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The official Saskatchewan Mathematics, Grade 6 curriculum
Saskatchewan defines Mathematics, 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 Saskatchewan's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.gov.sk.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand N | 9 | Number |
| Strand P | 3 | Patterns and Relations |
| Strand SS | 5 | Shape and Space |
| Strand SP | 2 | Statistics and Probability |
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Unit 1NumberOfficial strand · Strand N
Place value beyond a million and below a thousandth, factors and multiples, order of operations, multiplying and dividing decimals, percent, integers, improper fractions and mixed numbers, and ratio.
Place Value to Big and Small Numbers
- Numbers greater than one millionN6.1 — Understand place value for numbers greater than one million, and relate them to one million using place value patterns.
- Numbers less than one thousandthN6.1 — Understand place value for numbers less than one thousandth, and estimate and solve situational questions involving very small or very large quantities.
Factors, Multiples, and Primes
- Finding factors and multiplesN6.2 — Determine the factors and multiples of numbers less than 100 concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Factors, multiples, multiplication and divisionN6.2 — Relate factors and multiples to multiplication and division, and explain how skip counting and multiples are related.
- Prime and composite numbersN6.2 — Determine and relate prime and composite numbers, including finding the prime factors of a whole number.
Order of Operations
- Why we need a standard orderN6.3 — Understand why a standardized order of operations on whole numbers (excluding exponents) is needed.
- Applying and checking the orderN6.3 — Apply the order of operations to solve situational questions and analyze simplifications for errors, with and without technology.
Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
- Multiplying decimalsN6.4 — Extend understanding of multiplication to decimals using 1-digit whole number multipliers, and justify decimal placement.
- Dividing decimalsN6.4 — Extend understanding of division to decimals using 1-digit natural number divisors, and justify decimal placement.
Percent
- Representing percentN6.5 — Demonstrate understanding of percent (whole numbers to 100) concretely and pictorially, and describe examples relevant to self, family, or community.
- Percent, fractions, and decimalsN6.5 — Create representations that establish relationships between whole number percents to 100, fractions, and decimals, and solve situational questions.
Integers
- Representing integersN6.6 — Represent integers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, and describe examples of integers relevant to self, family, or community.
- Comparing and ordering integersN6.6 — Compare two integers using <, >, or =, and order a set of integers in increasing or decreasing order.
Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Converting improper fractions and mixed numbersN6.7 — Extend understanding of fractions to express an improper fraction as a mixed number and vice versa, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Placing fractions on a number lineN6.7 — Place a set of fractions, including whole numbers, mixed numbers, and improper fractions, on a number line and explain the strategy used.
Ratio
- Writing and representing ratiosN6.8 — Demonstrate understanding of ratio concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, including part-to-part and part-to-whole ratios in colon and word form.
- Solving ratio problemsN6.8 — Solve situational questions involving ratios and describe situations in which a ratio might occur.
Quantity in First Nations and Métis Worldviews
- Researching quantity in First Nations and Métis lifestylesN6.9 — Research and present how First Nations and Métis peoples, past and present, envision, represent, and use quantity in their lifestyles and worldviews.
The official wording — 9 outcomes in this unit
- N6.1
Demonstrate understanding of place value including: • • greater than one million
- N6.2
Demonstrate understanding of factors and multiples (concretely, pictorially, and symbolically) including: • • determining factors and multiples of numbers less than 100
- N6.3
Demonstrate understanding of the order of operations on whole numbers (excluding exponents) with and without technology.
- N6.4
Extend understanding of multiplication and division to decimals (1-digit whole number multipliers and 1-digit natural number divisors).
- N6.5
Demonstrate understanding of percent (limited to whole numbers to 100) concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- N6.6
Demonstrate understanding of integers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- N6.7
Extend understanding of fractions to improper fractions and mixed numbers.
- N6.8
Demonstrate an understanding of ratio concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- N6.9
Research and present how First Nations and Métis peoples, past and present, envision, represent, and use quantity in their lifestyles and worldviews.
Unit 2Patterns and RelationsOfficial strand · Strand P
Patterns and relationships in tables of values and graphs, preservation of equality, and expressions and equations involving variables.
Tables of Values and Graphs
- Working with tables of valuesP6.1 — Extend understanding of patterns and relationships in tables of values, including analyzing relationships within and between columns.
- Graphs and how they relate to tablesP6.1 — Translate a pattern into a graph, describe how a graph and a table of values are related, and describe situations represented by a graph.
Preservation of Equality
- Keeping an equation balancedP6.2 — Extend understanding of preservation of equality concretely, pictorially, physically, and symbolically by creating equivalent forms of an equation.
