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 6 — 4 units, 39 skills.
Number
- Numbers greater than one million
- Finding factors and multiples
- Why we need a standard order
Patterns and Relations
- Working with tables of values
- Keeping an equation balanced
- Expressions versus equations
Shape and Space
- Classifying and estimating angles
- Perimeter of polygons and area of rectangles
- Classifying triangles and polygons
Statistics and Probability
- Line graphs and graphs of discrete data
- Sample space and theoretical probability
See the full Mathematics, Grade 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 Saskatchewan, that's English Language Arts, Grade 6 — 3 units, 24 skills.
See the full English Language Arts, Grade 6 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 6 — 4 units, 30 skills.
Diversity of Living Things
- What makes something a living thing
- How humans build classification systems
- Sorting animals by backbone
Understanding Electricity
- How Saskatchewan makes electricity
- Static electric charge
- What a circuit needs
Principles of Flight
- Flight in nature and invention
- Lift against gravity
- Building and testing a flying object
Our Solar System
- Researching the solar system
- Modelling sky events
- Living and working in space
See the full Science, Grade 6 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 6 — 4 units, 13 skills.
Communication Skills
- Landing the main idea of a presentation
- Discussing information on familiar topics
- Main idea and details in 70-100 word texts
General Language Strategies
- Using the named listening strategies
- Climbing from modeled to independent speech
- Reading strategies at paragraph scale
See the full Core French 6 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 6 in Saskatchewan?
Saskatchewan's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French as a Second Language for Grade 6 — 119 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 diversity of living things and understanding electricity. 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 6 — 4 units, 13 skills.
Interactions and Interdependence
- How culture and place shape beliefs
+ 3 more skills in this unit →Dynamic Relationships
- How natural environments shape ways of life
+ 3 more skills in this unit →Power and Authority
- My power and the power of others
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Resources and Wealth
- What contributes to quality of life
+ 1 more skill in this unit →See the full Social Studies, Grade 6 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →