How to read this page
British Columbia publishes its curriculum as long official documents written for teachers. This page is the same content, translated for the fridge door: each subject below shows this year's units and the skills inside them. If a skill sounds unfamiliar, that's the point — now you know what to ask about at dinner.
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In British Columbia, that's Mathematics 6 — 6 units, 19 skills.
Number
- Reading and comparing very small and very large numbers
- Greatest common factor and least common multiple
- Switching between improper fractions and mixed numbers
Computational Fluency
- Fast and sure with facts to 100
- What to calculate first
- Multiplying and dividing decimal numbers
Patterns and Algebra
- Showing a pattern with expressions, tables, and graphs
- Finding the missing whole number
Measurement
- Measuring around an irregular, many-sided shape
- Finding the area of three flat shapes
- How much space something takes up or holds
Geometry
- Measuring angles with a protractor and naming their type
- Sorting triangles by sides and angles
- Applying more than one transformation in a row
Data, Probability, and Financial Literacy
- Reading and building line graphs
- Comparing predicted and actual chance
- Building a simple budget and smart shopping math
See the full Mathematics 6 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In British Columbia, that's English Language Arts 6 — 3 units, 51 skills.
Story and Text
- Forms of text
- Using text features
- Narrative structures
Strategies and Processes
- Using contextual clues
- Focusing on the speaker
- Reflecting
Language Features, Structure, and Conventions
- Tone
- Paragraphing
- Regional dialects and varieties of English
See the full English Language Arts 6 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In British Columbia, that's Science 6 — 4 units, 16 skills.
Body Systems
- The excretory system
- The reproductive system
- The hormonal system
Forces and Motion
- Newton's first law of motion
- Newton's second law of motion
- Newton's third law of motion
The Universe and Our Solar System
- The scale, structure, and age of the universe
- Our solar system's place, motion, and parts
See the full Science 6 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
French this year
French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In British Columbia, that's Core French 6 — 6 units, 15 skills.
Listening and Viewing with Intent
- Consonant, vowel, diphthong, and nasal sounds
Using Strategies to Understand and Acquire Language
- French letter patterns and how they sound
Describing Others and Their Interests
- Describing people (Il/Elle/On est, a, aime)
Reciprocal Communication with High-Frequency Structures
- Asking and answering common questions
Acquiring Language Through Stories
- Respecting others' work and culture (appropriation and plagiarism)
Francophone Communities and Cultural Awareness
- Cultural aspects of communities
See the full Core French 6 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Three ways parents use this list
Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 6 in British Columbia?
British Columbia's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French for Grade 6 — 114 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers number and computational fluency; English Language Arts covers story and text and strategies and processes; Science covers body systems and mixtures. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official British Columbia curriculum?
It's built from British Columbia's official program of studies, reorganized into plain language — and each subject links to a course page that quotes the ministry's own wording and links to the government source, so you can check our work. One honest caveat: we're not the ministry, curricula do change, and we can't guarantee this reflects the very latest revision, so confirm anything important against the live provincial curriculum data.
My child is finding one of these skills hard. What can I do?
That's normal — every skill on this page is one most kids wobble on at first. MapleMind teaches any of them one-on-one: a short lesson in plain words, a worked example, then solving together. It's free to start, on any device, in 14 languages.
Keep exploring
Knowing the list is half the job
The other half is the teaching — and that's what MapleMind does. Pick any skill on this page and see it taught properly, free, in under a minute.
MapleMind isn't affiliated with any ministry of education. We build these guides from each province's official program of studies and refresh them from time to time — but curricula change, and we can't guarantee this page reflects the very latest revision. Always confirm against the live provincial curriculum data. Last updated 2026-08-15.
Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In British Columbia, that's Social Studies 6 — 4 units, 13 skills.
People on the Move
Who Makes the Decisions
- The role of individuals and activists
- Governmental organizations
- NGOs and groups representing Indigenous peoples
+ 1 more skill in this unit →A Connected World Economy
- Economic policies
- Resource management and effects on Indigenous peoples
- Globalization and economic interdependence
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Conflict and the Media
See the full Social Studies 6 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →