What your child learns in Grade 6 in Nunavut
Grade 6 pushes towards more abstract thinking: fractions and decimals, ratio and percent, patterns and equations. Social studies looks at how Nunavut is governed, including its consensus government.
Grade 6 subjects in the Nunavut Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: concepts in mathematics, analytical and critical thinking, and solution-seeking.
- Number: develop number sense and understand how numbers and operations work.
- Patterns and Relations: use patterns and equations to describe the world and solve problems.
13 units, including thousandths to billions, facts & factors, mixed numbers & ratios, decimal × and ÷.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Uqausiliriniq: communication and language, creative and artistic expression, and reflective and critical thinking.
- Comprehension: listen, view and read to understand a range of texts.
- Production: speak, write and represent ideas clearly for different audiences and purposes.
14 units, including learning to learn, close reading, text features & forms, point of view.
Science
Big Ideas
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: ways to describe and improve our world through science and technology.
- Life science, physical science, and earth and space science, as in the Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes.
- Skills of inquiry and design, and links between science, technology, society and the environment.
12 units, including think like a scientist, how science works, gravity & friction, buoyancy.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Nunavusiutit: heritage and culture, history, geography, environmental science, and civics and economics, with a focus on Nunavut and its links to Canada and the circumpolar world.
- Inuuqatigiit, the curriculum from the Inuit perspective, shapes how the strand is taught.
- Skills of inquiry, working with others and respecting different points of view.
3 units, including how nunavut is governed, fairness & respect, investigate it.
Core French
Big Ideas
- French as an Additional Language for Nunavut, Grades 4 to 9: communication in French and learning about francophone cultures.
- Oral communication, reading, writing and viewing build step by step from familiar topics.
7 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.
Nunavut report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding. See what each level means.
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit guides learning from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Read about inuit qaujimajatuqangit.
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, read with a purpose, figurative language, purpose and structure
- Science: midnight sun and polar night, mixtures, changes and reactions, cells: the basic unit of life, digestion & breathing, heart, bones & muscles
- Social Studies: the land claims agreement, finding the way on the land, maps, sources and fair thinking, listen, share and solve together
- Core French: salutations, sounds and accents, numbers 0 to 30, masculine, feminine, plural, likes and dislikes
Common questions
Grade 6 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, core french in the Nunavut Curriculum. Grade 6 pushes towards more abstract thinking: fractions and decimals, ratio and percent, patterns and equations. Social studies looks at how Nunavut is governed, including its consensus government.
Nunavut report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding.
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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