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Grade 4

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Mathematics

The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Mathematics, 2020 · 50 concepts
Strand A

Social-Emotional Learning Skills

How to think and feel like a mathematician: stick with hard problems, learn from mistakes, work with others.

1
  1. A1.1
    Being a mathematician
    Stay with a hard problem, notice when a strategy is not working, and try another one without giving up.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand B

Number

Whole numbers to 10 000, fractions from halves to tenths, decimal tenths, and the four operations.

17
  1. B1.1
    Numbers to 10 000
    Read, write, build and break apart whole numbers up to 10 000, and spot where numbers this big show up in real life.
    place value
    Coming to Studio
  2. B1.2
    Compare and order to 10 000
    Put whole numbers up to 10 000 in order and explain which is bigger and why, using place value.
    After B1.1number line
    Coming to Studio
  3. B1.3
    Rounding to 10, 100, 1000
    Round a whole number to the nearest ten, hundred or thousand, and choose the rounding that fits the situation.
    After B1.2number line
    Coming to Studio
  4. B1.4
    Fractions from halves to tenths
    Show fractions from halves to tenths with drawings and symbols, and explain what the top and bottom numbers mean.
    fraction bar
    Coming to Studio
  5. B1.5
    Fair shares and comparing fractions
    Share things fairly among 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 or 10 people, then compare and order the pieces each person gets.
    After B1.4fraction bar
    Coming to Studio
  6. B1.6
    Counting by fractions
    Count up to 10 by halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths and tenths, with and without a number line.
    After B1.4number line
    Coming to Studio
  7. B1.7
    Decimal tenths
    Read, write, compare and order decimal numbers to tenths, like 3.4 and 3.7, in everyday situations.
    After B1.4number line
    Coming to Studio
  8. B1.8
    Rounding decimals
    Round a decimal tenth to the nearest whole number and say when that is a sensible thing to do.
    After B1.7B1.3number line
    Coming to Studio
  9. B1.9
    Fractions and decimals together
    Show that 1/2 is 0.5 and 3/10 is 0.3: the same amount written two ways.
    After B1.4B1.7fraction bar
    Coming to Studio
  10. B2.1
    How the operations connect
    Use the links between adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing to solve problems with more than one step, and check the answer.
    balance
    Coming to Studio
  11. B2.2
    Multiplication facts to 10 × 10
    Know the multiplication facts from 1 × 1 to 10 × 10 by heart, and the division facts that go with them.
    array
    Coming to Studio
  12. B2.3
    Mental math with 10, 100, 1000
    Multiply by 10, 100 and 1000 and divide by 10 in your head, and add or subtract decimal tenths mentally.
    After B1.1B1.7place value
    Coming to Studio
  13. B2.4
    Adding and subtracting to 10 000
    Add and subtract whole numbers up to 10 000 and decimal tenths, using a method you can explain.
    After B1.1B1.7place value
    Coming to Studio
  14. B2.5
    Multiplying by one digit
    Multiply two- and three-digit numbers by a one-digit number, and by 10, 100 and 1000, using arrays to see why it works.
    After B2.2B2.3array
    Coming to Studio
  15. B2.6
    Dividing with remainders
    Divide two- and three-digit numbers by a one-digit number, and write any leftover as a remainder or a fraction.
    After B2.2B1.4array
    Coming to Studio
  16. B2.7
    Adding a fraction again and again
    See that 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 is the same as 3 × 1/4, and write it both ways.
    After B1.4B2.2fraction bar
    Coming to Studio
  17. B2.8
    Rates
    Work with simple rates like 3 stickers for every dollar, and use them to find how many for more dollars.
    After B2.2ratio table
    Coming to Studio
Strand C

Algebra

Patterns, unknowns and simple equations, coding, and using math to model real situations.

10
  1. C1.1
    Repeating and growing patterns
    Describe patterns that repeat and patterns that grow, and say what changes from one step to the next.
    pattern blocks
    Coming to Studio
  2. C1.2
    Making and translating patterns
    Build a pattern with shapes, numbers or words, and show the same pattern in a different form.
    After C1.1pattern blocks
    Coming to Studio
  3. C1.3
    Pattern rules and predictions
    Find the rule behind a pattern, use it to predict what comes later, and fill in missing pieces.
    After C1.1pattern blocks
    Coming to Studio
  4. C1.4
    Patterns in numbers
    Make patterns that show how whole numbers and decimal tenths are related, like counting by 0.1.
    After C1.3B1.7number line
    Coming to Studio
  5. C2.1
    Letters and symbols as unknowns
    Use a letter or a box to stand for a number you do not know yet in an expression or equation.
    balance
    Coming to Studio
  6. C2.2
    Solving equations to 50
    Find the missing number in an equation like 7 + ? = 23, and check that it works.
    After C2.1B2.1balance
    Coming to Studio
  7. C2.3
    Inequalities to 20
    Solve and show on a number line statements like ? + 4 < 12, where more than one answer works.
    After C2.2number line
    Coming to Studio
  8. C3.1
    Writing code for a math problem
    Write and run code that uses steps in order, steps at the same time, repeats, and repeats inside repeats to solve a math problem.
    code blocks
    Coming to Studio
  9. C3.2
    Reading and fixing code
    Read code someone else wrote, change it, and explain how the change alters what happens.
    After C3.1code blocks
    Coming to Studio
  10. C4.1
    Modelling a real situation
    Take a real question, decide what matters, build a math model of it, and use the model to make a prediction.
    After B2.1C1.3modelling canvas
    Coming to Studio
Strand D

Data

Collecting, graphing and reading data, mean, median and mode, and the language of chance.

8
  1. D1.1
    Two kinds of data
    Tell the difference between data that describes (favourite colour) and data that counts or measures (height), and when each is useful.
    data table
    Coming to Studio
  2. D1.2
    Collecting and organizing data
    Gather data from a survey or a source, then organize it in a frequency table or a stem-and-leaf plot.
    After D1.1data table
    Coming to Studio
  3. D1.3
    Choosing and drawing the right graph
    Pick the graph that fits the data, including a double bar graph, and draw it with a title, labels, a scale and a source.
    After D1.2bar graph
    Coming to Studio
  4. D1.4
    Making an infographic
    Tell the story of a data set with a table, a stem-and-leaf plot, a double bar graph and a few words that help it make sense.
    After D1.3bar graph
    Coming to Studio
  5. D1.5
    Mean, median and mode
    Find the mean, the median and the mode of a set of whole numbers, and explain what each one tells you.
    After B2.6dot plot
    Coming to Studio
  6. D1.6
    Reading graphs and drawing conclusions
    Ask and answer questions about data shown in stem-and-leaf plots and double bar graphs, and make a convincing argument from it.
    After D1.3D1.5bar graph
    Coming to Studio
  7. D2.1
    The language of chance
    Use impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely and certain to describe how likely something is, and use that to make a prediction.
    spinner
    Coming to Studio
  8. D2.2
    Predicting mean, median and mode
    Guess whether the mean, median and mode will be the same for data from two different groups, then test it.
    After D1.5D2.1dot plot
    Coming to Studio
Strand E

Spatial Sense

Properties of rectangles, coordinates and transformations, mass, capacity, time, angles and area.

9
  1. E1.1
    Properties of rectangles
    Spot the right angles, parallel sides, perpendicular sides and lines of symmetry in rectangles.
    geometry canvas
    Coming to Studio
  2. E1.2
    Coordinates on a grid
    Plot and read points in the first quadrant, and describe the slide that moves one point to another.
    cartesian grid
    Coming to Studio
  3. E1.3
    Translations and reflections
    Slide and flip a shape on a grid, and predict where it will land before you do it.
    After E1.2cartesian grid
    Coming to Studio
  4. E2.1
    Grams, kilograms, litres, millilitres
    Know that 1000 g is 1 kg and 1000 mL is 1 L, and use everyday objects as benchmarks to estimate mass and capacity.
    After B1.1measure scale
    Coming to Studio
  5. E2.2
    Metric prefixes and choosing a unit
    Use kilo, centi and milli to compare unit sizes, and pick the right unit and tool to measure length, mass or capacity.
    After E2.1measure scale
    Coming to Studio
  6. E2.3
    Elapsed time
    Work out how much time has passed between two clock times, and switch between seconds, minutes, hours and days.
    clock
    Coming to Studio
  7. E2.4
    Kinds of angles
    Name angles as right, straight, acute or obtuse, and find them in shapes and around you.
    angle tool
    Coming to Studio
  8. E2.5
    Area of a rectangle with arrays
    Use rows and columns of squares to measure a rectangle's area, and see why multiplying the two side lengths gives the same answer.
    After B2.2E1.1array
    Coming to Studio
  9. E2.6
    Using the area formula
    Given two of area, length and width of a rectangle, find the third.
    After E2.5B2.6array
    Coming to Studio
Strand F

Financial Literacy

Ways to pay, working out costs and change, and the difference between spending, saving, earning, investing and donating.

5
  1. F1.1
    Ways to pay
    Know the different ways people pay for things: cash, debit, credit, e-transfer, gift cards, and what is different about each.
    money
    Coming to Studio
  2. F1.2
    Cost and change in your head
    Estimate and add up the cost of several whole-dollar items, and work out the change from cash, using mental math.
    After B2.4money
    Coming to Studio
  3. F1.3
    Spend, save, earn, invest, donate
    Explain what each of these means and what to think about before deciding to do it.
    money
    Coming to Studio
  4. F1.4
    Spending versus saving
    Explain how spending and saving pull against each other, and why different people choose differently.
    After F1.3money
    Coming to Studio
  5. F1.5
    Is it a good price?
    Describe ways to decide whether something is reasonably priced before you buy it.
    After F1.2money
    Coming to Studio

Language

The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Language, 2023 · 28 concepts
Strand A

Literacy Connections and Applications

Using reading, writing and speaking skills across subjects, with digital media, and with respect for many voices.

3
  1. A1.1
    Skills that carry everywhere
    Use thinking, communication and collaboration skills from language class in every other subject.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
  2. A2.1
    Reading and making digital media
    Understand how digital texts work, judge what is trustworthy online, and create responsibly.
    media viewer
    Coming to Studio
  3. A3.1
    Many voices, many texts
    Read and talk about texts from Indigenous, Black and diverse Canadian creators, and connect them to your own life.
    reading pane
    Coming to Studio
Strand B

Foundations of Language

Speaking and listening, how words are built, vocabulary, fluency, and the rules of sentences and spelling.

9
  1. B1.1
    Listening and speaking well
    Listen to understand, take turns, and speak clearly for a purpose in a group.
    audio prompt
    Coming to Studio
  2. B2.1
    Reading and spelling longer words
    Use letter patterns and syllables to read and spell multi-syllable words accurately.
    word builder
    Coming to Studio
  3. B2.2
    Prefixes, suffixes and roots
    Break a word into its parts, like un-, -ful and -tion, to read it and work out what it means.
    After B2.1word builder
    Coming to Studio
  4. B2.3
    Growing vocabulary
    Learn new words from reading, use context and word parts to guess meaning, and use the words yourself.
    After B2.2word builder
    Coming to Studio
  5. B2.4
    Reading fluently
    Read aloud smoothly, at a good pace, with expression that shows you understand.
    After B2.1reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  6. B3.1
    Building sentences
    Write simple, compound and complex sentences, and know how the parts fit together.
    sentence builder
    Coming to Studio
  7. B3.2
    Grammar that helps meaning
    Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns and tenses correctly so writing says what you mean.
    After B3.1sentence builder
    Coming to Studio
  8. B3.3
    Capitals and punctuation
    Use capital letters, commas, apostrophes and quotation marks in the right places.
    After B3.1sentence builder
    Coming to Studio
  9. B3.4
    Spelling strategies
    Use patterns, word families and word parts to spell, and know how to check a word you are unsure of.
    After B2.2word builder
    Coming to Studio
Strand C

Comprehension: Understanding and Responding to Texts

Knowing how texts are built, strategies for understanding, and thinking critically about what you read.

9
  1. C1.1
    Kinds of texts
    Recognize stories, poems, reports, instructions, ads and more, and what each is for.
    reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  2. C1.2
    How a text is organized
    Spot patterns like problem-and-solution, cause-and-effect and sequence, and use them to follow along.
    After C1.1reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  3. C1.3
    Text features
    Use headings, captions, diagrams, tables of contents and bold words to find and understand information.
    After C1.1reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  4. C2.1
    Using what you already know
    Connect a text to your own experience and knowledge before and while you read.
    reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  5. C2.2
    Checking your understanding
    Notice when you have lost the thread, and re-read, slow down or ask a question to fix it.
    After C2.1reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  6. C2.3
    Making inferences
    Work out what the author means but does not say, using clues in the text.
    After C2.1reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  7. C2.4
    Summarizing
    Retell the main ideas of a text in order, in your own words, leaving out the small details.
    After C1.2reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  8. C3.1
    Whose point of view?
    Identify whose perspective a text shows, whose is missing, and how that changes the message.
    After C2.3reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  9. C3.2
    Fact, opinion and bias
    Tell facts from opinions, and notice when a text is trying to persuade you.
    After C3.1reading pane
    Coming to Studio
Strand D

Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts

Planning, drafting, revising, editing and sharing writing for a real purpose and audience.

7
  1. D1.1
    Purpose and audience
    Decide why you are writing and who will read it, and let that shape what you write.
    writing pad
    Coming to Studio
  2. D1.2
    Gathering and organizing ideas
    Collect ideas and facts from sources, keep track of where they came from, and organize them before drafting.
    After D1.1writing pad
    Coming to Studio
  3. D2.1
    Writing different kinds of texts
    Write a story, a report, a letter, a set of instructions or a poem, using the shape that kind of text has.
    After D1.2C1.1writing pad
    Coming to Studio
  4. D2.2
    Voice and word choice
    Pick words and a tone that fit your purpose, and let your own voice come through.
    After D2.1B2.3writing pad
    Coming to Studio
  5. D3.1
    Revising
    Re-read your draft for ideas and order, and make it clearer and stronger.
    After D2.1writing pad
    Coming to Studio
  6. D3.2
    Editing
    Fix spelling, grammar and punctuation, using a checklist and the rules you know.
    After D3.1B3.3writing pad
    Coming to Studio
  7. D3.3
    Publishing and presenting
    Choose how to share your finished work, on paper or on screen, and present it to real readers.
    After D3.2writing pad
    Coming to Studio

Science and Technology

The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Science and Technology, 2022 · 27 concepts
Strand A

STEM Skills and Connections

Investigating like a scientist, designing like an engineer, coding, and connecting science to careers and communities.

4
  1. A1.1
    Asking questions and testing them
    Plan a fair test, make observations, record results and explain what they show.
    lab notebook
    Coming to Studio
  2. A1.2
    Designing and building
    Follow the engineering design process: define the problem, plan, build, test and improve.
    design board
    Coming to Studio
  3. A2.1
    Coding in science
    Write and change simple code to model or measure something in a science investigation.
    code blocks
    Coming to Studio
  4. A3.1
    Science in the community
    Connect what you learn to real jobs, to Indigenous knowledge, and to problems in your own community.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand B

Life Systems: Habitats and Communities

What living things need, how they depend on each other, and how people change habitats.

6
  1. B1.1
    Our impact on habitats
    Look at how human activities change habitats and communities, and weigh the good and the bad.
    After B2.5reflection
    Coming to Studio
  2. B2.1
    Habitats and what lives there
    Describe a habitat as the place that gives a living thing food, water, shelter and space.
    habitat scene
    Coming to Studio
  3. B2.2
    Food chains and food webs
    Trace how energy moves from the sun to plants to animals, and draw it as a chain or a web.
    After B2.1food web
    Coming to Studio
  4. B2.3
    Producers, consumers, decomposers
    Sort living things by the job they do: making food, eating others, or breaking things down.
    After B2.2food web
    Coming to Studio
  5. B2.4
    Adaptations
    Explain how a plant or animal's body or behaviour helps it survive in its habitat.
    After B2.1habitat scene
    Coming to Studio
  6. B2.5
    Communities depend on each other
    Show how a change to one living thing in a community affects the others.
    After B2.2B2.4food web
    Coming to Studio
Strand C

Matter and Energy: Light and Sound

Where light and sound come from, how they travel and change, and how we use them.

7
  1. C1.1
    Light and sound technologies around us
    Look at devices that use light or sound, and judge their effects on people and the environment.
    After C2.6reflection
    Coming to Studio
  2. C2.1
    Where light comes from
    Tell natural from artificial light sources, and know that we see things because light reaches our eyes.
    light bench
    Coming to Studio
  3. C2.2
    Reflect, refract, absorb
    Show what happens when light hits a mirror, passes through water or glass, or lands on a dark surface.
    After C2.1light bench
    Coming to Studio
  4. C2.3
    Sound is vibration
    Show that sound is made by something vibrating and travels through air, water and solids.
    sound lab
    Coming to Studio
  5. C2.4
    Pitch and loudness
    Change how high or low and how loud or soft a sound is, and explain what changed.
    After C2.3sound lab
    Coming to Studio
  6. C2.5
    How we see and hear
    Describe how the eye takes in light and the ear takes in vibrations, and how to protect both.
    After C2.1C2.3diagram
    Coming to Studio
  7. C2.6
    Using light and sound
    Explain how things like glasses, telescopes, microphones and sonar use what we know about light and sound.
    After C2.2C2.4diagram
    Coming to Studio
Strand D

Structures and Mechanisms: Gears and Pulleys

How pulleys and gears change force, speed and direction, and where they are used.

5
  1. D1.1
    Machines with gears and pulleys in our lives
    Look at everyday machines that use gears or pulleys and judge how they help and what they cost.
    After D2.4reflection
    Coming to Studio
  2. D2.1
    Pulleys
    Build fixed, movable and combined pulley systems, and see how they change the force needed to lift.
    pulley sim
    Coming to Studio
  3. D2.2
    Gears
    Build gear trains and see how the number of teeth changes speed and direction.
    gear sim
    Coming to Studio
  4. D2.3
    Trading force for speed
    Explain the trade-off: a system that makes lifting easier moves more slowly, and the other way round.
    After D2.1D2.2gear sim
    Coming to Studio
  5. D2.4
    Systems that work together
    Identify the gears and pulleys inside a real machine, like a bicycle or a crane, and how they connect.
    After D2.3diagram
    Coming to Studio
Strand E

Earth and Space Systems: Rocks and Minerals

What rocks and minerals are, how they form and change, how we test them, and how we use them.

5
  1. E1.1
    Mining and the land
    Look at how taking rocks and minerals out of the ground affects people and the environment, and at ways to do it responsibly.
    After E2.4reflection
    Coming to Studio
  2. E2.1
    Rocks versus minerals
    Know that minerals are pure substances and rocks are made of minerals, and describe their properties.
    specimen tray
    Coming to Studio
  3. E2.2
    The rock cycle
    Explain how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form and turn into one another over time.
    After E2.1rock cycle
    Coming to Studio
  4. E2.3
    Testing minerals
    Test colour, lustre, hardness and streak to tell minerals apart.
    After E2.1specimen tray
    Coming to Studio
  5. E2.4
    How we use rocks and minerals
    Find rocks and minerals in buildings, phones, jewellery and roads, and explain why each was chosen.
    After E2.3diagram
    Coming to Studio

Social Studies

The Ontario Curriculum, Social Studies Grades 1 to 6; History and Geography Grades 7 and 8, 2023 · 10 concepts
Strand A

Heritage and Identity: Early Societies to 1500 CE

How early societies around the world lived, governed and met their needs, and how they compare with Canada today.

5
  1. A1.1
    Then and now
    Compare how an early society and Canada today meet needs, treat the environment and organize daily life.
    After A3.2compare table
    Coming to Studio
  2. A2.1
    Asking questions about the past
    Form a question about an early society, find evidence in sources, and explain what the evidence shows.
    source viewer
    Coming to Studio
  3. A3.1
    Where and when
    Locate early societies on a map and a timeline, including Indigenous societies in the Americas.
    map timeline
    Coming to Studio
  4. A3.2
    How early societies were organized
    Describe government, social structure, work, beliefs and daily life in early societies.
    After A3.1source viewer
    Coming to Studio
  5. A3.3
    People and their environment
    Explain how the land, water and climate shaped what an early society ate, built and traded.
    After A3.1map timeline
    Coming to Studio
Strand B

People and Environments: Political and Physical Regions of Canada

Canada's provinces, territories and landforms, how land is used, and the issues that come with it.

5
  1. B1.1
    Using the land and its effects
    Look at how people use land and resources in a region of Canada, and the effects on the environment and on communities.
    After B3.3map canada
    Coming to Studio
  2. B2.1
    Investigating a regional issue
    Choose an issue in one of Canada's regions, gather information, and present what you found.
    After B3.2source viewer
    Coming to Studio
  3. B3.1
    Provinces, territories and capitals
    Name and locate Canada's ten provinces, three territories and their capital cities.
    map canada
    Coming to Studio
  4. B3.2
    Canada's physical regions
    Identify the main landform regions, like the Canadian Shield and the Great Lakes Lowlands, and what makes each different.
    After B3.1map canada
    Coming to Studio
  5. B3.3
    Resources and industries by region
    Match natural resources and industries, like fishing, forestry and farming, to the regions where they happen.
    After B3.2map canada
    Coming to Studio

French as a Second Language (Core)

The Ontario Curriculum: French as a Second Language, Core French Grades 4-8, 2013 · 8 concepts
Strand A

Listening

Understanding spoken French about familiar things, and listening to take part.

2
  1. A1.1
    Understanding spoken French
    Understand simple spoken French about everyday topics, using gestures, pictures and words you know.
    audio prompt
    Coming to Studio
  2. A2.1
    Listening to join in
    Follow a short conversation well enough to respond to it.
    After A1.1audio prompt
    Coming to Studio
Strand B

Speaking

Saying simple things in French, and having short conversations.

2
  1. B1.1
    Speaking to share
    Say short, simple things in French about yourself and familiar topics, with good pronunciation.
    After A1.1speaking prompt
    Coming to Studio
  2. B2.1
    Speaking to interact
    Take part in a short, guided conversation in French, asking and answering simple questions.
    After B1.1A2.1speaking prompt
    Coming to Studio
Strand C

Reading

Reading simple French texts and knowing what different texts are for.

2
  1. C1.1
    Reading simple French
    Read and understand short, simple French texts with familiar words and pictures to help.
    After A1.1reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  2. C2.1
    Why this text?
    Recognize what a simple French text is for, like a menu, a card or a poster, and how it is laid out.
    After C1.1reading pane
    Coming to Studio
Strand D

Writing

Writing short French texts for a reason, and improving them.

2
  1. D1.1
    Writing simple French
    Write short, simple French texts, like a list, a caption or a greeting, for a real reader.
    After C1.1writing pad
    Coming to Studio
  2. D2.1
    Improving your French writing
    Plan, check and fix your French writing with a model and a checklist.
    After D1.1writing pad
    Coming to Studio

Health and Physical Education

The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Health and Physical Education, 2019 · 11 concepts
Strand A

Social-Emotional Learning Skills

Recognizing feelings, managing stress, building relationships and a healthy sense of self.

1
  1. A1.1
    Knowing and managing feelings
    Name what you feel, notice what causes stress, and use ways to calm down and keep going.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand B

Active Living

Being active every day, building fitness, and staying safe while doing it.

3
  1. B1.1
    Being active every day
    Take part in daily physical activity and explain why it matters for your body and mind.
    activity log
    Coming to Studio
  2. B2.1
    Fitness you can feel
    Notice how your heart, breathing and muscles respond to activity, and set a simple fitness goal.
    After B1.1activity log
    Coming to Studio
  3. B3.1
    Staying safe in activity
    Follow safety rules, use equipment properly and know what to do if someone is hurt.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand C

Movement Competence

Moving with control and skill, and using simple strategies in games.

2
  1. C1.1
    Movement skills
    Send, receive and carry objects, and move with balance and control in different ways.
    activity log
    Coming to Studio
  2. C2.1
    Game strategies
    Use simple tactics, like finding open space or defending a target, in different kinds of games.
    After C1.1diagram
    Coming to Studio
Strand D

Healthy Living

Food, safety, substances and how your body is changing, and making good choices.

5
  1. D1.1
    Food and nutrition
    Use Canada's food guide to describe a healthy meal, and read the basics of a food label.
    food guide
    Coming to Studio
  2. D1.2
    Personal safety online and offline
    Recognize risks, including online, and know how to say no and where to get help.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
  3. D1.3
    Tobacco, vaping and other substances
    Describe the effects of tobacco, vaping and alcohol, and the pressures to try them.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
  4. D1.4
    Puberty and your changing body
    Describe the physical and emotional changes of puberty and how to care for your body.
    diagram
    Coming to Studio
  5. D2.1
    Making healthy choices
    Use what you know to make and explain a healthy choice about food, activity, safety or friendships.
    After D1.1D1.2reflection
    Coming to Studio

The Arts

The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: The Arts, 2009 · 12 concepts
Strand A

Dance

Creating and performing dance, responding to it, and its place in different cultures.

3
  1. A1.1
    Creating and performing dance
    Make and perform dance pieces using body, space, time, energy and relationship.
    media viewer
    Coming to Studio
  2. A2.1
    Responding to dance
    Describe what you see in a dance and what it makes you feel and think.
    After A1.1reflection
    Coming to Studio
  3. A3.1
    Dance across cultures
    Explore dances from different times and places and what they mean to their communities.
    media viewer
    Coming to Studio
Strand B

Drama

Creating and performing drama, responding to it, and drama in different cultures.

3
  1. B1.1
    Creating and performing drama
    Take on a role, use voice and body, and build a scene with others.
    media viewer
    Coming to Studio
  2. B2.1
    Responding to drama
    Talk about a performance: what worked, what it meant, and how it was made.
    After B1.1reflection
    Coming to Studio
  3. B3.1
    Drama across cultures
    Explore storytelling and theatre from different cultures and times.
    media viewer
    Coming to Studio
Strand C

Music

Singing and playing, reading and creating music, responding to it, and music in different cultures.

3
  1. C1.1
    Singing, playing and creating music
    Sing and play in tune and in time, read simple notation, and create short pieces.
    music pad
    Coming to Studio
  2. C2.1
    Listening and responding
    Describe the elements you hear, like beat, pitch and dynamics, and how they make you feel.
    After C1.1music pad
    Coming to Studio
  3. C3.1
    Music across cultures
    Explore music from different cultures and times and the role it plays in people's lives.
    media viewer
    Coming to Studio
Strand D

Visual Arts

Making art with the elements and principles of design, responding to art, and art in different cultures.

3
  1. D1.1
    Making art
    Create two- and three-dimensional art using line, shape, colour, texture, space and emphasis.
    sketch pad
    Coming to Studio
  2. D2.1
    Responding to art
    Describe and interpret artworks, including your own, using the language of design.
    After D1.1media viewer
    Coming to Studio
  3. D3.1
    Art across cultures
    Explore art from different cultures and times and what it tells you about the people who made it.
    media viewer
    Coming to Studio

Religious Education

Catholic boards · Ontario Catholic Elementary Curriculum Policy Document, Grades 1-8: Religious Education (Institute for Catholic Education, 2012); program: Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ, Grade 4 · 20 concepts
Strand A

Believing

What Catholics believe about God, Jesus, the Church and the Bible, and why.

4
  1. A1.1
    God's covenant with us
    Tell the story of God's promises to Abraham, Moses and David, and what a covenant is.
    story map
    Coming to Studio
  2. A1.2
    Jesus, fully God and fully human
    Describe who Jesus is in the Gospels: teacher, healer, Son of God, and why his life matters.
    reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  3. A1.3
    The Church as the Body of Christ
    Explain how the Church is a community that continues Jesus' work, led by the pope and bishops.
    After A1.2reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  4. A1.4
    Reading the Bible
    Find a passage by book, chapter and verse, and tell the Old Testament from the New.
    reading pane
    Coming to Studio
Strand B

Celebrating

The sacraments and the liturgical year, and how Catholics celebrate them.

3
  1. B1.1
    The seven sacraments
    Name the seven sacraments and say what each celebrates.
    sort cards
    Coming to Studio
  2. B1.2
    The Mass, part by part
    Follow the order of the Mass and explain what happens at each part.
    After B1.1story map
    Coming to Studio
  3. B1.3
    The Church year
    Place Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and Ordinary Time on the calendar and know their colours and meaning.
    timeline
    Coming to Studio
Strand C

Living a Moral Life

Conscience, the Commandments, the Beatitudes and choosing what is good.

4
  1. C1.1
    Conscience and free choice
    Explain what conscience is and how to use it when choosing between right and wrong.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
  2. C1.2
    The Ten Commandments today
    Connect each Commandment to a choice a Grade 4 student actually faces.
    After C1.1sort cards
    Coming to Studio
  3. C1.3
    The Beatitudes
    Describe the Beatitudes as Jesus' picture of a happy, good life.
    After C1.1reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  4. C1.4
    Forgiveness and reconciliation
    Tell what it means to ask for and offer forgiveness, and how the Sacrament of Reconciliation works.
    After B1.1reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand D

Living in Communion

Belonging to the Church, the saints, and the call to serve.

3
  1. D1.1
    The communion of saints
    Explain who the saints are and tell the story of one saint.
    reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  2. D1.2
    Mary, mother of Jesus
    Describe Mary's yes to God and why Catholics honour her.
    reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  3. D1.3
    Vocation: everyone is called
    Describe different ways people serve God: family life, single life, priesthood, religious life.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand E

Living in Solidarity

Catholic social teaching: dignity, justice, care for creation and for the poor.

3
  1. E1.1
    Every person has dignity
    Explain why every person deserves respect, and spot when someone is left out.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
  2. E1.2
    Caring for creation
    Connect the Genesis story of creation to looking after the earth today.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
  3. E1.3
    Serving those in need
    Describe works of mercy and plan one act of service.
    After E1.1reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand F

Praying

Ways of praying, alone and together.

3
  1. F1.1
    Kinds of prayer
    Tell praise, thanksgiving, petition and sorrow apart, and give an example of each.
    sort cards
    Coming to Studio
  2. F1.2
    Prayers Catholics know by heart
    Pray the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Act of Contrition and say what they mean.
    reading pane
    Coming to Studio
  3. F1.3
    The Rosary
    Explain how the Rosary is prayed and what the mysteries recall.
    After F1.2story map
    Coming to Studio

Family Life Education

Catholic boards · Fully Alive, Grade 4 (Institute for Catholic Education); Ontario Catholic Family Life Education · 11 concepts
Strand A

Created and Loved by God

Each person is unique and loved; gifts, feelings and self-worth.

2
  1. A1.1
    Made in God's image
    Explain what it means that every person is created and loved by God, and name your own gifts.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
  2. A1.2
    Feelings and how to handle them
    Name feelings, notice what causes them, and choose a healthy way to respond.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand B

Living in Relationship

Family, friendship, kindness and handling conflict.

3
  1. B1.1
    Families of many kinds
    Describe what makes a family, how families differ, and what every family needs.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
  2. B1.2
    Being a good friend
    Describe qualities of friendship and how to solve a disagreement fairly.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
  3. B1.3
    Standing up to bullying
    Recognize bullying, know how to respond and where to get help.
    After B1.2reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand C

Created Sexual: Male and Female

Respect for the body, growing and changing, privacy and safety.

2
  1. C1.1
    Growing and changing
    Describe the changes of growing up as a natural part of God's plan, with respect for the body.
    diagram
    Coming to Studio
  2. C1.2
    Privacy, safety and trusted adults
    Know what is private, say no to unsafe touch, and name the adults you can tell.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand D

Growing in Commitment

Promises, responsibility and belonging to a community.

2
  1. D1.1
    Keeping promises
    Explain why promises matter and what commitment looks like at home and school.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio
  2. D1.2
    Responsibility in the family
    Describe your part in family life and how sharing work shows love.
    After D1.1reflection
    Coming to Studio
Strand E

Living in the World

Media, choices and making a difference.

2
  1. E1.1
    Making good media choices
    Judge messages in ads, games and videos against what your family values.
    media viewer
    Coming to Studio
  2. E1.2
    Making a difference
    Plan a way to help your class, parish or neighbourhood.
    reflection
    Coming to Studio