What your child learns in Grade 6 in Manitoba
Grade 6 pushes towards more abstract thinking: large numbers, factors, ratio and percent, integers, and algebra with patterns and equations. Social studies follows how Canada has changed since Confederation.
Grade 6 subjects in the Manitoba Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number: Develop number sense.
- Patterns and Relations: Use patterns to describe the world and solve problems.
- Patterns and Relations: Represent algebraic expressions in multiple ways.
14 units, including thousandths to billions, facts & factors, mixed numbers & ratios, decimal × and ÷.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- A1 Oral Language Communication: Learners will apply listening and speaking skills to receive, exchange and develop ideas for various purposes and audiences.
- A2 Language as the Foundation for Reading and Writing: Learners will develop and apply the understanding of the system of language (knowledge and skills) and language comprehension for reading and writing.
- B1 Acquire New Information: Learners will activate, acquire and build background knowledge through inquiry of diverse topics and engagement with multimodal forms of text (e.g., visual, oral, print, digital, experts, Elders).
10 units, including close reading, point of view, figurative language, connotation & tone.
Science
Big Ideas
- What causes events to happen?
- How are time and the motion of the Solar System related?
- How are organisms similar and different from each other?
10 units, including think like a scientist, gravity & friction, buoyancy, flight.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Grade 6 Social Studies: Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present)
- Cluster 1: Building a Nation (1867 to 1914)
- Cluster 2: An Emerging Nation (1914 to 1945)
12 units, including confederation & manitoba, treaties, métis & the mounties, newcomers & homesteads, railway & gold rushes.
French Immersion
Big Ideas
- French immersion is first and foremost a language program: French is both the language we learn in and the language we learn.
- Listening and speaking in French grow every day, in school and in the francophone community.
- Reading a range of French texts builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
7 units, including imparfait ou passé composé?, racines et préfixes, les légendes, quand et où?.
Core French
Big Ideas
- Oral Communication: La communication orale Listen in order to understand the communicated message. Communicate orally and interact spontaneously, keeping in mind the message, fluency and accuracy.
- Reading: La lecture Read a variety of texts, for various purposes, and demonstrate understanding of text, orally, in writing or visually.
- Writing: L'écriture Plan and write coherent texts to communicate the message.
8 units, including letter patterns, question words, hobbies, giving reasons.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments about organization, explaining reasoning in math and writing with evidence.
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. See what each level means.
Learning skills are reported separately from the subject levels in every grade. Read about learning skills.
Ready for Grade 6?
Grade 6 builds on what your child practised in Grade 5. If a skill feels shaky, a few short practice sessions before or early in the year can help:
- Math: numbers to a million, add & subtract, mental math tricks, multiply, divide
- English Language Arts: reading detectives, plot and conflict, figurative language, purpose and structure, context clues
- Science: cells: the basic unit of life, digestion & breathing, heart, bones & muscles, forces, friction and machines, simple machines
- Social Studies: first peoples before contact, exploration and early colonies, the fur trade and the red river métis, building canada: before and at confederation, immigration & multiculturalism
- French Immersion: qui, que, où, dont, ne… plus, jamais, rien, les adverbes, la ponctuation, la bande dessinée
- Core French: salutations, sounds and accents, numbers 0 to 30, masculine, feminine, plural, likes and dislikes
Common questions
What do kids learn in Grade 6 in Manitoba?
Grade 6 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, french immersion, core french in the Manitoba Curriculum. Grade 6 pushes towards more abstract thinking: large numbers, factors, ratio and percent, integers, and algebra with patterns and equations. Social studies follows how Canada has changed since Confederation.
How is Grade 6 reported in Manitoba?
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4.
How can I help my Grade 6 child at home?
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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