Prince Edward Island · Grade 4 · Social Studies · 2026–27

Social Studies, Grade 4 — help with every skill

MapleMind is an AI tutor for Prince Edward Island's Social Studies, Grade 4 (Grade 4). It teaches all 8 skills from the official 2026–27 curriculum — Mapping and Canadian Regions, Exploration, Humans and the Physical Environment — one step at a time, on web, iPhone, and Android. Free to start.

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Get help with Social Studies, Grade 4

Most tutoring makes your child sit through material your child already knows. MapleMind flips that: pick the exact skill that's causing trouble — any of the 8 below — and the tutor teaches just that one, step by step, as many times as it takes. Ask questions in plain words, any time of day, in English, French, or 12 other languages.

New to Grade 4? Read the parent's guideWhat your child learns this year in Prince Edward Island — every subject, in plain words.

The official Prince Edward Island Social Studies, Grade 4 curriculum

Prince Edward Island defines Social Studies, Grade 4 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 Prince Edward Island's official curriculumRead it on the government site — princeedwardisland.ca ↗
Official strandOutcomesWhere MapleMind teaches it
2.11Mapping and Canadian Regions
2.21Exploration
2.31Humans and the Physical Environment

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How MapleMind teaches Social Studies, Grade 4 — every unit, lesson, and skill

Every skill below runs as a short session: a plain-words lesson, a worked example, solving it together, then a five-question skill check that earns up to three stars. Guided Mode keeps it teaching instead of answer-handing — turning it off needs a parent's password.

Unit 1Mapping and Canadian RegionsOfficial strand · 2.1

Building geographic literacy: using and interpreting maps, and locating Canada's major regions, provinces, and territories.

Reading Maps of Canada

  • The parts of a mapDK 2.1 — Use maps to identify significant places in Canada by reading key map elements - title, legend, compass rose, scale, and grid - across different kinds of maps.
  • Canada's regions, provinces, and territoriesDK 2.1 — Use maps to identify and differentiate Canada's major regions, provinces, and territories, and their capitals.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
  • DK 2.1 use maps to identify significant places and regions in Canada.

Unit 2ExplorationOfficial strand · 2.2

Evaluating the impact of exploration over time: what motivates exploration, the experiences and perspectives of both explorers and the peoples already living on the land, and exploration's positive and negative consequences.

Why People Explore

  • What motivates explorationDK 2.2 — Evaluate the impact of exploration over time by examining what motivates exploration and the challenges explorers faced.

The Impact of Exploration

  • Positive and negative consequences of explorationDK 2.2 — Evaluate the positive and negative consequences of exploration, expansion, and colonization for different groups and for the environment.
  • Lands were already home to peopleDK 2.2 — Understand that lands explorers reached were often already inhabited, so 'discovered' is not the right word, and examine the perspectives of the peoples affected by exploration.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
  • DK 2.2 evaluate the impact of exploration over time

Unit 3Humans and the Physical EnvironmentOfficial strand · 2.3

Analysing the relationship between humans and the physical environment in Canada: how people adapt to the land, how the physical landscape shapes how Canadians live, human impacts on the environment, and Indigenous perspectives on caring for the land.

Living With the Land Across Canada

  • How the physical landscape shapes how Canadians liveDK 2.3 — Analyse how people adapt to their environment and how Canada's physical landscape shapes activities, lifestyles, and industries across regions.
  • How human actions change the environmentDK 2.3 — Analyse the environmental changes caused by human actions, and efforts to conserve and restore the environment.
  • Indigenous perspectives on caring for the landDK 2.3 — Understand Indigenous perspectives on the reciprocal, respectful relationship between humans and the physical environment.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
  • DK 2.3 analyse the relationship between humans and the physical environment in Canada
Social Studies, Grade 4 Course Companion — printable workbook and progress tracker for the Social Studies, Grade 4 curriculum Curriculum checklist and skills tracker inside the Social Studies, Grade 4 workbookParent dashboard and progress pages inside the Social Studies, Grade 4 workbookUnit reflection and certificate pages inside the Social Studies, Grade 4 workbook

Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year

A Social Studies, Grade 4 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.

By June it's full of their own handwriting: units worked through, confidence grown, a mid-year check-in, notes from parent-teacher night, and a certificate at the end. Less a worksheet, more a record of the year worth keeping on the shelf.

23 pages · 1,000+ fillable fields · US Letter, prints at home

$4.99 CAD

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What it looks like in the app

MapleMind Learn tab: streak counter, homework help shortcut, and the next lesson ready to continue
Pick up where you left offLessons, quizzes, games, and exams — one home.
MapleMind Homework Help screen with Guided Learning Mode switched on
Homework help that teachesGuided Mode explains the how — answers stay earned.
MapleMind Exam Prep screen listing provincial assessments as full simulations
Real exam practiceSimulations built from provincial assessments.

Common questions

Can MapleMind help my child with Social Studies, Grade 4?

Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 8 skills in Prince Edward Island's Social Studies, Grade 4 — your child picks the exact skill, and the tutor teaches it step by step: a short lesson, a worked example, solving together, then a skill check to show it stuck.

Is MapleMind aligned to Prince Edward Island's official curriculum?

Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Prince Edward Island's Grade 4 Social Studies curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.

What does MapleMind cost?

It's free to start — 5 tutoring chats and a practice quiz every day, no credit card. A Pro subscription ($9.99/month or $49.99/year CAD, 7-day free trial) unlocks unlimited tutoring, practice, and exam simulations.

What if my child is stuck on just one topic?

That's the point of skill-level tutoring: open Social Studies, Grade 4 in the app, tap the exact skill from the list on this page, and the tutor teaches just that — no wading through lessons your child doesn't need.

Does MapleMind work in French or other languages?

Yes — 14 languages, including French. Both the app and the tutor's explanations switch to the language your child chooses.

Where can I see the official Prince Edward Island curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 4?

The official source is linked on this page — Prince Edward Island'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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