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 5 — 4 units, 38 skills.
Number
- Representing numbers to one million
- Multiplication facts to 81
- Dividing 3-digit numbers
Shape and Space
- Rectangles from a given perimeter
- Referents and estimating volume
- Parallel, perpendicular, and other lines
See the full Mathematics, Grade 5 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 5 — 3 units, 14 skills.
See the full English Language Arts, Grade 5 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 5 — 3 units, 31 skills.
Life Science — Human Body Systems
- The body's defences
- Body systems and their organs
- Systems that team up
Physical Science — Materials, Forces, and Simple Machines
- What matter is
- Reversible and non-reversible changes
- From raw material to product
Earth and Space Science — Weather
- Weather instruments
- Moving air and pressure
- Forecasts and weather's effects
See the full Science, Grade 5 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 5 — 4 units, 16 skills.
Communication Skills
- Collecting details and comparing what you hear
- Telling experiences and rallying questions
- Main idea and many details across text types
General Language Strategies
- Driving the listening cycle yourself
- Owning your oral presentation
- Reading familiar texts with your own strategies
Language Knowledge
- Numbers to 100, sentences, and questions
- Articles, adjective agreement, plurals, and possessives
See the full Core French 5 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 5 in Saskatchewan?
Saskatchewan's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French as a Second Language for Grade 5 — 110 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 — human body systems and physical science — materials, forces, and simple machines. 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 5 — 4 units, 11 skills.
Interactions and Interdependence
- The Aboriginal heritage of Canada
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Dynamic Relationships
- People and the land in Canada
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Power and Authority
- Canada's political evolution
+ 3 more skills in this unit →Resources and Wealth
- Sustainable management of the environment
+ 1 more skill in this unit →See the full Social Studies, Grade 5 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →