Welcome to Grade 7 Learn-At-Home!
This page is designed to help provide you with resources to teach your child at this level and to give you some confidence as you tackle this adventure. It focuses on the core subjects, but you can add in any extras that you would like to include. The resources listed are based on the various curriculum learning outcomes presented by the provinces and territories.
Remember that learning at home is a different experience than learning in a classroom. You do not (and should not) do seatwork and focused learning for the whole day. Keep your intentional learning times short and engaging. Learning happens outside of that official "school" time just fine. Provide an environment of learning and see what happens!
A typical school year is divided up into 180 days / 36 weeks. Simply make a plan for each week to pull together your homeschool year. Here is a simple schedule.
- EVERY DAY: Math, Language, Reading
- MWF: Science
- T/TH : Social Studies
- Add in art, music, French, health, and phys ed as desired.
For Math, pick a program that will work best for your child and use it a little each day.
For Language, the main sections of a language program are literature, writing, spelling, and grammar. Try to include something for each area over the course of a week.
For Reading, just read with your child. Pick some classic children’s literature and snuggle together to read aloud. Ask lots of questions as you work your way through the book and have them engage in conversation. Let them come up with theories of what’s going to happen next. A fun idea is to pick books that have been made into movies. Read the book, and then follow up with a movie. If your child is an avid reader on their own, make time to have them read to themselves and to you.
For Science, divide the year into unit topics. Most provinces have 4-5 units in the year. That means you have 7 to 9 weeks for each topic, three times a week. (21-27 lessons for each.) Watch related TV shows like Magic School Bus or Bill Nye, play online games, do experiments, and let your child be a natural scientist.
For Social Studies, divide the year into 3 units of about 12 weeks each, two times a week (24 lessons for each.) Some subjects may need more time and that's okay.
You can add in additional subjects as you would like, whether that be an intentional part of learning time or just as extra learning throughout the day.
- For Art, you can do free art time, follow the instructions of someone else (such as the YouTube channel ArtHubForKids), join an art club like KinderArt.com, or use a series of art lessons. You can even just look at various pieces of art and talk about what they see.
- For Music, quiet listening time to different kinds of music from different time periods and different cultures can be a lot of fun. Talk about the instruments they hear, the rhythm and beat, and the speed of the tempo. They can even move their bodies how they think the music makes them feel.
- For Phys.Ed & Health, make sure to get some intentional active time each day to keep moving. Talk about how to be safe in all kinds of scenarios and the importance of proper food.
The main thing? Have fun.
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MATH
If you would prefer a workbook based math program, consider one of these cost-effective options.
- JUMP Math 7.1 and JUMP Math 7.2 - Teacher Guides are free on their website, but are optional.
- Complete MathSmart 7
- Mathematics 7 (look under the Intermediate tab)
Please note - there are many other math courses and curricula available. These are just some Canadian-centred ones that are cost-efficient.
Here are some fun ways to review and practice math skills.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Want a workbook? This might work:
- Indigenous Perspectives - lessons and activities that provide an Indigenous point of view to our country's history
- Courage & Conquest - a 30 lesson study of Canadian history that involves reading texts, activities, recommended historical fiction and non-fiction resources, and more.
- Canadian History Task Cards - Print out these cards. There is one per topic with a checklist of activities to do that will get your child exploring Canadian history.
- From TVOLearning - Activities and lessons that cover the Ontario learning standards for Grade 7 - including Canadian history and geography.
(This unit is covered by the maritime provinces).
This study focuses on various areas of empowerment: cultural, national, economical, political, and societal, and looks at a variety of experiences and groups in Canadian history.
- Empowerment. This is the implementation guide for this unit. It had examples and ideas of what you can do to cover this topic. There are suggested activity ideas which you may need to adapt slightly for home learning.
LANGUAGE ARTS
- Easy Peasy Language Arts 7 (this is a free online homeschool program. It is a faith-based program, although I'm not sure if there are any references to faith in this language program.)
- Daily Grammar
- Khan Academy Grammar
- Canada: Neighbours with a Difference - an online video teach program with a printable workbook
Prefer a workbook or worksheets?
- EnglishSmart 7
- Grammar on the Go - Look under the "Intermediate" section for this.
- Grade 7 Worksheets
Here are some ways to add language arts to your day without a curriculum.
- Read books and do a Book Report
- Write a Story
- Play Scrabble or Bananagrams
THE ARTS
- Pick a project from KinderArt
- Play in the Chrome Music Lab.
- Play some games on Classics for Kids. You can also listen to their podcasts to learn more about classical music.
- Play Charades. Need some ideas? Check out this Charades Generator.
FRENCH
SCIENCE
Just want a general workbook?
(This unit is covered in most provinces and territories.)
In this unit, students explore the layers of the Earth and how it moves.
