How to read this page
New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick, that's Mathematics, Grade 4 — 4 units, 40 skills.
Number
- Showing numbers to 10 000
- Properties of 0 and 1 for multiplication
- Naming and recording fractions
Patterns and Relations
- Finding patterns in tables and charts
- Writing a problem as an equation
Shape and Space
- Reading and recording time
- Area in square units
- Describing rectangular and triangular prisms
See the full Mathematics, Grade 4 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 New Brunswick, that's English Language Arts, Grade 4 — 3 units, 33 skills.
Speaking and Listening
- Exploring and discussing thoughts and experiences
- Contributing to discussion and knowing when to speak
- Showing courtesies in group interactions
Reading and Viewing
- Selecting texts with growing independence
- Answering questions by seeking information from sources
Writing and Other Ways of Representing
- Using writing strategies to explore ideas and feelings
- Creating texts in different modes and forms
- Developing writing process strategies
See the full English Language Arts, Grade 4 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In New Brunswick, that's Science, Grade 4 — 6 units, 16 skills.
See the full Science, Grade 4 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 4 in New Brunswick?
New Brunswick's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies for Grade 4 — 108 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers number and patterns and relations; English Language Arts covers speaking and listening and reading and viewing; Science covers the earth's crust and changes in earth surface. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official New Brunswick curriculum?
It's built from New Brunswick'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.
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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 New Brunswick, that's Social Studies, Grade 4 — 4 units, 19 skills.
Exploration
- What it means to explore
+ 1 more skill in this unit →The Nature of Exploration
- Stories of many kinds of explorers
- Knowledge, power, and wealth
- Positive and negative consequences
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Exploring Our World
- The continents and oceans
- Characteristics of physical features
- Benefits and challenges of the environment
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Exploring the Landscapes of Canada
- Canada's six physical regions
- Where Canadians live
- Provinces, territories, and capitals
+ 4 more skills in this unit →See the full Social Studies, Grade 4 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →