What your child learns in Grade 6 in PEI
Grade 6 pushes towards more abstract thinking with fractions, decimals, ratio, percent and patterns. Science explores the diversity of life, electricity, flight and space. Social studies covers Prince Edward Island history and world cultures. The elementary literacy and mathematics assessments have been held at the end of Grade 6.
Grade 6 subjects in the Prince Edward Island Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number. Demonstrate an understanding of place value for numbers: greater than one million; less than one thousandth.
- Patterns and Relations. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationships within tables of values to solve problems.
- Shape and Space. Demonstrate an understanding of angles.
18 units, including thousandths to billions, integers & decimals, facts & factors, factors & primes.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Speaking and Listening. Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
- Speaking and Listening. Students will be expected to communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically.
- Speaking and Listening. Students will be expected to interact with sensitivity and respect, considering the situation, audience, and purpose.
16 units, including learning to learn, roots & analogies, text features & forms, text forms & features.
Science
Big Ideas
- Life Science: Diversity of Life.
- Physical Science: Electricity.
- Physical Science: Flight.
15 units, including sorting living things, biodiversity, traits & fossils, tiny living things.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Citizenship, Power, and Governance. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions, and sources of power, authority, and governance.
- Culture and Diversity. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and world view, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives.
- Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions. Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make responsible economic decisions as individuals and as members of society.
16 units, including island time lines, what is culture?, people of island history, traditions shape culture.
Core French
Big Ideas
- Communication. On the basis of their experience in the core French curriculum, students will be expected to communicate effectively in French, both orally and in writing and to interact appropriately in a variety of situations that relate to their needs and interests.
- General language education. On the basis of their experience in the core French curriculum, students should be able to choose and implement strategies to facilitate their communication in French and improve their learning.
- Culture. On the basis of their experience in the Core French curriculum, students should be able to demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of francophone cultures, while comparing them with their own culture, as well as an appreciation and understanding of Canada’s culticultural reality.
7 units, including question words, family and friends, hobbies, giving reasons.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments about organization, explaining reasoning in math and writing with evidence.
PEI report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding. See what each level means.
Grade 6 students also take the Prince Edward Island provincial literacy and mathematics assessments. Read the Provincial assessments guide.
The CAMET competencies grow through exploratory learning and every subject in the intermediate years. Read about camet competencies.
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: talk, listen and ask why, talking together, reading detectives, plot and conflict, read with a purpose
- Science: digestion & breathing, heart, bones & muscles, body teamwork, heart rate and reaction time, solid, liquid, gas
- Social Studies: maps, sources and fair thinking, investigate it, where and when?, land and water, rise and fall
- 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 Prince Edward Island Curriculum. Grade 6 pushes towards more abstract thinking with fractions, decimals, ratio, percent and patterns. Science explores the diversity of life, electricity, flight and space. Social studies covers Prince Edward Island history and world cultures. The elementary literacy and mathematics assessments have been held at the end of Grade 6.
PEI report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding. Students in Grade 6 also write the Prince Edward Island provincial literacy and mathematics assessments, which is separate from the report card.
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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