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The official Saskatchewan Core French 5 curriculum
Saskatchewan defines Core French 5 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 Saskatchewan's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.gov.sk.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand CS | 4 | Communication Skills |
| Strand GL | 4 | General Language Strategies |
| Strand LK | 1 | Language Knowledge |
| Strand C | 1 | Culture |
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How MapleMind teaches Core French 5 — 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 1Communication SkillsOfficial strand · Strand CS
Multi-sentence French in every direction — collecting and comparing information, exchanging experiences, reading persuasive texts, and writing many text types.
Collecting and Comparing Information
- Collecting details and comparing what you hear5.CS.1 — Collect information from oral French presentations using graphic organizers, compare and contrast items like schedules and menus from what you hear, and retrieve specific details — like a destination — from a simple conversation.
- Showing understanding and answering five question types5.CS.1 — Show your understanding of French in many ways — drawings, movements, charts, concept maps — respond to questions beginning with est-ce que, qu'est-ce que, qui, où, and quand, and follow procedure directions like constructing a poster or making a recipe.
Exchanging Information
- Telling experiences and rallying questions5.CS.2 — Exchange information with a partner — telling about an experience like a vacation, describing an important detail from a model like La robe rouge est fantastique!, and asking and answering questions including Quelle heure est-il?
- Agreeing, disagreeing, and encouraging5.CS.2 — Use French expressions to negotiate with others — agreeing with D'accord and Bonne idée, disagreeing politely, encouraging teammates, and keeping group work respectful and moving.
Reading Texts That Explain and Persuade
- Main idea and many details across text types5.CS.3 — Show understanding of French expository, procedural, and persuasive texts on familiar topics — identifying the main idea and many isolated details.
Writing Many Kinds of Texts
- Writing different text types from models5.CS.4 — Produce various types of short French texts in a structured and modeled fashion — one-sentence answers and questions, four-to-five sentence descriptions, and other text types on familiar topics.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- 5.CS.1
understanding of oral French messages in a variety of simple multi-sentence statements
- 5.CS.2
Exchange a variety of information on familiar topics through oral expression
- 5.CS.3
understanding of the main idea and many isolated details of French expository, procedural or persuasive texts
- 5.CS.4
Produce various types of short texts in French on familiar topics
Unit 2General Language StrategiesOfficial strand · Strand GL
Guided-level strategy work — you drive the cycles now: listening, presenting, reading familiar texts, and the full writing process.
Guided Listening
- Driving the listening cycle yourself5.GL.1 — Use listening and viewing strategies in guided situations — describing contextual clues and predicting with a French sentence before, sharing the general sense of message segments during, and verifying and evaluating after.
Presenting in Guided Mode
- Owning your oral presentation5.GL.2 — Use speaking strategies for an oral presentation in guided situations — planning content and supports, presenting with previously learned vocabulary, incorporating feedback, and self-evaluating against criteria.
Guided Reading
- Reading familiar texts with your own strategies5.GL.3 — Use reading strategies for familiar French texts in guided situations — predicting and connecting before, using cognates, visuals, and references during, and verifying and evaluating after.
The Full Writing Process
- Running the stages of the writing process5.GL.4 — Implement stages of the writing process in semi-structured situations — planning ideas, drafting, checking and revising with references, and sharing finished writing.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- 5.GL.1
listening or viewing strategies in guided situations
- 5.GL.2
speaking strategies for an oral presentation in guided situations
- 5.GL.3
reading strategies for familiar French texts in guided situations
- 5.GL.4
stages of the writing process in semi- structured situations
Unit 3Language KnowledgeOfficial strand · Strand LK
Level 5's grammar engine — numbers to 100, verb systems, the noun phrase with all its agreements, negatives, prepositions, and theme vocabulary.
Numbers to 100 and Complete Sentences
- Numbers to 100, sentences, and questions5.LK.1 — Count and use French numbers to 100, and build simple complete sentences and questions orally and in writing.
- Verb systems — regular, irregular, and commands5.LK.1 — Use a range of regular -er verbs, some irregular verbs, and the imperative form of common verbs in your French sentences.
The Noun Phrase — Agreements and Replacements
- Articles, adjective agreement, plurals, and possessives5.LK.1 — Build correct French noun phrases — partitive articles like du and de la for food and quantities, adjectives that agree in gender and number, plural noun forms, and possessive pronouns.
- Saying no, placing things, and theme vocabulary5.LK.1 — Build affirmative and negative sentences with ne...pas, replace nouns with pronouns, place things with prepositions, and use key vocabulary from the Level 5 themes.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- 5.LK.1
numbers to 100
Unit 4CultureOfficial strand · Strand C
Cultures across Canada — Francophone communities coast to coast, and comparisons of foods, celebrations, and traditions across Francophone, First Nations, and Métis cultures.
Cultures Across Canada
- Francophone culture from coast to coast5.C.1 — Represent Canadian Francophone cultures — reciting French poems and singing songs, and exploring Francophone communities and culture across Canada.
- Comparing foods, celebrations, and traditions across Canada5.C.1 — Compare foods, celebrations, and traditions of Francophone, First Nations, and Métis cultures across Canada — from tourtière and sugar shacks to bannock, powwows, and Métis fiddle traditions.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- 5.C.1
elements of Francophone, First Nations, and Métis cultures in Canada
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Common questions
Can MapleMind help my child with Core French 5?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 16 skills in Saskatchewan's Core French 5 — 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 Saskatchewan's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Saskatchewan's Grade 5 French as a Second Language 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 Core French 5 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 Saskatchewan curriculum for Core French 5?
The official source is linked on this page — Saskatchewan'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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