What your child learns in Grade 7 in BC
Grade 7 is the last elementary year in many BC schools and prepares students for secondary school. Students take the Foundation Skills Assessment, and work on integers, the links between decimals, fractions, ratios and percents, two-step equations, circles and deeper analysis of what they read.
Grade 7 subjects in the BC Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Decimals, fractions, and percents are used to represent and describe parts and wholes of numbers.
- Computational fluency and flexibility with numbers extend to operations with integers and decimals.
- Linear relations can be represented in many connected ways to identify regularities and make generalizations.
12 units, including add & subtract integers, multiply & divide integers, decimal operations, fractions, decimals & percents.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
- Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
- Exploring and sharing multiple perspectives extends our thinking.
10 units, including close reading, literary devices, tone & mood, persuasive power.
Science
Big Ideas
- Evolution by natural selection provides an explanation for the diversity and survival of living things.
- Elements consist of one type of atom, and compounds consist of atoms of different elements chemically combined.
- The electromagnetic force produces both electricity and magnetism.
6 units, including natural selection, atoms & elements, circuits & static, magnets & motors.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Geographic conditions shaped the emergence of civilizations.
- Religious and cultural practices that emerged during this period have endured and continue to influence people.
- Increasingly complex societies required new systems of laws and government.
6 units, including first farmers, where civilizations grew, laws & government, world beliefs.
French Immersion
Big Ideas
- Expressing our thoughts enables us to situate ourselves in relation to our own and others' cultures.
- Considering the feelings evoked by a message and its unspoken elements allows us to construct the meaning of a message.
- The themes of a narrative emerge from the situations characters experience and the way they respond to those situations.
7 units, including le superlatif, choisir le bon temps, figures de style, la poésie.
Core French
Big Ideas
- Listening and viewing with intent helps us increase our understanding of French.
- Using various strategies helps us understand and acquire language.
- With simple French, we can discuss our interests.
8 units, including directions, places in town, comparing, describing people.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments on independence, study habits and confidence with the harder math and reading ahead.
BC report cards describe learning with Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Extending. See what each level means.
Grade 7 students also take the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA). Read the FSA guide.
Core Competencies are part of every grade. Read about core competencies.
Ready for Grade 7?
Grade 7 builds on what your child practised in Grade 6. If a skill feels shaky, a few short practice sessions before or early in the year can help:
- Math: thousandths to billions, facts & factors, mixed numbers & ratios, decimal × and ÷, percents & budgets
- English Language Arts: close reading, point of view, figurative language, connotation & tone, make your case
- Science: body systems, mixtures & solutions, newton's laws, gravity & friction, our solar system
- Social Studies: map skills, cities & migration, global challenges, governments & rights, trade & globalization
- French Immersion: imparfait ou passé composé?, racines et préfixes, les légendes, quand et où?, le roman jeunesse
- Core French: letter patterns, question words, hobbies, giving reasons, feelings and states
Common questions
What do kids learn in Grade 7 in British Columbia?
Grade 7 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, french immersion, core french in the BC Curriculum. Grade 7 is the last elementary year in many BC schools and prepares students for secondary school. Students take the Foundation Skills Assessment, and work on integers, the links between decimals, fractions, ratios and percents, two-step equations, circles and deeper analysis of what they read.
How is Grade 7 reported in BC?
BC report cards describe learning with Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Extending. Students in Grade 7 also write the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA), which is separate from the report card.
How can I help my Grade 7 child at home?
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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