Alberta · 2026/27 school year

Alberta teachers: the new social studies and science, in one place

Alberta lists Grades 4 to 6 social studies as implemented across the province in September 2026, the 2026/27 school year. Kindergarten to Grade 3 came a year earlier, in 2025/26. Alberta released the final K to 6 social studies curriculum in May 2025. This page gathers Alberta social studies units and plans, the free Democracy Lab, and free science labs.

New Social Studies, Grades 4–6

Guides, units and long-range plans already on the site. Grade 5 units open on TpT. Check current contents and prices on each product page.

Grade 4

One story kit for a 1763 map investigation.

Grade 5

A planning guide, a free lesson, a long-range plan, three units and a three-unit bundle.

On this site

  • Free. Free Ancient Civilization lesson Opens on TpT in a new tab.: Try a complete lesson before choosing a unit.
  • Grade 5 Long Range Plan Opens on TpT in a new tab.: A worked September–June sequence with coverage trackers and room for school changes. Printable planning PDF; lessons are sold separately.
  • Ancient Civilizations Opens on TpT in a new tab.: Choose this unit when you are opening the historical inquiry.
  • Ancient Economies & Empires Opens on TpT in a new tab.: Choose this unit when exchange, power and empire are your next focus.
  • Informed Citizenship Opens on TpT in a new tab.: Choose this unit when informed citizenship is your current planning focus.
  • Full Year Bundle · 3 units Opens on TpT in a new tab.: The three Grade 5 units in one collection.

Grade 6

A teacher's guide, three units and a free year plan with a sample lesson.

On this site

Kindergarten to Grade 6

Seven long-range plans, one PDF for each grade from Kindergarten to Grade 6.

Grades 5 and 6

Six units across both grades. The download files are not in the store yet, so this bundle cannot be purchased here.

Free Democracy Lab (Grade 6)

Three activities for the three organizing ideas of Alberta's new Grade 6 Social Studies. Students compare who had a voice in five systems of government, sort real responsibilities to the federal, provincial or municipal government, and decide which Charter right a situation involves. It is free, runs in the browser, and needs no login or email.

Open Democracy Lab

New Science, Grade 5: free labs

There is no Alberta science guide or product on this site yet. These free labs were written for Manitoba classrooms. Each one also fits a learning outcome on Science (K–6), Grade 5. Seasons Explorer uses Manitoba daylight data. Each lab page names the province and grade it was written for.

  • Free.

    Moon Observatory

    : Predict and reveal eight Moon phases with a paired orbit and Earth-view model. Written for Manitoba Grade 6. It fits Alberta Grade 5 Science, Space: "Students investigate and interpret astronomical phenomena." One skill is "Describe personal observations related to cyclical changes in the Moon's appearance."
  • Free.

    Seasons Explorer

    : A free 3D orbit lab. It uses real 2026 daylight for Winnipeg and Churchill, Manitoba. It fits Alberta Grade 5 Science, Space: "Students investigate and interpret astronomical phenomena." One skill is "Connect the direction of Earth's tilt in relation to the Sun to the length of day and night in each season."
  • Free.

    Buoyancy lab

    : Drop objects into a water tank and load a foil barge until it sinks. Free, in the browser, no login. Written for a Manitoba Grade 6 unit. It fits Alberta Grade 5 Science, Energy: "Students investigate and compare how forces affect living things and objects in water and air." Knowledge: "An object will float on the surface of a liquid when the buoyant force is equal to the weight of the object."
  • Free.

    Energy Sources Lab

    : Follow energy from a source to an action, and sort renewable and non-renewable sources. Written for Manitoba Grade 4. It fits Alberta Grade 5 Science, Energy: "Students investigate and analyze various energy resources." Knowledge: "Energy resources are renewable or non-renewable."

Report cards

Alberta school authorities set their own report cards. This site has no Alberta report-card page or product.

What changed in 2026/27

  • Grades 4 to 6 in 2026/27. Alberta lists Grades 4 to 6 social studies as implemented across the province in September 2026, the 2026/27 school year.
  • Kindergarten to Grade 3 in 2025/26. Kindergarten to Grade 3 came a year earlier, in 2025/26.
  • Final curriculum in May 2025. Alberta released the final K to 6 social studies curriculum in May 2025.

Independent resource, not an Alberta Education publication.

Read the Grade 6 guide · Read the Grade 5 guide