Homeschool 7th Grade Full Curriculum: Individualized, STEM, and Project-Based
What's included
3 live meetings
2 hrs 45 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1-2 hours per week. Homework is optional, but it is suggested students complete an additional 20-30 minutes daily of out of class assignments.Class Experience
US Grade 7
Please lock in our early bird special pricing! Looking for a fun, high interest, and engaging learning group for your 7th grader? This course is individualized so each and every student is working on their own plan while still being able to learn with their peers. For over 10 years we have worked with homeschoolers in a microschool co-op Ms. Iman started. Our Kind Curriculum©️ is engaging, project based, and sparks the wonder in our students. Our curriculum covers the following: 🗣️Language Arts Skills ➗ Math Skills 😁Social Emotional Skills 🎓 Leadership Skills 💸 Entrepreneurship 🔬STEM Skills ✍️Writing Skills 🧪Science Skills 📖Reading Comprehension Skills 🎨 Art Skills During this class students will be able to build connections and friendships with peers while having fun learning all the skills they need to know before 8th Grade. Our courses are short and done with very small groups of learners so students can really have the chance to have the attention of the teacher and connect with other students. Each class covers the following Day 1: Math: 30 minutes of group fluency, minilessons, and Word Problems, 20 minutes of independent lessons where students work through fluency, concept development, and independent practice at their own pace with precise and supportive digital and teacher feedback. Topic A Scaled Copies Lesson 1 Differentiate between scaled and non-scaled copies of a figure. Lesson 2 Identify corresponding parts and determine the scale factor between two figures. is a scaled copy of another. Topic B Scale Drawings Lesson 7 Use a scale drawing and its scale to calculate actual distances. Lesson 8 Use scale drawings to estimate distance traveled, speed, and elapsed time. Lesson 11 Explain (orally and in writing) how to use scales without units to determine scaled or actual distances. Lesson 12 Use different scales, with or without units, to describe the same drawings. Topic C Let’s Put It to Work Lesson 13 Create scale drawings using an appropriate scale. Topic A Representing Proportional Relationships with Tables Lesson 1 Compare and create representations to compare ratios in the context of recipes or scaled copies. Topic B Representing Proportional Relationships with Equations Lesson 4 Write equations to represent a proportional relationship described in a table. Lesson 5 Write two equations that represent the same proportional relationship. Lesson 6 Use tables and equations to solve problems involving proportional relationships. Topic C Comparing Proportional and Nonproportional Relationships Lesson 7 Use a table of values to determine if a relationship is proportional. Lesson 8 Recognize that proportional relationships are characterized by equations in the form y = kx. Mid-Mission Assessment: Topics A-C Topic D Representing Proportional Relationships with Graphs Lesson 10 Generalize that the graph of a proportional relationship lies on a line through the origin. Lesson 12 Interpret and compare two related proportional relationships on the same graph. Topic E Let’s Put It To Work Lesson 14 Represent a proportional relationship in four different ways. Topic A Circumference of a Circle Lesson 3 Explore the relationship between the diameter and circumference of circles. Lesson 4 Apply an understanding of circumference to find the distance around a shape. Topic B Area of a Circle Lesson 6 Calculate and estimate the area of irregular polygons. Lesson 7 Estimate the area of a circle using the area of a square with same side length as the radius. Lesson 9 Calculate the area of more complicated shapes that include fractions of circles. Topic C Let’s Put it to Work Lesson 10 Decide whether the circumference or area of a circle is most useful in solving a problem and use formulas for area and circumference to solve problems relating to real-world situations. Lesson 11 Apply understanding of area and circumference of circles to solve design problems. Topic A Proportional Relationships with Fractions Lesson 1 Calculate the percentage of a rectangular area that is covered by another region, and explain why the percentage is the same in scaled copies of the same figure. Lesson 2 Solve problems involving equivalent ratios with fractional quantities. Lesson 3 Calculate and interpret the scale factor and constant of proportionality for a proportional relationship. Lesson 4 Use fractions to describe increases and decreases. Lesson 5 Use decimals to describe increases and decreases. Mid-Mission Assessment: Topic A Topic B Percent Increase and Decrease Lesson 6 Find percent increases and decreases when given an original amount. Lesson 7 Use double number lines to solve problems about percent increases and decreases. Lesson 8 Use equations to represent percent increases and decreases. Lesson 9 Find percentages of quantities that are not whole numbers. Topic C Applying Percentages Lesson 10 Understand and solve problems about sales tax. Lesson 11 Understand and solve problems about commission, markups, and discounts. Topic D Let’s Put It to Work Lesson 16 Solve problems about real-world situations that involve percent increase and decrease. Topic A Interpreting Negative Numbers Lesson 1 Interpret signed numbers in the context of temperature and elevation. Topic B Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers Lesson 2 Use a number line to add positive and negative numbers. Lesson 5 Use a number line to subtract positive and negative numbers. Lesson 7 Add and subtract signed numbers to represent gains and losses in different contexts. Mid-Mission Assessment: Topics A-B Topic C Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers Lesson 10 Multiply rational numbers, including expressions with 3 factors. Lesson 12 Multiply and divide rational numbers to solve problems involving constant rates. Topic D Four Operations with Rational Numbers Topic E Solving Equations Where There are Negative Numbers Lesson 15 Solve equations that involve negative numbers. Lesson 16 Write and solve equations to represent situations that involve negative numbers. Topic F Let’s Put It to Work Lesson 17 Use positive and negative numbers to represent directed change. Lesson 1 Find unknown values in relationships, and interpret them as proportional and not proportional. Lesson 2 Interpret tape diagrams that represent word problems, and use them to find unknown values. Lesson 3 Write and match equations and tape diagrams that represent the same situation. Lesson 6 Write and categorize equations of the forms px + q = r and p(x + q) = r from situations and tape diagrams. Lesson 7 Use a balanced hanger diagram to reason about writing and solving equations in the form px + q = r. Lesson 8 Use a balanced hanger diagram to reason about writing and solving equations in the form p(x + q) = r. Lesson 9 Solve equations of the form px + q = r and p(x + q) = r that involve negative numbers. Topic D Writing Equivalent Expressions Lesson 18 Extend the distributive property to expressions with negative coefficients. Lesson 19 Use the distributive property to find equivalent expressions by expanding or factoring. Lesson 22 Write equivalent expressions with fewer terms by combining like terms. Topic A Angle Relationships Lesson 1 Find unknown angle measures by reasoning about adjacent angles with known measures. Lesson 2 Find unknown angle measures by reasoning about complementary or supplementary angles. Topic A Probabilities of Single Step Events Lesson 1 Determine the likelihood of an event by using results from previous experiments. Lesson 2 Describe the likelihood of events and order events from least likely to most likely. Lesson 5 Use the results from a repeated experiment to estimate the probability of an event. Lesson 6 Simulate real-world situations with simple experiments that reflect the probability of the actual event. Topic B Probabilities of Multi-step Events Lesson 7 Use a simulation to estimate the probability of a multi-step event. Lesson 9 Use the sample space to calculate the probability of an event in a multi-step experiment. Mid-Mission Assessment: Topics A-B Topic C Sampling Lesson 14 Recognize that random sampling tends to produce representative samples and support valid inferences. Topic D Using Samples Lesson 15 Use the mean and MAD of a sample to make inferences about the population, and explain the reasoning. Lesson 16 Use proportions from a random sample to make inferences about the population. Lesson 17 Compare different distributions of sample means from the same population using dot plots. Day 2: English Language Arts and Writing Skills with minutes minilessons and discussions to include stories, reading comprehension skill building, videos, poetry, and Writing Assignments with feedback. Unit 1: What Can We Learn from Change? Pretest: What Can We Learn from Change? Discussion: What Can We Learn from Change? Experiencing Change in Life and Literature Defining Characters in Fiction Exploring Setting in Fiction Building Plot in Fiction Identifying the Writing Process Unit Activity: What Can We Learn from Change? Post Test: What Can We Learn from Change? Unit 2: When Is Change Beneficial? Pretest: When Is Change Beneficial? Discussion: When Is Change Beneficial? Investigating Change in Society Exploring Personal Growth Discussing Change In Our Lives Constructing a Main Idea Unit Activity: When Is Change Beneficial? Post Test: When Is Change Beneficial? Unit 3: How Do We Communicate an Idea? Pretest: How Do We Communicate an Idea? Discussion: How Do We Communicate an Idea? Discovering Meaning in Poetry Hearing Sound in Poetry Crafting Structure in Poetry Exploring Elements of Drama Evaluating a Film Adaptation Unit Activity: How Do We Communicate an Idea? Post Test: How Do We Communicate an Idea? Unit 4: How Do We Communicate with an Audience? Pretest: How Do We Communicate with an Audience? Discussion: How Do We Communicate with an Audience? Matching Tone to an Audience Identifying Purpose in Nonfiction Creating Structure in Nonfiction Presenting Ideas to an Audience Unit Activity: How Do We Communicate with an Audience? Post Test: How Do We Communicate with an Audience? End of Semester Test: English 7A Day 3: Hands on Project Based Learning Activity and Individual Work Time to include Art, Social Studies, Science, and STEM projects. Projects will typically cover optional assignments from the book we are working on that week. Unit 1: Cells Pretest: Cells Discussion: Cells Methods of Science Cells: The Building Blocks of Life The Parts of a Cell Course Activity: Examining Cells Tissues, Organs, and Systems Course Activity: Infectious Diseases and Vaccines Unit Activity: Cells Post Test: Cells Unit 2: The Life Cycle Pretest: The Life Cycle Discussion: The Life Cycle The Growth and Development of Organisms Course Activity: Reproduction in Cabbage Plants Types of Reproduction Course Activity: Identifying Reproductive Structures in Plants Reproductive Structures and Strategies Unit Activity: The Life Cycle Post Test: The Life Cycle Unit 3: Nutrition and Energy Pretest: Nutrition and Energy Discussion: Nutrition and Energy Sensory Receptors Course Activity: Human Nutrition Photosynthesis Course Activity: Yeast Fermentation Nutrition and Digestion Unit Activity: Nutrition and Energy Post Test: Nutrition and Energy End of Semester Test: Science 7A I pride myself on being a loving, engaging, and Kind teacher as do all of our teachers at Kind Academy. We value student opinions and like them to have a chance to interact with each other. Our teachers use hands on props, videos, songs, and stories to engage with learners.
Learning Goals
Students will improve their understanding of Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science Skills
Students will improve their social skills such as taking turns, asking questions, enjoying learning, and understanding themselves.
Students will also be more inspired to engage with nature, more observant, and typically more focused after our courses.
Other Details
Supply List
A handout will be given each week on Saturdays before class starts All students should have the following for classes pencils and pens a journal for writing paper art supplies like markers or crayons
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a teaching certificate
Florida Teaching Certificate
Florida Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I started a successful microschool in 2016 that promoted wonder based learning, hands on play, and high interest activities. Our proven curriculum has influences from Montessori, Reggio, Waldorf and other self directed educational philosophies. It has been published and used with high reviews from parents, schools, and co-ops.
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Live Group Class
$75
weekly ($25 per class)3x per week
55 min
Completed by 47 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
3-13 learners per class