Seventh Grade Curriuculum
Religion
We utilize the Concordia Publishing House series of Voyages : Exploring God’s Word Old Testament and Church History.
Students have weekly memory work assignments in which they learn a variety of Bible passages. This curriculum has been designed so that through the Word and Spirit of God, students of all abilities
Students also have twice weekly Confirmation lessons and memory assignments which focus on the Small Catechism and Old Testament themes.
Literature
The students use the textbook Writer Choice Level Two by Glencoe McGraw Hill. The text uses short stories, novel excerpts, poems and cartoons to inform the students about different genres of Literature. Incorporated with the textbook will be the use of novels, short projects and writing assignments.
English
We use Glencoe McGraw-Hill Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition. Seventh graders apply writing and grammar skills including parts of speech, sentence types, capitalization, punctuation, speaking and listening. Students recognize and use simple, complex and compound sentences in weekly journal assignments. They recognize and use standard editing symbols in numerous written projects.
Spelling and Vocabulary
We use Sadlier Oxford’s Vocabulary Workshop Level A and B. Seventh graders demonstrate spelling and word usage through application. They take weekly spelling and meaning tests. They identify and understand the literal and figurative meaning of words through analogies, word puzzles and practice.
Mathematics
Seventh grade students use the textbook Mathematics Course 2 by Holt McDougal. Students do a great deal of problems leading up to pre-algebra by the end of the year. Students that do exceedingly well on a placement test (given in August) have the option of advancing to the Algebra class.
Science
Students use the text book Life Science by Prentice Hall. In the text the students study genetics, the systems of the human body and other mammals among other things.
Geography
The students use the textbook Geography: The World and Its People by Glencoe-Mc Graw Hill. With this textbook the students study in great detail the seven continents. This class involves the study of the people, places, climate and landforms that make each continent different. Students use and make many maps with the class.
Art
Seventh graders have Art instruction once a week. The focus of the program is to use of the Art Attack video series . This is a series of DVD’s that highlight the elements of art and famous artists. Students watch a presentation of an art project and then create their own. The projects highlight form, composition, color, texture and line
Physical Education
Seventh grade is the first of the two years where the class is gender divided. The girls have PE and then later in the afternoon the boys have PE. In both classes the students work through ten units. These units include football, basketball, volleyball, Frisbee golf, aerobic exercise, relay races and the Presidential Fitness Program. Awards for success with the Physical Fitness Program are presented each Spring at an awards night.
Music
Seventh graders have choir at least once a week. They learn a wide variety of Christian songs and hymns to participate in a Zion worship service on a rotational basis. Students are also involved in the school choir or in Classroom Music. Those students in Classroom Music use McMillan /McGraw Hill Share the Music. They are exposed to many elements of music including performance, understanding, writing, playing and responding to music.
Spanish
Seventh grade students have Spanish once a week. We use the program educacion/espanol as developed by Northern Ariziona University. Each 55 minute lesson is dedicated to vocabulary and verb usage of the Spanish language.