How to read this page
Newfoundland and Labrador 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Mathematics, Grade 8 — 8 units, 34 skills.
Percent, Ratio, Rate, and Squares
- Representing percents beyond 100
- Two- and three-term ratios
- Perfect squares and square roots
Operations with Fractions, Integers, and Percents
- Solving percent problems
- Multiplying fractions
- Multiplying integers
Linear Relations
- Tables and graphs of a linear relation
Pythagoras, Surface Area, and Volume
- Modelling the Pythagorean theorem
- Surface area of prisms
Nets, Tessellations, and Views
- Matching nets to 3-D objects
- Which shapes tessellate
- Drawing views of a 3-D object
Probability
- Probability of independent events
See the full Mathematics, Grade 8 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's English Language Arts, Grade 8 — 3 units, 39 skills.
Speaking and Listening
- Reflecting on others' contributions to discussion
- Applying strategies for effective talk
- Demonstrating active speaking and listening
Reading and Viewing
- Selecting texts for needs and interests
- Identifying topics for inquiry
- Explaining personal responses with support
Writing and Representing
- Experimenting with strategies as a language learner
- Creating a range of texts
- Choosing strategies to create varied texts
See the full English Language Arts, Grade 8 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Science, Grade 8 — 4 units, 29 skills.
Earth/Space Science: Water Systems on Earth's Surface
- How Earth's spheres interact
- Ocean currents, winds, and climate
Physical Science: Optics
- Properties of visible light
- The law of reflection
Life Science: Cells, Tissues, Organs and Systems
- The cell as a living system
- Cells, tissues, organs, and systems
See the full Science, Grade 8 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
French this year
French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Core French, Grade 8 — 3 units, 29 skills.
Communication
- Directed short conversations
- Global comprehension of texts
- Reading aloud familiar texts
General Language Education
- Decoding with cues
- Gathering and organizing information
- Using a model
See the full Core French, Grade 8 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 8 in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French for Grade 8 — 151 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers percent, ratio, rate, and squares and operations with fractions, integers, and percents; English Language Arts covers speaking and listening and reading and viewing; Science covers earth/space science: water systems on earth's surface and physical science: fluids. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum?
It's built from Newfoundland and Labrador'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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Social Studies, Grade 8 — 5 units, 20 skills.
History - 1. Citizenship, Power, and Governance
- Political context and challenges of the 19th century
- The impact of the political events of the 1930s
+ 1 more skill in this unit →History - 2. Culture and Diversity
- The Indigenous peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Lifestyles of 19th-century peoples
+ 1 more skill in this unit →History - 3. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions
- The economic context of 19th-century lifestyles
- Economic changes after Confederation up to 1971
+ 3 more skills in this unit →History - 4. People, Place, and Environment
- Groups who settled and why
- Social changes and issues at the close of the 20th century
+ 1 more skill in this unit →History - 5. Time, Continuity, and Change
- Understanding and appreciating history
- Newfoundland and Labrador in World War I
- Coping with crises and disasters
+ 3 more skills in this unit →See the full Social Studies, Grade 8 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →