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Alberta

Grades 4-8
Social Studies Strands: Culture and Community; The Land: Places and People; Time, Continuity and Change; Power, Authority and Decision Making; Economics and Resources; Information and Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 5
Information and Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 6
Information and Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 7
Social Studies: Canada: Origins, Movement of People and Settlement; Information and Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 8
Information and Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

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British Columbia and Yukon

Grade 4
Social Studies: Applications of Social Studies, Society and Culture, Economy and Technology; Information and Communication Technologies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 5
Social Studies: Applications of Social Studies, Society and Culture, Economy and Technology, Historical Development of Canada; Information and Communication Technologies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 6
Social Studies: Applications of Social Studies, Society and Culture, Economy and Technology, Canada and the World; Information and Communication Technologies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 7
Social Studies: Applications of Social Studies, Society and Culture, Economy and Technology; Information and Communication Technologies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 8
 Social Studies: Applications of Social Studies, Society and Culture, Economy and Technology; Information and Communication Technologies; Math; Art; Language Arts

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Manitoba

Grade 4
Social Studies: Identity, Culture and Community; The Land: Places and People; Historical Connections; Power, Authority and Decision-Making; Economics and Resources; Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 5
Social Studies, Identity, Culture and Community; The Land: Places and People; Historical Connections; Power, Authority and Decision-Making; Economics and Resources; Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 6
Social Studies: Identity, Culture and Community; The Land: Places and People; Historical Connections; Power, Authority and Decision-Making; Economics and Resources; Canada, A Country of Change; Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 7
Social Studies: People and Places in the World; Identity, Culture and Community; The Land: Places and People; Historical Connections; Power, Authority and Decision-Making; Economics and Resources; Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 8
Social Studies: Societies of the Past; Identity, Culture and Community; The Land: Places and People; Historical Connections; Power, Authority and Decision-Making; Economics and Resources; Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

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New Brunswick

Grade 4
Technological Competence; Social Studies; Math; Visual Arts; Language Arts

Grade 5
Technological Competence; Social Studies: New Brunswick and Canada; Math; Visual Arts; Language Arts

Grade 6
Technological Competence; Social Studies; Math; Visual Arts; Language Arts

Grade 7
Technological Competence; Social Studies: Twentieth Century Canada; Math; Visual Arts; Language Arts

Grade 8
Technological Competence; Social Studies; Math; Visual Arts; Language Arts

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Grade 4
Social Studies: Communities in Canada and the World; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 5
Social Studies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 6
Social Studies: Our Country, Canada; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 7
Social Studies: Living in North America; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 8
Social Studies: Exploring World Cultures; Math; Art; Language Arts

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Nova Scotia

Grade 4
Technological Competence; Social Studies: Learning about the past and how communities change; Technology, transportation and communication change; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 5
Technological Competence; Social Studies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 6
Technological Competence; Social Studies: Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 7
Technological Competence; Social Studies: North America; Math; Fine Arts; Language Arts

Grade 8
Technological Competence; Social Studies: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Canada; Math; Fine Arts; Language Arts

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Nunavut and the Northwest Territories

Grade 4
Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 5
Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 6
Social Studies: Our Place in the North, Regions of Canada; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 7
Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 8
Math; Art; Language Arts

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Ontario

Grade 4
Social Studies: Major physical regions of Canada; Exchange of goods among provinces and territories; Heritage and Citizenship; Science and Technology; Information Studies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 5
Social Studies: Heritage and Citizenship; Science and Technology; Information Studies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 6
Social Studies: Heritage and Citizenship; Science and Technology; Information Studies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 7
Social Studies: Heritage and Citizenship; Science and Technology; Information Studies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 8
History: Canadian History, 1850s-1918; Heritage and Citizenship; Geography: Patterns in Human Geography, Economic Systems and Migration; Science and Technology; Information Studies; Math; Art; Language Arts

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Prince Edward Island

Grade 4
Technological Competence; Social Studies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 5
Technological Competence; Social Studies: North America; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 7
Technological Competence; Social Studies; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 8
Technological Competence; Social Studies: Canadian History 1814-1900, Human and Physical Geography; Math; Art; Language Arts

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Quebec

Cycle 2
Social Studies: The Concept of Space, The Concept of Time, Cultural and Economic Characteristics of Society, The Geography of Quebec and Canada; Ethnic and Cultural Characteristics of Quebec and Canada; Economy in Quebec and Canada; Introduction to the History of Quebec and Canada; Science and Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

Cycle 3
Social Studies: The Concept of Space, The Concept of Time, Cultural and Economic Characteristics of Society, The Geography of Quebec and Canada; Ethnic and Cultural Characteristics of Quebec and Canada; Economy in Quebec and Canada; Introduction to the History of Quebec and Canada; Science and Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

Cycle 4
Social Studies: The Concept of Space, The Concept of Time, Cultural and Economic Characteristics of Society, The Geography of Quebec and Canada; Ethnic and Cultural Characteristics of Quebec and Canada; Economy in Quebec and Canada; Introduction to the History of Quebec and Canada; Science and Technology; Math; Art; Language Arts

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Saskatchewan

Grade 4
Social Studies: Heritage, Interdependence, Decision-Making; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 5
Social Studies: Heritage, Interdependence, Decision-Making; Canada; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 6
Social Studies: Location, Interaction, Identity, Interdependence; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 7
Social Studies: Location, Resources, Power, Change; Math; Art; Language Arts

Grade 8
Social Studies: Culture, Interdependence; Math; Art; Language Arts

 
   
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