9
identify key differences, including social, cultural, and/or economic differences, between a few historical and/or contemporary communities, including at least one First Nations, Métis, or Inuit community, in Canada
- A3.10
describe significant changes within their own community in Canada
- A3.11
identify and describe fundamental elements of Canadian identities
Unit 2People and Environment: Canada's Interactions with the Global CommunityOfficial strand · Strand B
Why international cooperation matters and how effective Canadian and citizen actions abroad have been; why Canada participates in international accords and organizations; responses of governments, NGOs, and citizens to global issues; why some environmental issues require global cooperation; Canada's involvement in world regions including its responses to disasters and to human rights violations during and since the Holocaust; and the political, social, economic, and environmental effects of Canada's global interactions, including locating significant countries and regions.
International Cooperation and Responses
- Why Canada joins international accordsB1.1 — Explain why Canada participates in specific international accords and organizations, and assess the influence of some of them.
- Responses to a global issueB1.2 — Analyse responses of Canadian governments, NGOs, and citizens to an issue of international significance.
- Environmental issues that cross bordersB1.3 — Explain why some environmental issues are of international importance and require the participation of other regions along with Canada.
Canada in the World
- How Canada interacts with other nationsB3.1 — Identify major ways the Canadian government interacts with other nations of the world.
- Canada's international accords and organizationsB3.2 — Describe Canada's participation in different international accords, organizations, and/or programs.
- Groups through which Canadians act globallyB3.3 — Describe several groups or organizations through which Canada and Canadians are involved in global issues.
- Responses to disasters and emergenciesB3.4 — Describe responses of the Canadian government and some NGOs to different disasters and emergencies around the world.
- Canada, the Holocaust, and human rightsB3.5 — Describe Canada's responses to human rights violations during the Holocaust and the impact of global human rights changes since World War II on Canada's responses to hate and rights violations.
- Effects of Canada's interactions on regionsB3.6 — Identify significant political, social, and economic interactions between Canada and other regions, and describe how they affect these regions.
- Locating countries Canada connects withB3.7 — Identify and locate on a map countries and regions Canada has a significant interrelationship with, and use longitude and latitude to locate cities.
- Canada's economic relationshipsB3.8 — Identify countries/regions with which Canada has a significant economic relationship and reasons why close relationships developed with them and not others.
- Economic effects on CanadaB3.9 — Describe significant economic effects on Canada and Canadians of interactions between Canada and other regions.
- Environmental effects of Canada's interactionsB3.10 — Describe some ways in which Canada's interactions with other regions have affected the environment.
The official wording — 13 outcomes in this unit
- B1.1
explain why Canada participates in specific international accords and organizations
- B1.2
analyse responses of Canadian governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and individual citizens to an economic, environmental, political, and/or social issue of international significance
- B1.3
explain why some environmental issues are of international importance and require the participation of other regions of the world, along with that of Canada, if they are to be effectively addressed
- B3.1
identify some of the major ways in which the Canadian government interacts with other nations of the world
- B3.2
describe Canada’s participation in different international accords, organizations, and/or programs
- B3.3
describe several groups or organizations through which Canada and Canadians are involved in global issues
- B3.4
describe the responses of the Canadian government and some NGOs to different disasters and emergencies around the world
- B3.5
describe the responses of the Canadian government to human rights violations during the Holocaust
- B3.6
identify some significant political, social, and economic interactions between Canada and other regions of the world, and describe some ways in which they affect these regions
- B3.7
identify and locate on a map countries and regions with which Canada has a significant interrelationship, and use longitude and latitude to locate cities in these countries/regions
- B3.8
identify countries/regions with which Canada has a significant economic relationship
- B3.9
describe significant economic effects on Canada and Canadians of interactions between Canada and other regions of the world
- B3.10
describe some ways in which Canada’s interactions with other regions of the world have affected the environment
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Social Studies, Grade 6 workbook worth keeping
Built from the same official curriculum as this page. Before and after each skill above, your student colours in how sure they feel — so the two of you can see, on one page, what's clicking and what needs another look. It's a quiet way to follow how the year is really going.
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The official source is linked on this page — Ontario's official curriculum. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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