1503 terms
Words you’ll see most
The terms that come up most across Ontario’s curriculum — a good place to start.
First NationsSocial Studies
First Nations" refers to the original Indigenous peoples of Canada, excluding Inuit, and is a respectful term that replaced older, offensive words. Many communities also use "First Nation" in their name instead of "band.
Example availableIndigenousSocial StudiesIndigenous" refers to the original people who lived in a certain place, like the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people who are the original inhabitants of Canada.
CompareMathematicsTo compare means to look at two or more things and see what is the same about them and what is different.
Example availableDrawingThe ArtsDrawing is when you use tools like pencils or markers to make marks on a surface, like paper, to show what you see, think, or feel.
Example availableMaterialsThe ArtsMaterials are simply the things your child uses to create art, like crayons, paper, or even leaves and shells.
Example availableSymbolsThe ArtsMusical symbols are like a special code of pictures and marks that tell you how to play music notes.
Example availableCultureThe ArtsCulture is simply the shared way of life for a group of people, including their traditions, beliefs, and creations like art or music.
Example availableTechnologyThe ArtsIn drama, "technology" simply means all the equipment, like lights, sound systems, or projectors, that helps put on the show.
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A day in the lifeThe ArtsABThe ArtsABAThe ArtsAbsolute musicThe ArtsAbsolute valueMathematicsAbstinenceHealth & Phys. Ed.AbstractionThe ArtsAbusive behaviourHealth & Phys. Ed.Academic vocabularyLanguageAcadiansSocial StudiesAccentThe ArtsAccidentalThe ArtsAccompanimentThe ArtsActive listeningHealth & Phys. Ed.Active transportationHealth & Phys. Ed.Acute angleMathematicsAcute triangleMathematicsAddendMathematicsAddictionHealth & Phys. Ed.AdditionKindergartenAdvocacy organizationsSocial StudiesAerobic activityHealth & Phys. Ed.AffixLanguageAggregateSocial StudiesAgilityHealth & Phys. Ed.Algebra tilesMathematicsAlgebraic equationMathematicsAlgebraic expressionMathematicsAlgorithmMathematicsAllegoryThe ArtsAllegoryLanguageAllergies and sensitivities/intolerancesHealth & Phys. Ed.AlliterationLanguageAllusionLanguageAlphabetic knowledgeLanguageAnalog clockMathematicsAnalogous coloursThe ArtsAnansi stories/talesThe ArtsAnaphylaxisHealth & Phys. Ed.AngleMathematicsAngle of viewThe ArtsAnimationThe ArtsAnishinaabeHealth & Phys. Ed.Annotated mapSocial StudiesAntagonistThe ArtsAnthropomorphismLanguageAntonymLanguageAquiferSocial StudiesArable landSocial StudiesArea modelMathematicsArrangeThe ArtsArrayMathematicsArtefactSocial StudiesArtefactsThe ArtsArticulationThe ArtsArtist interviewThe ArtsArtist trading cards (ATCs)The ArtsArtist’s statementThe ArtsAsexualHealth & Phys. Ed.AssaultHealth & Phys. Ed.AssemblageThe ArtsAssociative propertyMathematicsAssonanceLanguageAsymmetryThe ArtsAsymmetryThe ArtsAtmosphereThe ArtsAttributeMathematicsAudienceThe ArtsAudience etiquetteThe ArtsAural/oralThe ArtsAutomated external defibrillator (AED)Health & Phys. Ed.AutomaticityMathematicsAutomaticityKindergartenAutomaticityLanguageAutomotionThe ArtsAverageMathematicsAxis (plural: axes)Mathematics
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BackgroundThe ArtsBalanceThe ArtsBalanceThe ArtsBalanceHealth & Phys. Ed.BalanceMathematicsBalance modelMathematicsBalance scaleMathematicsBalanced budgetMathematicsBandSocial StudiesBand councilSocial StudiesBarThe ArtsBar graphMathematicsBarterMathematicsBaseMathematicsBaseLanguageBase (shape)KindergartenBase (shapes)MathematicsBase (word)KindergartenBase ten materialsMathematicsBase ten number systemMathematicsBasic factsMathematicsBead stringMathematicsBeatThe ArtsBeep baseballHealth & Phys. Ed.BenchmarkMathematicsBiasLanguageBinary form (AB form)The ArtsBinomialMathematicsBirth rateSocial StudiesBisectorMathematicsBisexualHealth & Phys. Ed.BlendingLanguageBlendingThe ArtsBlock printThe ArtsBlockingThe ArtsBlueprint planMathematicsBlues scaleThe ArtsBocceHealth & Phys. Ed.BodyThe ArtsBody baseThe ArtsBody percussionThe ArtsBody positionThe ArtsBody stormingThe ArtsBordunThe ArtsBoreal forestSocial StudiesBorrowingMathematicsBound baseLanguageBound movementThe ArtsBrass instrumentThe ArtsBreath sound checkHealth & Phys. Ed.British Columbia Qualification of Voters Act (1872)Social StudiesBritish North AmericaSocial StudiesBroken-line graphMathematicsBudgetMathematicsBuilt featuresSocial StudiesBullyingHealth & Phys. Ed.
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Cabinet projectionMathematicsCall and responseThe ArtsCall and responseThe ArtsCamera anglesThe ArtsCamera shotThe ArtsCanadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsSocial StudiesCanadian ShieldSocial StudiesCanonThe ArtsCapacityKindergartenCapacityMathematicsCapitalizationLanguageCardinal directionsSocial StudiesCardinalityKindergartenCardiorespiratory enduranceHealth & Phys. Ed.CaricatureThe ArtsCarroll diagramMathematicsCartesian planeMathematicsCash transactionMathematicsCast shadowThe ArtsCategoryMathematicsCeramicsThe ArtsChantThe ArtsCharacterizationThe ArtsChâteau CliqueSocial StudiesChequeMathematicsChequing accountMathematicsChiefSocial StudiesChine colléThe ArtsChinese Immigration Act (1885)Social StudiesChoral speaking, chantingThe ArtsChordThe ArtsChoreographerThe ArtsChoreographic formThe ArtsChoreographyThe ArtsChoropleth mapSocial StudiesChromatic scaleThe ArtsCircleKindergartenCircleMathematicsCircle graphMathematicsCircumferenceMathematicsCitizenSocial StudiesCitizenshipSocial StudiesCivic awarenessMathematicsClanSocial StudiesClan motherSocial StudiesClauseLanguageClimateSocial StudiesClimate changeSocial StudiesClimate graphSocial StudiesClockwise (cw)MathematicsClose-upThe ArtsClustered settlement patternSocial StudiesCodaThe ArtsCodeMathematicsCodingKindergartenCodingMathematicsCoherenceLanguageCohesive tiesLanguageCollageThe ArtsCollographThe ArtsColonialismSocial StudiesColonizationSocial StudiesColourThe ArtsColour wheelThe ArtsCombinations problemMathematicsCombiningMathematicsComicThe ArtsCommand economySocial StudiesCommunity/communitiesSocial StudiesCommutative propertyMathematicsCompareMathematicsCompassMathematicsCompatible numbersMathematicsCompensationMathematicsComplementary anglesMathematicsComplementary coloursThe ArtsComplementary data setsMathematicsComplementary eventsMathematicsComposeThe ArtsComposeMathematicsCompose (math)KindergartenComposite imageThe ArtsComposite numberMathematicsComposite polygonMathematicsCompositionThe ArtsComposition of numbersMathematicsCompositional formThe ArtsCompound interestMathematicsCompound metreThe ArtsCompound wordLanguageComprehensionLanguageComprehension strategiesLanguageComputational representationsMathematicsComputational strategiesMathematicsConceptual artThe ArtsConceptual subitizingKindergartenConceptual understandingMathematicsConcrete graphMathematicsConcrete materialsMathematicsConcurrent events (coding)MathematicsConcussionHealth & Phys. Ed.Conditional statement (coding)MathematicsConducting patternsThe ArtsConeMathematicsConfederationSocial StudiesCongruentMathematicsConjectureMathematicsConnecting cubesMathematicsConsonanceLanguageConsonantLanguageConstantMathematicsConstant rateMathematicsConstitutional monarchy*Social StudiesConsumer awarenessMathematicsConsumer contractMathematicsConté (crayon)The ArtsContemporary artThe ArtsContentThe ArtsContextMathematicsContinuous dataMathematicsContinuous soundLanguageContour drawingThe ArtsContour linesThe ArtsContraceptionHealth & Phys. Ed.ContrastThe ArtsContrastThe ArtsControl structure (coding)MathematicsConventionsKindergartenConventionsMathematicsConventionsLanguageConventions of dramaThe ArtsConvertingMathematicsCool coloursThe ArtsCool-downHealth & Phys. Ed.CoordinatesMathematicsCoordinationHealth & Phys. Ed.Core muscle strengthHealth & Phys. Ed.Corn LawsSocial StudiesCorridor of voicesThe ArtsCountMathematicsCounter-tensionHealth & Phys. Ed.Counterclockwise (ccw)MathematicsCountingMathematicsCounting allMathematicsCounting backMathematicsCounting onMathematicsCounting principlesMathematicsCountry wivesSocial StudiesCountySocial StudiesCoureurs de boisSocial StudiesCreditMathematicsCredit cardMathematicsCrescendoThe ArtsCritical analysisLanguageCritical thinkingLanguageCritiqueThe ArtsCroppingThe ArtsCross-hatchingThe ArtsCrossed creaturesThe ArtsCryptocurrencyMathematicsCubeMathematicsCubic centimetre (cm³)MathematicsCubist techniqueThe ArtsCultural elementsLanguageCultural textLanguageCultural textKindergartenCulturally responsive and relevant textLanguageCultureSocial StudiesCultureThe ArtsCurrencyMathematicsCurrent media technologiesThe ArtsCursive writingLanguageCyberbullyingHealth & Phys. Ed.CylinderMathematicsCylinderKindergarten
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Da capo al codaThe ArtsDal segno al codaThe ArtsDal segno al fineThe ArtsDance formThe ArtsDance pieceThe ArtsDance styleThe ArtsDataKindergartenDataMathematicsData literacyMathematicsData setMathematicsDeath rateSocial StudiesDebit cardMathematicsDebtMathematicsDebugging (coding)MathematicsDecimal numberMathematicsDecodable textKindergartenDecodable textLanguageDecodingLanguageDecodingLanguageDecomposeMathematicsDecompose (math)KindergartenDecomposition of numbersMathematicsDecrescendoThe ArtsDefenceHealth & Phys. Ed.Defined count (coding)MathematicsDeforestationSocial StudiesDemocracySocial StudiesDenominatorMathematicsDependent eventsMathematicsDependent variableMathematicsDerivational affixLanguageDerivational familyLanguageDerived factMathematicsDesertificationSocial StudiesDesignThe ArtsDesign (visual arts)KindergartenDevised notationThe ArtsDiagonalMathematicsDiameterMathematicsDifferenceMathematicsDigital clockMathematicsDigital media literacyLanguageDigital representationsSocial StudiesDigital textLanguageDilationMathematicsDimensionThe ArtsDiphthongLanguageDirectional linesThe ArtsDiscrete dataMathematicsDiscriminationHealth & Phys. Ed.DisinformationLanguageDistributionMathematicsDistributive propertyMathematicsDiversitySocial StudiesDivisibility ruleMathematicsDivisionMathematicsDivisorMathematicsDiwaliThe ArtsDoctrine of DiscoverySocial StudiesDocudramaThe ArtsDomain-specific contextLanguageDomain-specific wordsLanguageDominant elementThe ArtsDominant hand/footHealth & Phys. Ed.DonatingMathematicsDot platesKindergartenDotted note or restThe ArtsDotted rhythmThe ArtsDouble number lineMathematicsDoublesMathematicsDoubling timeSocial StudiesDownward dog poseHealth & Phys. Ed.Drainage basinSocial StudiesDrama anthologyThe ArtsDramatic explorationThe ArtsDramatic formThe ArtsDramatic playThe ArtsDramatic worksThe ArtsDrawingMathematicsDrawingThe ArtsDrawing pencilThe ArtsDrillMathematicsDuple metreThe ArtsDurationThe ArtsDurationThe ArtsDynamic balanceHealth & Phys. Ed.DynamicsThe Arts
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E-TransferMathematicsEarningMathematicsEcho singingThe ArtsEconomic sectorSocial StudiesEconomic systemSocial StudiesEconomySocial StudiesEcosystemSocial StudiesEcotourismSocial StudiesEdgeMathematicsEditingLanguageEfficient code (coding)MathematicsElaborationThe ArtsElapsed timeMathematicsElderSocial StudiesElderHealth & Phys. Ed.ElderKindergartenElementMathematicsElementKindergartenElements of danceThe ArtsElements of designThe ArtsElements of dramaThe ArtsElements of musicThe ArtsElements of styleLanguageElements of styleLanguageElements of textLanguageElevationSocial StudiesEmigrationSocial StudiesEmpathy/empathizeThe ArtsEmphasisThe ArtsEncodingLanguageEnergyThe ArtsEnfranchisementSocial StudiesEnglish language learners (ELL)LanguageEnlargementMathematicsEnsembleThe ArtsEntrepreneurSocial StudiesEpinephrine autoinjectorHealth & Phys. Ed.Equal signMathematicsEqual-group problemMathematicsEqual-share problemKindergartenEqualityMathematicsEquationMathematicsEquatorSocial StudiesEquilateral triangleMathematicsEquivalenceMathematicsEquivalentMathematicsEquivalent fractionsMathematicsEstimateMathematicsEstimationMathematicsEstimation strategiesMathematicsEtching (dry point)The ArtsEthnogenesisSocial StudiesEvaluateMathematicsEven numberMathematicsEventMathematicsEventKindergartenExaggerationThe ArtsExchange rateMathematicsExecute (coding)MathematicsExecutionHealth & Phys. Ed.Expanded formMathematicsExpensesMathematicsExperimental probabilityMathematicsExponentMathematicsExponential notationMathematicsExpressionMathematicsExpressive communicationLanguageExpressive controlsThe ArtsExterior angleMathematicsExternal stimuli affecting movementHealth & Phys. Ed.
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FaceMathematicsFaceKindergartenFact familyMathematicsFactorMathematicsFactor treeMathematicsFair playHealth & Phys. Ed.Fair tradeSocial StudiesFair-share problemMathematicsFaith keeperSocial StudiesFamily CompactSocial StudiesFamily of instrumentsThe ArtsFeaturesSocial StudiesFeesMathematicsFermataThe ArtsFertility rateSocial StudiesFetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)Health & Phys. Ed.FeudalismSocial StudiesField studySocial StudiesFigurative languageLanguageFilles du roiSocial StudiesFinancesMathematicsFinancial decision makingMathematicsFinancial goalMathematicsFinancial institutionMathematicsFinancial planMathematicsFinancial well-beingMathematicsFirst and second endingsThe ArtsFirst NationsHealth & Phys. Ed.First NationsSocial StudiesFirst quadrant of a Cartesian planeMathematicsFitness circuitHealth & Phys. Ed.Five frameMathematicsFlashback and flash forwardThe ArtsFlexibilityHealth & Phys. Ed.Flexible algorithmMathematicsFlipbookThe ArtsFlockingThe ArtsFlow chartMathematicsFlow mapSocial StudiesFlow resourceSocial StudiesFLSZ ruleLanguageFluencyMathematicsFluencyLanguageFolk songThe ArtsFollow-throughHealth & Phys. Ed.ForegroundThe ArtsForeshadowingLanguageFormThe ArtsFormThe ArtsFormThe ArtsFormulaMathematicsFossil fuelSocial StudiesFound soundsThe ArtsFour cornersThe ArtsFour-point balanceHealth & Phys. Ed.FractionMathematicsFractional notationMathematicsFramingThe ArtsFrancophoneSocial StudiesFree tradeSocial StudiesFree-flow movementThe ArtsFreeze-frame imageThe ArtsFrequencyMathematicsFrequency tableMathematicsFriendly numbersMathematicsFunctional thinkingMathematicsFusion formThe Arts
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Gallery walkThe ArtsGallopHealth & Phys. Ed.Games/warm-upsThe ArtsGayHealth & Phys. Ed.Gay-straight allianceHealth & Phys. Ed.GenderHealth & Phys. Ed.Gender expressionHealth & Phys. Ed.Gender identityHealth & Phys. Ed.Gender non-conformingHealth & Phys. Ed.Gender-based violenceHealth & Phys. Ed.GeneralizationMathematicsGenocideSocial StudiesGenreThe ArtsGenresLanguageGeographic information system (GIS)Social StudiesGeometricThe ArtsGeometric propertyMathematicsGeometric shapeThe ArtsGestureThe ArtsGestureThe ArtsGesture drawingThe ArtsGift cardMathematicsGive and goHealth & Phys. Ed.Goal ballHealth & Phys. Ed.Goods and servicesMathematicsGradationThe ArtsGradual Civilization ActSocial StudiesGrapevine stepHealth & Phys. Ed.GraphMathematicsGraphemeLanguageGraphemeLanguageGrapheme-phoneme correspondenceLanguageGrapheme-phoneme correspondenceLanguageGraphic representationMathematicsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence LowlandsSocial StudiesGreatest common factorMathematicsGridMathematicsGridSocial StudiesGross domestic product (GDP)Social StudiesGross incomeMathematicsGross national productSocial StudiesGround planeThe ArtsGroup role playThe ArtsGrowing patternMathematicsGuess and checkMathematicsGuided imageryThe ArtsGuided improvisationThe Arts
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HabitantSocial StudiesHabitatSocial StudiesHand building (clay)The ArtsHandmade paperThe ArtsHanukkahThe ArtsHarassmentHealth & Phys. Ed.HarmonyThe ArtsHarmonyThe ArtsHatchingThe ArtsHaudenosauneeHealth & Phys. Ed.Haudenosaunee ConfederacyHealth & Phys. Ed.Haudenosaunee ConfederacySocial StudiesHaudenosaunee Great Law of PeaceHealth & Phys. Ed.Head toneThe ArtsHealth-related fitnessHealth & Phys. Ed.HeritageSocial StudiesHeterosexualHealth & Phys. Ed.HexagonMathematicsHierarchySocial StudiesHistogramMathematicsHistoric Métis communitiesSocial StudiesHistorical periodsThe ArtsHIV/AIDSHealth & Phys. Ed.HomophobiaHealth & Phys. Ed.HopHealth & Phys. Ed.Horizon lineThe ArtsHorizontalMathematicsHot seatingThe ArtsHueThe ArtsHuman Development IndexSocial StudiesHuman environmentSocial StudiesHuman rightsSocial StudiesHundreds chartMathematicsHybrid artThe ArtsHyperboleLanguageHypotenuseMathematics
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IdentitySocial StudiesIdentity propertyMathematicsIdiomLanguageIllusory textureThe ArtsIllustrationThe ArtsImage round-tableThe ArtsImageryLanguageImmigrationSocial StudiesImperialismSocial StudiesImplied lineThe ArtsImpressionismThe ArtsImprintThe ArtsImproper fractionMathematicsImprovisationThe ArtsImprovisationThe ArtsImproviseThe ArtsIn roleThe ArtsIncentiveMathematicsIncomeMathematicsIndependent eventsMathematicsIndependent variableMathematicsIndianSocial StudiesIndian ActSocial StudiesIndian agentSocial StudiesIndigenousSocial StudiesIndigenous ecological knowledge (IEK)Social StudiesIndigenous StoryworkLanguageIndirect actionThe ArtsIndividual activitiesHealth & Phys. Ed.IndustrializationSocial StudiesInequalityMathematicsInfant mortality rateSocial StudiesInferenceLanguageInferenceMathematicsInfographicMathematicsInfographicSocial StudiesInformational textLanguageInkThe ArtsInner and outer circleThe ArtsInstallationThe ArtsInsulin therapy pumpHealth & Phys. Ed.IntegerMathematicsIntensityThe ArtsInterestMathematicsInterest rateMathematicsIntergenerational traumaSocial StudiesIntergovernmental organizationSocial StudiesInterior angleMathematicsInterpretationThe ArtsInterpretationThe ArtsIntersexHealth & Phys. Ed.IntervalMathematicsIntonationLanguageInuit (singular: Inuk)Social StudiesInuit (singular: Inuk)Social StudiesInuksuk (plural: inuksuit)Social StudiesInvasive speciesSocial StudiesInvented notationThe ArtsInvented notationThe ArtsInverse operationsMathematicsInverse relationshipMathematicsInvestingMathematicsInvestmentMathematicsIronyLanguageIrrational numberMathematicsIrregular shapeMathematicsIsometric dot paperMathematicsIsometric projectionMathematicsIsosceles triangleMathematicsIterateMathematics
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KendoHealth & Phys. Ed.Key signatureThe ArtsKiteMathematicsKnee scaleHealth & Phys. Ed.Knowledge holderHealth & Phys. Ed.Knowledge keeperHealth & Phys. Ed.Knowledge keeperHealth & Phys. Ed.Knowledge KeeperKindergartenKnowledge keepers/knowledge holdersSocial StudiesKnown factMathematicsKomagata MaruSocial StudiesKwanzaaThe Arts
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Labour unionSocial StudiesLand claimsSocial StudiesLand reclamationSocial StudiesLandformSocial StudiesLandscapeThe ArtsLanguage conventionsKindergartenLanguage conventionsLanguageLatitudeSocial StudiesLayeringThe ArtsLayoutThe ArtsLeapHealth & Phys. Ed.Ledger linesThe ArtsLegatoThe ArtsLegendSocial StudiesLegislature*Social StudiesLendingMathematicsLesbianHealth & Phys. Ed.LevelThe ArtsLife expectancySocial StudiesLikelihoodMathematicsLimited paletteThe ArtsLineThe ArtsLineMathematicsLine (visual arts)KindergartenLine of creditMathematicsLine of reflectionMathematicsLine of symmetryMathematicsLine plotMathematicsLine segmentMathematicsLine symmetryMathematicsLinear patternMathematicsLinear settlement patternSocial StudiesLinoleumThe ArtsLiteracyKindergartenLiteracyLanguageLiteracy rateSocial StudiesLiterary deviceLanguageLiterary textLanguageLoanMathematicsLocomotion, locomotor movementHealth & Phys. Ed.Locomotor movementThe ArtsLogoThe ArtsLongitudeSocial StudiesLoop (coding)MathematicsLower CanadaSocial StudiesLowest common multipleMathematicsLoyalistsSocial StudiesLoyalty programMathematics
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MagnitudeMathematicsMajor and minor keysThe ArtsMajor scaleThe ArtsMaking tensMathematicsManifest DestinySocial StudiesManipulationHealth & Phys. Ed.ManipulationsThe ArtsManipulativesThe ArtsManipulativesMathematicsManufacturingSocial StudiesMany-to-one correspondenceMathematicsMapSocial StudiesMappingThe ArtsMaquiladoraSocial StudiesMarket economySocial StudiesMassMathematicsMaterialsThe ArtsMath factsMathematicsMath factsKindergartenMathematical conceptMathematicsMathematical languageMathematicsMathematical modelMathematicsMathematical modellingMathematicsMathematical proceduresMathematicsMathematical processesKindergartenMathematical skillsMathematicsMatrilinealSocial StudiesMeanMathematicsMeasurable attributeMathematicsMeasures of central tendencyMathematicsMediaLanguageMedia textLanguageMedianMathematicsMedicine manSocial StudiesMedicine wheelSocial StudiesMedicinesSocial StudiesMedievalSocial StudiesMediumLanguageMedium (plural: media)The ArtsMedium shotThe ArtsMelodyThe ArtsMelody map/melodic contourThe ArtsMental healthHealth & Phys. Ed.Mental illnessHealth & Phys. Ed.Mental math strategiesMathematicsMetalinguistic awarenessLanguageMetamorphosisThe ArtsMetaphorLanguageMethod of paymentMathematicsMétisSocial StudiesMétis communitiesSocial StudiesMétis sashSocial StudiesMétis scripSocial StudiesMétis SenatorHealth & Phys. Ed.Métis SenatorSocial StudiesMetreThe ArtsMetric prefixMathematicsMetric unitMathematicsMiddle groundThe ArtsMigrationSocial StudiesMimeThe ArtsMinor scalesThe ArtsMinuetThe ArtsMirroringThe ArtsMisinformationLanguageMisleading graphMathematicsMixed economySocial StudiesMixed numberMathematicsMixed-media workThe ArtsModeMathematicsMode of communicationLanguageModelMathematicsModerate to vigorous physical activityHealth & Phys. Ed.Modes of expression/modes of communicationThe ArtsModified activities, modified gamesHealth & Phys. Ed.Monochromatic colour schemeThe ArtsMonologueThe ArtsMonomialMathematicsMoodThe ArtsMorphemeLanguageMorphemeKindergartenMorphological awarenessKindergartenMorphological knowledgeLanguageMorphologyLanguageMotifThe ArtsMovementThe ArtsMovementThe ArtsMovement conceptsHealth & Phys. Ed.Movement conceptsKindergartenMovement principlesHealth & Phys. Ed.Movement skillsHealth & Phys. Ed.Movement skillsKindergartenMovement strategiesHealth & Phys. Ed.Movement vocabularyThe ArtsMulticulturalismSocial StudiesMultimodal textLanguageMultimodalityLanguageMultinational corporationSocial StudiesMultiple-bar graphMathematicsMultiplicationMathematicsMultiplicative relationshipMathematicsMunicipal governmentSocial StudiesMuscular enduranceHealth & Phys. Ed.Muscular strengthHealth & Phys. Ed.Musical literacyThe ArtsMusicianshipThe Arts
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NarrationThe ArtsNarrative artThe ArtsNarrative formThe ArtsNarratorLanguageNational PolicySocial StudiesNatural numbersMathematicsNatural resourceSocial StudiesNegative space/shapesThe ArtsNested events (coding)MathematicsNetMathematicsNet incomeMathematicsNet/wall activitiesHealth & Phys. Ed.Neutral coloursThe ArtsNew FranceSocial StudiesNon-governmental organization (NGO)Social StudiesNon-locomotor movementThe ArtsNon-numeric patternMathematicsNon-objective artThe ArtsNon-pitched percussion instrumentsThe ArtsNon-renewable resourceSocial StudiesNon-standard unitsMathematicsNon-traditional notationThe ArtsNon-verbal communicationLanguageNorth Atlantic Organization (NATO)Social StudiesNotationThe ArtsNotation softwareThe ArtsNoteThe ArtsNotes and restsThe ArtsNumber lineMathematicsNumber pathKindergartenNumber sentenceMathematicsNumber stringMathematicsNumbered TreatiesSocial StudiesNumbers for notation (scales)The ArtsNumeralKindergartenNumeratorMathematicsNumeric patternMathematicsNumeric representationMathematicsNutrientHealth & Phys. Ed.
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ObesityHealth & Phys. Ed.Obtuse angleMathematicsObtuse triangleMathematicsOdd numberMathematicsOffenceHealth & Phys. Ed.One-point perspectiveMathematicsOne-to-one correspondenceMathematicsOnomatopoeiaLanguageOp artThe ArtsOpaqueThe ArtsOpen arrayMathematicsOpen number lineMathematicsOpen spaceHealth & Phys. Ed.OperationMathematicsOpinionSocial StudiesOpposite anglesMathematicsOptimizationMathematicsOral communicationLanguageOral countThe ArtsOral promptsThe ArtsOral textLanguageOrderKindergartenOrder of operationsMathematicsOrder of rotational symmetryMathematicsOrdered pairMathematicsOrdinalityKindergartenOrganic shapes or formsThe ArtsOrientationMathematicsOriginal art workThe ArtsOrthographic knowledgeLanguageOrthographyLanguageOstinatoThe ArtsOut of roleThe ArtsOutcome (coding)MathematicsOutcome (probability)MathematicsOutlierMathematicsOverheard conversationsThe Arts
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Paint resistThe ArtsPaintingThe ArtsPainting techniquesThe ArtsPan balanceMathematicsPansexualHealth & Phys. Ed.Papier mâchéThe ArtsParallelMathematicsParallel linesMathematicsParallel sidesMathematicsParallelogramMathematicsParliamentSocial StudiesParliamentary democracy*Social StudiesPart-wholeMathematicsPartitive divisionMathematicsPartner songThe ArtsParts of speechLanguagePass systemSocial StudiesPastelThe ArtsPathwayThe ArtsPatriote/Parti patrioteSocial StudiesPatternThe ArtsPatternKindergartenPatternThe ArtsPatternMathematicsPattern blocksMathematicsPattern coreMathematicsPattern coreKindergartenPattern formThe ArtsPattern ruleMathematicsPeace and Friendship TreatiesSocial StudiesPeacekeepingSocial StudiesPeasantSocial StudiesPedometerHealth & Phys. Ed.Pemmican ProclamationSocial StudiesPentatonic scaleThe ArtsPer capita incomeSocial StudiesPercentMathematicsPercussion instrumentThe ArtsPercussive movementThe ArtsPerfect squareMathematicsPerformThe ArtsPerformanceThe ArtsPerformance artThe ArtsPerimeterMathematicsPerpendicularMathematicsPersonal spaceThe ArtsPersonificationLanguagePerspectiveThe ArtsPerspectiveKindergartenPerspectiveLanguagePerspective viewMathematicsPersuasive textLanguagePetroglyphsSocial StudiesPhases of movementHealth & Phys. Ed.PhonemeLanguagePhonemeLanguagePhonemic awarenessLanguagePhonemic awarenessLanguagePhonicsLanguagePhonological awarenessLanguagePhoto montageThe ArtsPhotographyThe ArtsPhraseThe ArtsPhraseThe ArtsPhysical featureSocial StudiesPhysical fitnessHealth & Phys. Ed.Physical regionSocial StudiesPi (π)MathematicsPictographSocial StudiesPictographMathematicsPictorial representationMathematicsPilatesHealth & Phys. Ed.PitchThe ArtsPitched percussion instrumentsThe ArtsPixelated image (coding)MathematicsPlace matThe ArtsPlace valueMathematicsPlane symmetryMathematicsPlank balanceHealth & Phys. Ed.Plaster bandageThe ArtsPlayThe ArtsPlotThe ArtsPoint of viewLanguagePoint of view (literary)The ArtsPoint of view (visual)The ArtsPolitical regionSocial StudiesPolygonMathematicsPolyhedronMathematicsPopular cultureThe ArtsPopulationMathematicsPopulation densitySocial StudiesPopulation distributionSocial StudiesPopulation pyramidSocial StudiesPortraitThe ArtsPoseThe ArtsPosition-based tendenciesLanguagePositional languageMathematicsPositive space/shapesThe ArtsPosterThe ArtsPostureThe ArtsPotlatchSocial StudiesPowerMathematicsPowerHealth & Phys. Ed.Power of tenMathematicsPowwowSocial StudiesPrefixLanguagePreparationHealth & Phys. Ed.Prepared improvisationThe ArtsPresentationThe ArtsPrimary coloursThe ArtsPrimary dataMathematicsPrimary sector (primary/resource industries)Social StudiesPrimary SourceMathematicsPrimary sourcesSocial StudiesPrime factorMathematicsPrime ministerSocial StudiesPrime numberMathematicsPrinciples of designThe ArtsPrintThe ArtsPrinting inkThe ArtsPrinting plateThe ArtsPrintmakingThe ArtsPrismKindergartenPrismMathematicsProbabilityMathematicsProbability experimentMathematicsProbability lineMathematicsProblem solvingMathematicsProblematic substance useHealth & Phys. Ed.Procedural fluencyMathematicsProcess dramaThe ArtsProductMathematicsProfitMathematicsProgram musicThe ArtsProofreadingLanguagePropThe ArtsProper fractionMathematicsProportionThe ArtsProportionalMathematicsProportional reasoningMathematicsProportions (figure)The ArtsProsodyLanguageProtagonistThe ArtsProtective factorsHealth & Phys. Ed.ProtractorMathematicsPseudocode (coding)MathematicsPunctuationKindergartenPunctuationLanguagePyramidKindergartenPyramidMathematicsPythagorean relationshipMathematicsPythagorean theoremMathematics
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QigongHealth & Phys. Ed.QuadrantMathematicsQuadrilateralMathematicsQualitative dataMathematicsQualityThe ArtsQuality of lifeSocial StudiesQuantitative dataMathematicsQuantityKindergartenQuantityMathematicsQuaternary sector (quaternary industries)Social StudiesQuebec Act (1774)Social StudiesQuestion of interestMathematicsQuotative divisionMathematics
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R-controlled vowelLanguageRadial designThe ArtsRadiusMathematicsRandom samplingMathematicsRangeMathematicsRateMathematicsRatioMathematicsRatio tableMathematicsRational numberMathematicsRayMathematicsReaction timeHealth & Phys. Ed.Reader’s theatreThe ArtsReady positionHealth & Phys. Ed.Real numbersMathematicsRebellionSocial StudiesRecallMathematicsReceivingHealth & Phys. Ed.Receptive communicationLanguageReciprocitySocial StudiesRecomposition of numbers (recompose)MathematicsRecorderThe ArtsRecovery timeHealth & Phys. Ed.Recreational activitiesHealth & Phys. Ed.RectangleMathematicsRecursive thinkingMathematicsReductionMathematicsReflectionMathematicsReflex angleMathematicsReformersSocial StudiesRefugeeSocial StudiesRegionSocial StudiesRegroupingMathematicsRegular shapeMathematicsRegularityMathematicsRekenrekMathematicsRelational rodsMathematicsRelationshipThe ArtsRelationshipMathematicsRelative frequencyMathematicsRelative frequency tableMathematicsRelative locationMathematicsRelative positionMathematicsRelative sizeMathematicsRelief printingThe ArtsRelief sculptureThe ArtsRemainderMathematicsRenewable resourceSocial StudiesRepeatThe ArtsRepeated additionMathematicsRepeated subtractionMathematicsRepeating decimalMathematicsRepeating event (coding)MathematicsRepeating patternMathematicsRepeating patternKindergartenRepetitionThe ArtsRepetitionThe ArtsRepresentMathematicsRepresentationMathematicsRepresentation (math)KindergartenRepresentational artThe ArtsRepresentingLanguageReproductionThe ArtsReservesSocial StudiesResidential school system/residential schoolsSocial StudiesResidential school system/residential schoolsSocial StudiesResilienceHealth & Phys. Ed.ResistThe ArtsResistanceSocial StudiesResourcesSocial StudiesResponsible government*Social StudiesRetainingHealth & Phys. Ed.RevisingLanguageRhombusMathematicsRhymeLanguageRhythmThe ArtsRhythmThe ArtsRhythm syllablesThe ArtsRhythmic (or stick) notationThe ArtsRhythmic activitiesHealth & Phys. Ed.Rhythmic patternThe ArtsRight angleMathematicsRight prismMathematicsRight-angle triangleMathematicsRightsSocial StudiesRisk factorsHealth & Phys. Ed.Role on the wallThe ArtsRole playing/role playThe ArtsRondoThe ArtsRotationMathematicsRotational symmetryMathematicsRoundMathematicsRoundThe ArtsRoundersHealth & Phys. Ed.Row and column structureMathematicsRoyal Proclamation of 1763Social StudiesRubbingThe ArtsRubbing plateThe ArtsRule of thirdsThe Arts
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Sacred medicinesHealth & Phys. Ed.SamplingMathematicsSatireLanguageSavingMathematicsSavings accountMathematicsScaleThe ArtsScale (on a graph)MathematicsScale drawingMathematicsScale factorMathematicsScaled modelMathematicsScalene triangleMathematicsScalingMathematicsScatter graphSocial StudiesScatter plotMathematicsScattered settlement patternSocial StudiesSceneThe ArtsSchwaLanguageScientific notationMathematicsScoringThe ArtsSculptureThe ArtsScumbling (drawing)The ArtsSecondary coloursThe ArtsSecondary dataMathematicsSecondary sector (secondary/manufacturing industries)Social StudiesSecondary sourcesMathematicsSecondary sourcesSocial StudiesSectionThe ArtsSegmentingLanguageSeigneurial systemSocial StudiesSelf-conceptHealth & Phys. Ed.Self-conceptKindergartenSelf-portraitThe ArtsSendingHealth & Phys. Ed.Sentence formsLanguageSentence structureKindergartenSentence typesLanguageSentence typesKindergartenSepak takrawHealth & Phys. Ed.Sequential events (coding)MathematicsSequential imagesThe ArtsSerfSocial StudiesSet for variabilityLanguageSet of dataMathematicsSettlement patternSocial StudiesSettlerSocial StudiesSeven grandfather teachingsHealth & Phys. Ed.Seven Grandfather TeachingsThe ArtsSeven stages of lifeHealth & Phys. Ed.Seven Years' WarSocial StudiesSexHealth & Phys. Ed.Sex traffickingHealth & Phys. Ed.Sexual healthHealth & Phys. Ed.Sexual orientationHealth & Phys. Ed.SexualityHealth & Phys. Ed.ShadeThe ArtsShamanSocial StudiesShapeThe ArtsShapeThe ArtsShape of dataMathematicsShared drama experienceThe ArtsShrinking patternMathematicsSideMathematicsSide (geometry)MathematicsSimilarMathematicsSimileLanguageSimple interestMathematicsSimple random samplingMathematicsSimulationMathematicsSimulationThe ArtsSite specificThe ArtsSkeletonMathematicsSketchThe ArtsSketchbookThe ArtsSkill-related fitnessHealth & Phys. Ed.SkipHealth & Phys. Ed.Sledge hockeyHealth & Phys. Ed.SlideHealth & Phys. Ed.SmudgeHealth & Phys. Ed.Social gospelSocial StudiesSocial organizationSocial StudiesSocial-emotional learningHealth & Phys. Ed.SoftoleumThe ArtsSolfègeThe ArtsSortMathematicsSoundscapeThe ArtsSoundscape/sound collageThe ArtsSpaceThe ArtsSpaceThe ArtsSpatial technologiesSocial StudiesSpecialized equipmentHealth & Phys. Ed.SpeedHealth & Phys. Ed.SpendingMathematicsSphereKindergartenSquareKindergartenSquareMathematicsSquare centimetre (cm²)MathematicsSquare metre (m²)MathematicsSquare root (of a number)MathematicsStabilityHealth & Phys. Ed.StaccatoThe ArtsStacked-bar graphMathematicsStaffThe ArtsStakeholderSocial StudiesStampThe ArtsStandard fractional notationMathematicsStandard notationThe ArtsStanding scaleHealth & Phys. Ed.Static balanceHealth & Phys. Ed.STBBIs (sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections)Health & Phys. Ed.Stem-and-leaf plotMathematicsStencilThe ArtsStereotypeHealth & Phys. Ed.StewardshipSocial StudiesStigmaHealth & Phys. Ed.StimulusThe ArtsStippling (drawing)The ArtsStop soundLanguageStork standHealth & Phys. Ed.StoryboardThe ArtsStorytellingThe ArtsStraight angleMathematicsStratified random samplingMathematicsStriking/fielding activitiesHealth & Phys. Ed.StyleLanguageStyleThe ArtsStyleThe ArtsStyleThe ArtsStyleThe ArtsStylistic elements (or literary devices)LanguageSubitizingKindergartenSubitizingMathematicsSubject matterThe ArtsSubprogram (coding)MathematicsSubsistence farmingSocial StudiesSubstituteMathematicsSubstitutionThe ArtsSubtractionKindergartenSubtrahendMathematicsSuffixLanguageSuffragistSocial StudiesSummarizingLanguageSupplementary anglesMathematicsSurface areaMathematicsSurveyMathematicsSustainabilitySocial StudiesSustained movementThe ArtsSyllableLanguageSyllablesThe ArtsSymbolismThe ArtsSymbolismLanguageSymbolsThe ArtsSymmetryThe ArtsSymmetryMathematicsSymmetryThe ArtsSyncopationThe ArtsSynonymLanguageSyntaxKindergartenSyntaxLanguageSynthesizingLanguageSystematic random samplingMathematicsSystems thinkingHealth & Phys. Ed.
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TablatureThe ArtsTableMathematicsTable of valuesMathematicsTableauThe ArtsTailingsSocial StudiesTalk testHealth & Phys. Ed.Talking stickThe ArtsTally tableMathematicsTangramMathematicsTarget activitiesHealth & Phys. Ed.TaxMathematicsTax revenueMathematicsTchoukballHealth & Phys. Ed.TechniqueThe ArtsTechniqueThe ArtsTechnologyThe ArtsTechnologyThe ArtsTectonic forcesSocial StudiesTemperance movementSocial StudiesTempoThe ArtsTempoThe ArtsTen frameMathematicsTermMathematicsTerminating decimalMathematicsTernary form (ABA form)The ArtsTerritory activitiesHealth & Phys. Ed.Tertiary coloursThe ArtsTertiary sector (tertiary/service industries)Social StudiesTessellationMathematicsTextKindergartenTextLanguageText conventionsLanguageText featuresLanguageText formKindergartenText formLanguageText patternsLanguageTextureThe ArtsTextureThe ArtsTheatre in the roundThe ArtsThematic mapSocial StudiesThemeLanguageTheme and variationThe ArtsTheme and variationsThe ArtsTheoretical probabilityMathematicsThink-pair-shareThe ArtsThought trackingThe ArtsThree-dimensional objectMathematicsThree-point balanceHealth & Phys. Ed.Thumbnail sketchThe ArtsTiers of vocabularyLanguageTileMathematicsTimbreThe ArtsTimeThe ArtsTime lineMathematicsTime signatureThe ArtsTimelineSocial StudiesTintThe ArtsTobacco (ceremonial/traditional)Health & Phys. Ed.ToneLanguageToneThe ArtsToneKindergartenToolsMathematicsTools (math)KindergartenTopicLanguageTradeMathematicsTraditional economySocial StudiesTraining principlesHealth & Phys. Ed.TransactionMathematicsTransfer (acrylic)The ArtsTransferring moneyMathematicsTransformationThe ArtsTransformationMathematicsTransgender, transHealth & Phys. Ed.TranslateMathematicsTranslationMathematicsTransversalMathematicsTrapezoidMathematicsTreatySocial StudiesTreaty of Paris (1763)Social StudiesTreaty rightsSocial StudiesTreble clefThe ArtsTree diagramMathematicsTriangleMathematicsTriple metreThe ArtsTripletThe ArtsTruth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC)Social StudiesTwo stars and a wishThe ArtsTwo-dimensional shapeMathematicsTwo-point balanceHealth & Phys. Ed.Two-point perspectiveMathematicsTwo-Spirit, two-spiritedHealth & Phys. Ed.Two-variable dataMathematicsTwo-way tally tableMathematics
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Underground RailroadSocial StudiesUnisonThe ArtsUnitMathematicsUnit fractionMathematicsUnit of timeMathematicsUnit rateMathematicsUnited NationsSocial StudiesUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesSocial StudiesUnitizingMathematicsUnityThe ArtsUnplugged code (coding)MathematicsUpper CanadaSocial StudiesUrbanizationSocial Studies
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V-sitHealth & Phys. Ed.ValueThe ArtsVanishing pointMathematicsVapingHealth & Phys. Ed.VariableMathematicsVariable (data)MathematicsVariationThe ArtsVarietyThe ArtsVectorMathematicsVenn diagramMathematicsVerse and chorusThe ArtsVertex (plural: vertices)MathematicsVerticalMathematicsVideoThe ArtsViewfinderThe ArtsViewingLanguageViewingKindergartenVisual elementsLanguageVisual promptsThe ArtsVisual representationThe ArtsVisual textLanguageVoiceThe ArtsVoiceLanguageVoices in the headThe ArtsVolumeMathematicsVowelLanguage
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