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The official Saskatchewan Core French 6 curriculum
Saskatchewan defines Core French 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 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 6 — every unit, lesson, and skill
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Unit 1Communication SkillsOfficial strand · Strand CS
Paragraph-scale French — main ideas of oral presentations, real discussions, four text types in reading, and your first written paragraphs and scripts.
Main Ideas of Oral Presentations
- Landing the main idea of a presentation6.CS.1 — Show understanding of the main idea of oral French multi-sentence presentations on a variety of familiar topics in structured situations.
Discussing in French
- Discussing information on familiar topics6.CS.2 — Discuss a variety of information on familiar topics through modeled oral expression in highly structured situations — bringing information, responding to a partner's, and keeping the discussion moving.
Reading Four Text Types
- Main idea and details in 70-100 word texts6.CS.3 — Show understanding of the main idea and general details in illustrated 70-100 word French texts across four types — expository, procedural, persuasive, and narrative.
Writing Paragraphs and Scripts
- Writing a 50-60 word paragraph or short script6.CS.4 — Produce a 50-60 word French expository, narrative, or procedural paragraph — or a short script — based on a combination of models.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- 6.CS.1
understanding of the main idea of oral French multi-sentence presentations
- 6.CS.2
Discuss a variety of information on familiar topics through modeled oral expression
- 6.CS.3
understanding of the main idea and general details in illustrated 70 - 100 word expository, procedural, persuasive and narrative texts
- 6.CS.4
Produce a 50 - 60 word expository, narrative, or procedural paragraph or short script in French
Unit 2General Language StrategiesOfficial strand · Strand GL
Semi-guided strategy work — the named strategy sets for listening, the practice ladder for speaking, guided reading, and the four-stage writing process.
The Listening Strategy Set
- Using the named listening strategies6.GL.1 — Use listening and viewing strategies in semi-guided situations — asking and answering questions, making predictions, verifying comprehension, making connections, visualizing, summarizing, synthesizing, and analyzing.
The Practice Ladder
- Climbing from modeled to independent speech6.GL.2 — Use speaking strategies in semi-guided situations across the practice ladder — modeled language, shared practice, guided practice, and independent practice — including building fluency with repetition and developing your own scripts from two models.
Guided Reading
- Reading strategies at paragraph scale6.GL.3 — Use reading strategies in guided situations on paragraph-length French texts — predicting, connecting, cognate-spotting, referencing, and verifying across 70-100 word texts.
The Four-Stage Writing Process
- Idea generation to publishing6.GL.4 — Implement the four stages of the writing process in guided situations — generating ideas in French, planning and drafting with organizers, editing, and publishing.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- 6.GL.1
asking and answering questions • making predictions • verifying comprehension
- 6.GL.2
modeled language • shared practice • guided practice • independent practice
- 6.GL.3
reading strategies in guided situations
- 6.GL.4
idea generation, drafting, editing, and publishing
Unit 3Language KnowledgeOfficial strand · Strand LK
Level 6 grammar — numbers to 1000 and ordinals, the -er verb system in singular and plural, adjective placement, and sport-and-activity prepositions with jouer and faire.
Numbers to 1000 and Ordinals
- Counting to 1000 and ordering with ordinals6.LK.1 — Identify French numbers to 1000 and use ordinal numbers — premièrement, deuxièmement, troisièmement — to show the order of events.
- -er verbs in the present — singular and plural6.LK.1 — Conjugate theme-related regular -er verbs in the present tense across singular and plural forms — and handle the irregular -er verbs the themes need.
- Adjective placement and jouer/faire prepositions6.LK.1 — Place and agree common adjectives correctly, and use the prepositions à la, au, aux, du, and de la with jouer and faire — je joue au hockey, je fais de la natation.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- 6.LK.1
numbers to 1 000 • ordinal numbers
Unit 4CultureOfficial strand · Strand C
The influence of French, First Nations, and Métis languages and cultures — written into place names and woven through lifestyles.
Names on the Map, Ways of Life
- Languages written into place names6.C.1 — Relate the influence of French, First Nations, and Métis languages to place names — decoding names like Qu'Appelle, Montmartre, Saskatoon, and Wanuskewin on the map.
- Cultural contributions to how we live6.C.1 — Relate the contributions of French, First Nations, and Métis cultures to lifestyles — the foods, activities, words, and traditions from all three cultures that shape everyday Saskatchewan life.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- 6.C.1
contributions of French, First Nations, and Métis languages and cultures to place names
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Common questions
Can MapleMind help my child with Core French 6?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 13 skills in Saskatchewan's Core French 6 — 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 6 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 6 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 6?
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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