How to read this page
Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan, that's Mathematics, Grade 4 — 4 units, 34 skills.
Number
- Representing numbers to 10 000
- Strategies and estimates for adding and subtracting
- Mental math strategies for multiplication
Shape and Space
- Reading analog and digital clocks
- Identifying 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 Saskatchewan, that's English Language Arts, Grade 4 — 3 units, 14 skills.
Compose and Create
- Creating identity texts through experience and inquiry
Assess and Reflect
- Reflecting on strategies and exploring improvements
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 Saskatchewan, that's Science, Grade 4 — 3 units, 30 skills.
Life Science — Habitats and Communities
- Populations, communities, and habitats
- Structures and behaviours for surviving
- How people change habitats
Physical Science — Light and Sound
- Natural and artificial light
- Opaque, transparent, translucent
- Optical devices that help us see
Earth and Space Science — Rocks, Minerals, and Erosion
- Properties of rocks and minerals
- Everyday uses of rocks and minerals
- Weathering and erosion
See the full Science, Grade 4 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
French as a Second Language this year
French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In Saskatchewan, that's Core French 4 — 4 units, 16 skills.
Communication Skills
- Catching details and answering question types
- Greetings, courtesies, congratulations, and encouragement
- Finding the main idea and details in explaining texts
General Language Strategies
- Running the listening cycle with less support
- Planning, giving, and improving a presentation
- Setting a purpose and reading with strategies
See the full Core French 4 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 4 in Saskatchewan?
Saskatchewan's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French as a Second Language for Grade 4 — 107 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers number and patterns and relations; English Language Arts covers comprehend and respond and compose and create; Science covers life science — habitats and communities and physical science — light and sound. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Saskatchewan curriculum?
It's built from Saskatchewan'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 Saskatchewan, that's Social Studies, Grade 4 — 4 units, 13 skills.
Interactions and Interdependence
- How First Nations and Métis people shaped Saskatchewan
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Dynamic Relationships
- How the land shaped settlement
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Power and Authority
- Governance and quality of life
+ 3 more skills in this unit →Resources and Wealth
- Meeting the challenges of the environment
+ 2 more skills in this unit →See the full Social Studies, Grade 4 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →