7th Grade Plans

These plans are for my highly creative 7th grader who has a love of fine arts.

Please note that this is our working plan. It is doubtful that we will finish everything on this list, but we will use it as a guide to shape what we do this school year.

This child also has a high need for social interactions so she is typically enrolled in a public-school charter where she has classes two mornings a week with peers for fine arts and clubs. Because of COVID, we have decided that she will be home this year and doing gatherings with small groups of peers when it is safe. Also, she will be doing several Outschool clubs and classes for social reasons. She is still enrolled in her public school charter and receives funding for some Outschool classes and curriculum.

Because she is enrolled in a public-school charter, she is required to meet with a certificated teacher about once a month to go over her progress. English and math are standards-based.

I am working full-time at a local school district as a specialist. Due to COVID, I am working from home. Normally, I do literature and math with my child for 1-2 hours a day after work. Even though I’ve eliminated a commute from my day, the hours are longer due to increased demands of working online. As a result, I am working 10-12 hour days and don’t have the time to work with my child after work right now. So, I have needed to adjust and/or postpone some of our plans.

Math

Science

History

English

Various resources are used to cover 7th grade English Language Arts standards. Many of the resources are used along with our history study.

Literature Choices

Writing

  • Write 3-5 page narrative
  • 5 paragragh argumentative essay on gender roles in The Witch of the Blackbird Pond
  • 2-3 page research paper on the Salem Witch Trials with works cited page
  • 5 paragrah compare and contrast essay on the Johnny Tremain book and movie
  • 5 paragrah how-to (procedural) essay on topic of choice
  • 5 paragrah descriptive essay that is completed in 40 minutes
  • Write letter to Martin Luther King Jr.
  • 2-3 paragraphs reflecting on school year

Presentations and Group Discussions

  • Oral presentation with multi-media on Booker T. Washington’s life
  • Movies as Literature: To Kill a Mockingbird – lead discussion on the movie
  • Movies as Literature: The Journey of August King – lead discussion on the movie

Writing

Vocabulary

Grammar

Foreign Language

  • Spanish classes at Outschool.com
  • ASL classes at Outschool.com

Fine Arts

  • Acrylic painting class at Outschool.com
  • Lots of free time is spent drawing, painting, and writing music.

Social

  • Social justice online social group for 11-14 year olds.

Computer

PE

  • At least 45 minutes per day exercise

One thought on “7th Grade Plans

  1. Hello, I’m an American living in Russia and homeschooling 2 bilingual kids. I came across your blog looking for a math curriculum. It sounds like you are liking AoPS so far? My son is only 8 and enjoying RightStart, but I’m looking to the future and would like to make sure he is challenged in the older grades. I’m enjoying reading about your family’s homeschooling! We have to bring our books over from the U.S. so I have to plan ahead a little bit.

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