Here are some Parent-Interactive resources. Although most of these are intended for a classroom setting, you can complete most of these lessons and activities at home.
- Planet Earth: Lesson plans based on the Alberta Grade 7 Science textbook (which you can access here. Look under the PLANET EARTH folder for the pages in this unit.) Includes worksheets and answer keys. The unit on structure begins at page 199.
- Plate Tectonics - 6 lessons that explore the earth layers and tectonics. It even uses food!
- The Earth's Crust - A multi-lesson resource that focuses on the earth, rocks, and dirt. It is intended for a class study so it might need some adaptation.
Here are some Independent Learning Resources.
(This unit is covered in almost all the provinces.)
In this unit, students explore thermal energy and how it is transferred to other objects.
Here are some Parent-Interactive resources. Although most of these are intended for a classroom setting, you can complete most of these lessons and activities at home.
- Heat and Temperature: Lesson plans based on the Alberta Grade 7 Science textbook (which you can access here. Look under the HEAT folder for the pages in this unit.) Includes worksheets and answer keys. The unit on heat begins at page 368.
- Heat and Temperature. Although you cannot download or print out this resource, it is a great set of lesson plans for this topic. The lessons begin on page 6.
Here are some Independent Learning Resources.
- Heat: Bill Bye Video
- Heat Transfer Video
- Heat as Energy Transfer Game
(This unit is covered in almost all provinces and territories.)
In this unit, students explore what ecosystems are and the impact humans have on the world.
Here are some Parent-Interactive resources. Although most of these are intended for a classroom setting, you can complete most of these lessons and activities at home.
- Ecosystems: This is a lesson plan designed for a classroom setting, but you can adapt the main activities for home.
- Interactions and Ecosystems: Lesson plans based on the Alberta Grade 7 Science textbook (which you can access here. Look under the ECOSYSTEMS folder for the pages in this unit.) Includes worksheets and answer keys. The unit on ecosystems begins at page 14.
Here are some Independent Learning Resources.
- Ecosystems and Biomes on KhanAcademy
- Ecosystems on StudyJam
(This unit is covered in AB, MB, ON, and the territories.)
In this unit, students discover how to make strong and stable structures and how forces affect structures.
Here are some Parent-Interactive resources. Although most of these are intended for a classroom setting, you can complete most of these lessons and activities at home.
- Structures and Forces: Lesson plans based on the Alberta Grade 7 Science textbook (which you can access here. Look under the ECOSYSTEMS folder for the pages in this unit.) Includes worksheets and answer keys. The unit on ecosystems begins at page 4.
- A Story About Super Structures: This teacher has put together a resources of videos and things broken down by lessons. Unfortunately, you cannot access the worksheets and such. (Please do not ask for permission to access! These were for her class only.)
Here are some Independent Learning Resources.
- Cargo Bridge Game
- Bill Nye Video: Structures
- Science Max Video: How You Build It
(This unit is covered in most provinces / territories)
In this unit, students discover more about how substances mix (or don't) together.
Here are some Parent-Interactive resources. Although most of these are intended for a classroom setting, you can complete most of these lessons and activities at home.
- Mixtures and Solutions: There is a green box on the sidebar where you can navigate through the lessons and activities. In this set of lessons, students explore atoms and what things are made of before experimenting with solutions and mixtures.
- Mixtures and Solutions: This multi-lesson resource covers the different kinds of mixtures (homogenous and heterogenous) and the particles of matter.
Here are some Independent Learning Resources.
- The Great Picnic MixUp : Crash Course Kids Video
- Mixtures vs Solutions Video
- Virtual Lab Game
(This unit is covered in AB and the territories.)
In this unit, students discover what foods and resources we get from plants and how they are grown.
Here are some Parent-Interactive resources. Although most of these are intended for a classroom setting, you can complete most of these lessons and activities at home.
- Plants for Food & Fibre: Lesson plans based on the Alberta Grade 7 Science textbook (which you can access here. Look under the PLANTS folder for the pages in this unit.) Includes worksheets and answer keys. The unit on ecosystems begins at page 1.
Here are some Independent Learning Resources.
(This unit is covered in BC.)
In this unit, students explore how magnetism and electricity work together.
Here are some Parent-Interactive resources. Although most of these are intended for a classroom setting, you can complete most of these lessons and activities at home. You will need magnets for these lessons.
- Work your way through these online resources about Electromagnetism.
- Try some hands-on activities.
Here are some Independent Learning Resources.
- Science Max Video: Electromagnet
PHYS.ED & HEALTH
Use activities from GoNoodle to keep active.
- Grade 7 Health. Lesson and activity ideas around personal health, sexual health, safety, relationships, feelings, and life learning. Just use what you are comfortable with. Starts on page 18.