Ontario · Grade 6
Social Studies, Grade 6
Ontario’s Grade 6 social studies course, from Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, Past and Present to People and Environment: Canada's Interactions with the Global Community.
- Units
- 2
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 28
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Ontario Ministry of Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 15 skills
Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, Past and Present
Contributions to Canadian Identities
How features shape a country's identity
I can explain how features contribute to a country's identity and assess their role for Canada.
Official code: A1.1
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit contributions
I can analyse contributions First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities have made to Canada.
Official code: A1.2
Settler and newcomer contributions
I can analyse contributions settler and newcomer groups have made to Canadian identities.
Official code: A1.3
Building an inclusive Canada
I can explain contributions to inclusiveness and assess how inclusive Canada has become.
Official code: A1.4
Communities in Canada, Past and Present
Traditional and treaty territory
I can identify the traditional and treaty territory my community is on.
Official code: A3.1
Why people migrated to Canada
I can identify the main reasons people migrated to Canada.
Official code: A3.2
Life in settler and newcomer communities
I can describe life in settler communities and how their origins shaped it.
Official code: A3.3
Types of communities and their contributions
I can identify types of communities and how they helped develop Canada.
Official code: A3.4
Histories of Indigenous communities
I can describe significant events in Indigenous community histories and their effects.
Official code: A3.5
Histories of settler and newcomer communities
I can describe significant events in settler community histories and their effects.
Official code: A3.6
History of Jewish communities in Canada
I can describe the history and contributions of Jewish communities in Canada and the impact of antisemitism.
Official code: A3.7
Interactions between communities
I can describe interactions between communities, including newcomers and existing groups.
Official code: A3.8
Differences between communities
I can identify key differences between communities, including an Indigenous community.
Official code: A3.9
Changes within my community
I can describe significant changes within my own community.
Official code: A3.10
Fundamental elements of Canadian identities
I can identify and describe the fundamental elements of Canadian identities.
Official code: A3.11
The official wording · 15 outcomes
- 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
Key ideas
Built features (memorials, railroads, dams), physical features (climate, landscape, wildlife), and social features (cultural traditions, celebrations) all shape a country's identity.
Every community in Canada sits on the traditional territory of Indigenous nations.
For Canada, images include the winter, mountains and prairies, and wildlife like the beaver and bison.
Most areas are also within the boundaries of a treaty.
Assessing means judging how much a feature really shapes Canada's identity.
Watch out for
- Thinking only people, not features, shape identity.
- Thinking communities exist on 'empty' land with no prior nations.
- Describing a feature without assessing its contribution.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 13 skills
People and Environment: Canada's Interactions with the Global Community
International Cooperation and Responses
Why Canada joins international accords
I can explain why Canada joins international accords and organizations and assess their influence.
Official code: B1.1
Responses to a global issue
I can analyse how governments, NGOs, and citizens respond to a global issue.
Official code: B1.2
Environmental issues that cross borders
I can explain why some environmental issues need global cooperation.
Official code: B1.3
Canada in the World
How Canada interacts with other nations
I can identify major ways Canada interacts with other nations.
Official code: B3.1
Canada's international accords and organizations
I can describe international accords, organizations, and programs Canada takes part in.
Official code: B3.2
Groups through which Canadians act globally
I can describe groups and organizations through which Canadians act on global issues.
Official code: B3.3
Responses to disasters and emergencies
I can describe how Canada and NGOs respond to world disasters and emergencies.
Official code: B3.4
Canada, the Holocaust, and human rights
I can describe Canada's responses to Holocaust-era violations and how global human rights changes shaped later responses.
Official code: B3.5
Effects of Canada's interactions on regions
I can identify Canada's interactions with other regions and describe their effects there.
Official code: B3.6
Locating countries Canada connects with
I can locate countries Canada connects with and use latitude and longitude to find cities.
Official code: B3.7
Canada's economic relationships
I can identify Canada's economic partners and explain why those relationships developed.
Official code: B3.8
Economic effects on Canada
I can describe economic effects on Canada of its interactions with the world.
Official code: B3.9
Environmental effects of Canada's interactions
I can describe how Canada's global interactions have affected the environment.
Official code: B3.10
The official wording · 13 outcomes
- 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
Key ideas
Canada joins organizations like the UN, NATO, WHO, and trade agreements for security, trade, and shared goals.
Canada interacts through trade agreements, military alliances and action, and intergovernmental organizations.
Accords include the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
It also acts through environmental accords and by providing disaster relief and development funds.
Assessing means judging how much influence an accord or organization actually has.
Watch out for
- Thinking Canada joins organizations for no reason.
- Thinking Canada only interacts through trade.
- Describing an organization without assessing its influence.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
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The official curriculum
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Questions about Social Studies, Grade 6
What is Social Studies, Grade 6?
Ontario’s Grade 6 social studies course: 2 units and 28 skills, from Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, Past and Present to People and Environment: Canada's Interactions with the Global Community.
What units are in Social Studies, Grade 6?
1. Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, Past and Present and 2. People and Environment: Canada's Interactions with the Global Community.
Is there a provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 6?
No. Ontario gives no provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 6.
What comes after Social Studies, Grade 6?
History and Geography, Grade 7.
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