What your child learns in Grade 9 in Manitoba
Grade 9 begins high school credit courses and percentage marks on the report card. Students work with powers, rational numbers, polynomials and linear relations, and study atoms and elements, electricity and the universe. Social studies looks at Canada in the contemporary world.
Grade 9 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.
7 units, including exponents & powers, rational numbers, linear relations, multi-step equations.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- A1 Learners engage in oral language communication as a recursive process of listening, speaking, and interacting to construct meaning, exchange ideas and perspectives, and expand their understanding of themselves, others, and the world.
- A2 Learners build and apply foundational knowledge and skills, including letter knowledge, sound awareness, word structures, vocabulary knowledge, and language conventions, to engage as active readers, writers, and communicators.
- B1 Learners draw on their knowledge, experiences, and awareness of text cues and conventions to establish purpose, anticipate meaning, and prepare for engagement with texts.
9 units, including close reading, literary elements, voices & perspectives, argument & rhetoric.
Science
Big Ideas
- What is matter made of?
- How is electrical energy created and distributed?
- How can genetics help explain evolution?
10 units, including cells from cells, reproduction, atoms & electrons, electrons & compounds.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Grade 9 Social Studies: Canada in the Contemporary World
- Cluster 1: Diversity and Pluralism in Canada
- Cluster 2: Democracy and Governance in Canada
5 units, including rights & citizenship, government & democracy, identity & diversity, global citizens & our economy.
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.
9 units, including registres et exposés oraux, la fable, le roman et ses personnages, les figures de style.
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.
11 units, including past, present, future, asking questions, putting events in order, needs and opinions.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments on planning ahead for course choices, explaining reasoning in math and weighing perspectives in social studies and English.
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 9?
Grade 9 builds on what your child practised in Grade 8. If a skill feels shaky, a few short practice sessions before or early in the year can help:
- Math: squares, cubes & roots, fraction operations, integer operations, percents & money, ratios, rates & proportions
- English Language Arts: reading detective, close reading, whose story is it?, literary devices, forms, patterns & visuals
- Science: cells & life processes, heart & blood, particles & matter, density & buoyancy, viscosity & flow
- Social Studies: being a historian, world views & early societies, ancient greece, ancient rome, medieval europe
- French Immersion: les registres de langue, parler et se faire comprendre, la légende, le théâtre, le schéma narratif
- Core French: past, present, future, asking questions, how often?, opinions and reasons, comparing and contrasting
Common questions
What do kids learn in Grade 9 in Manitoba?
Grade 9 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, french immersion, core french in the Manitoba Curriculum. Grade 9 begins high school credit courses and percentage marks on the report card. Students work with powers, rational numbers, polynomials and linear relations, and study atoms and elements, electricity and the universe. Social studies looks at Canada in the contemporary world.
How is Grade 9 reported in Manitoba?
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4.
How can I help my Grade 9 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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