Expressions and Equations
- Expressions versus equationsP6.3 — Extend understanding of patterns and relationships by using expressions and equations involving variables, and explain the difference between them.
- Generalizing formulas with variablesP6.3 — Generalize an expression or equation that describes a pattern or formula, such as the perimeter and area of rectangles, and the commutative property.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- P6.1
Extend understanding of patterns and relationships in tables of values and graphs.
- P6.2
Extend understanding of preservation of equality concretely, pictorially, physically, and symbolically.
- P6.3
Extend understanding of patterns and relationships by using expressions and equations involving variables.
Unit 3Shape and SpaceOfficial strand · Strand SS
Angles, perimeter and area and volume, regular and irregular polygons, the first quadrant of the Cartesian plane, and transformations of 2-D shapes.
Angles
- Classifying and estimating anglesSS6.1 — Identify examples of angles, classify angles, and estimate their measure using referents.
- Measuring and drawing anglesSS6.1 — Determine angle measures in degrees using a protractor, and draw angles.
- Angles in triangles and quadrilateralsSS6.1 — Apply angle relationships in triangles and quadrilaterals, generalizing that a triangle's angles sum to 180° and a quadrilateral's to 360°.
Perimeter, Area, and Volume
- Perimeter of polygons and area of rectanglesSS6.2 — Extend and apply understanding of the perimeter of polygons and the area of rectangles, generalizing strategies and formulae.
- Volume of right rectangular prismsSS6.2 — Determine the volume of right rectangular prisms by relating the area of the base to the volume and generalizing a formula.
- Comparing measures and solving problemsSS6.2 — Compare perimeter and area, and area and volume; analyze the effect of orientation; and solve situational questions.
Regular and Irregular Polygons
- Classifying triangles and polygonsSS6.3 — Demonstrate understanding of regular and irregular polygons by classifying types of triangles, comparing side lengths and angle measures, and differentiating regular from irregular polygons.
- Congruent polygonsSS6.3 — Analyze polygons for congruence by superimposing or measuring, and replicate a polygon in a different orientation.
The First Quadrant of the Cartesian Plane
- Plotting points in the first quadrantSS6.4 — Demonstrate understanding of the first quadrant of the Cartesian plane by plotting points given ordered pairs with whole number coordinates.
- Points on the axes and distancesSS6.4 — Generalize strategies for identifying ordered pairs on the axes and for determining distances between points on the same horizontal or vertical line.
Transformations of 2-D Shapes
- Identifying and describing transformationsSS6.5 — Identify and describe single and combinations of transformations (translations, rotations, reflections) of 2-D shapes.
- Performing transformationsSS6.5 — Perform single and combined transformations on 2-D shapes and identify the coordinates of the image's vertices in the first quadrant.
The official wording — 5 outcomes in this unit
- SS6.1
Demonstrate understanding of angles including: • • identifying examples • • classifying angles • • estimating the measure
- SS6.2
Extend and apply understanding of perimeter of polygons, area of rectangles, and volume of right rectangular prisms (concretely, pictorially, and symbolically) including: • • generalizing strategies and formulae
- SS6.3
Demonstrate understanding of regular and irregular polygons including: • • classifying types of triangles • • comparing side lengths • • comparing angle measures • • differentiating between regular and irregular polygons
- SS6.4
Demonstrate understanding of the first quadrant of the Cartesian plane and ordered pairs with whole number coordinates.
- SS6.5
Demonstrate understanding of single, and combinations of, transformations of 2-D shapes (with and without the use of technology) including: • • identifying • • describing
Unit 4Statistics and ProbabilityOfficial strand · Strand SP
Data analysis with line graphs and discrete-data graphs, data collection, interpolation and extrapolation, and experimental and theoretical probability.
Line Graphs and Data Collection
- Line graphs and graphs of discrete dataSP6.1 — Extend understanding of data analysis to line graphs and graphs of discrete data, deciding which representation suits a data set.
- Collecting data and interpolatingSP6.1 — Collect data through questionnaires, experiments, databases, and electronic media, and interpret graphs through interpolation and extrapolation.
Probability
- Sample space and theoretical probabilitySP6.2 — Demonstrate understanding of probability by determining the sample space and the theoretical probability of an outcome.
- Experimental probability and comparingSP6.2 — Determine the experimental probability of an outcome and compare experimental and theoretical probabilities.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- SP6.1
Extend understanding of data analysis to include: • • line graphs • • graphs of discrete data
- SP6.2
Demonstrate understanding of probability by: • • determining sample space • • differentiating between experimental and theoretical probability • • determining the theoretical probability
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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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