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Our Seventh Grade Homeschool Curriculum

Seventh Grade Homeschool Curriculum

I began homeschooling my oldest daughter in the fall of 2014. Since that time, our family has grown to a total of four kids. My oldest two have so far finished preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. My son will finish second grade this fall. My oldest has also finished third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade. She will finish her sixth grade work by the end of the year. I already have my seventh grade materials purchased and organized. If you are interested in any of the materials, easily find copies on Amazon via my affiliate links.

Originally published on August 18, 2020. Updated on July 23, 2022.

Reading

I introduced the Language of Literature series from McDougal Littell during sixth grade. I will continue using the Language of Literature series for seventh grade reading: Language of Literature (Grade 7).

Language of Literature (Grade 7)

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Writing

After using The Writing Prompts Workbook, Grades 5-6 in fifth and sixth grade, I plan to use the series in seventh grade. To inspire my children to write, I included The Writing Prompts Workbook, Grades 7-8 for grade 7 writing. The Writing Prompts series is available for first grade through twelfth grade.

The Writing Prompts Workbook, Grades 7-8

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I also plan to continue using the Spectrum Writing Grade 7 workbook. The Spectrum series is available for kindergarten through eighth grade.

Spectrum Writing Grade 7

Grammar

For junior high grammar, I wrote A Form-Function Description of the Grammar of the Modern English Language: Book 1 (Level 7) that covers the introduction and chapters 1 to 11. Book 2 (Level 8) covers chapters 12 to 18 and the conclusion. The included workbook contains questions and answers for each chapter in the textbook including the introduction. The glossary in Book 2 provides an alphabetical list of the definitions of the bold terms throughout the textbook. The appendices in Book 2 offer quick references on English forms and functions, strong verbs, adjective phrase complements, prepositional verbs, catenative verbs, and phrasal verbs.

A Form-Function Description of the Grammar of the Modern English Language for Junior High

Written for students between the ages of 12 and 14 in seventh and eighth grade of junior high, this grammar begins by describing the grammatical forms possible in English. The word classes in English are nouns, pronouns, adjectives, determiners, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, postpositions, p-words, conjunctions, adverbializers, relativizers, complementizers, and interjections. The phrases in English are noun phrases, adjective phrases, determiner phrases, verb phrases, adverb phrases, prepositional phrases, and postpositional phrases. The clauses in English are independent clauses, adjective clauses, noun clauses, and adverb clauses. This grammar also describes the grammatical functions that words, phrases, and clauses can perform.

The included workbook contains questions and answers for each chapter in the textbook including the introduction. The glossary in Book 2 provides an alphabetical list of the definitions of the bold terms throughout the textbook. The appendices in Book 2 offer quick references on English forms and functions, strong verbs, adjective phrase complements, prepositional verbs, catenative verbs, and phrasal verbs.

Vocabulary

I plan to use The Vocabulary Builder Workbook: Simple Lessons and Activities to Teach Yourself Over 1,400 Must-Know Words for seventh and eighth grade vocabulary. The book contains 200 lessons. Seventh grade will cover the first 100 lessons.

The Vocabulary Builder Workbook: Simple Lessons and Activities to Teach Yourself Over 1,400 Must-Know Words

Spelling

My children and I continued doing word study using Structured Word Inquiry. Each week she and I chose a base word or two to study. I am also using the InSight Words (Volume 1, Volume 2, Supplement, and Inflections) from Linguist-Educator Exchange. We also studied other words that arose in day-to-day life.

Math

For seventh grade math, I plan to use the Kumon Pre-Algebra, Kumon Algebra, Kumon Intro to Geometry, Kumon Geometry, and Kumon Word Problems workbooks. Each workbook introduces mathematical concepts gradually and builds on previous knowledge.

Kumon Pre-Algebra Kumon Algebra

Kumon Intro to Geometry Kumon Geometry Kumon Word Problems

I also plan to use the McGraw-Hill Education Math Grade 7 workbook. The book includes a guide that outlines national standards for seventh grade.

McGraw-Hill Education Math Grade 7

I will also use the Spectrum Critical Thinking for Math Workbook Grade 7 to improve problem-solving skills with math reasoning questions, tests, and word problems.

Spectrum Critical Thinking for Math Workbook Grade 7

I will also use Everything You Need to Ace Math in One Big Fat Notebook, which covers math topics including multiplication and division of fractions and decimals; ratios, proportions, and percentages; geometry; statistics and probability; expressions and equations; and the coordinate plane and functions. The lessons include practice problems and answer pages.

Everything You Need to Ace Math in One Big Fat Notebook

I also plan for my children to continue using Khan Academy for extra math lessons.

Science

Beginning in seventh grade, I plan to use the Prentice Hall Science Explorer series, which consists of the following titles:

I expect my children will finish over half the textbooks in seventh grade and the remaining in eighth grade.

Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book A Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book B Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book C

Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book D Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book E Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book F

Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book G Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book H Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book I

Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book J Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book K Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book L

Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book M Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book N

Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book O Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book P

Social Studies

To begin seventh grade social studies, I plan to use the 7 Continents series from Evan-Moor: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America.

7 Continents, Grades 4-6, Africa 7 Continents, Grades 4-6, Antarctica

7 Continents, Grades 4-6, Asia 7 Continents, Grades 4-6, Australia and Oceania

7 Continents, Grades 4-6, Europe 7 Continents, Grades 4-6, North America 7 Continents, Grades 4-6, South America

After studying world geography, I plan to move on to world history followed by American history by using Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook and Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook.

Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook

Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook

Health

For seventh grade health, I plan to use the first half of Prentice Hall Health. The solutions to the practice questions are currently available via Slader.

Prentice Hall Health

Art

For seventh grade art, I plan to use The Short Story of Art. The 224-page book explores 50 key works and then links each work to art movements, themes, and techniques.

The Short Story of Art

Music

For seventh grade music, I plan to use The Usborne Internet-Linked Introduction to Music and the Usborne Story of Music.

Introduction to Music Usborne Story of Music

Spanish

My children continued using Rosetta Stone to learn Spanish.

Image Credits

All images via Amazon