What your child learns in Grade 7 in Manitoba
Grade 7 starts the middle years. Report cards add an overall percentage. Students work with decimals, fractions, percents, integers and equations, and study ecosystems, mixtures, heat and Earth. Social studies looks at Canada in the contemporary world.
Grade 7 subjects in the Manitoba Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number: Develop number sense.
- Patterns and Relations: Use patterns to describe the world and solve problems.
- Patterns and Relations: Represent algebraic expressions in multiple ways.
14 units, including divisibility rules, add & subtract integers, decimal operations, fractions.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- A1 Oral Language Communication: Learners will apply listening and speaking skills to receive, exchange and develop ideas for various purposes and audiences.
- A2 Language as the Foundation for Reading and Writing: Learners will develop and apply the understanding of the system of language (knowledge and skills) and language comprehension for reading and writing.
- B1 Acquire New Information: Learners will activate, acquire and build background knowledge through inquiry of diverse topics and engagement with multimodal forms of text (e.g., visual, oral, print, digital, experts, Elders).
12 units, including close reading, whose story?, literary devices, tone & mood.
Science
Big Ideas
- What is matter made of?
- What is the role of gravity on Earth and in the Solar System?
- How does energy move on Earth, in ecosystems, and through space?
9 units, including heat & particles, moving heat, gravity & tides, our solar system.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Grade 7 Social Studies: People and Places in the World
- Cluster 1: World Geography
- Cluster 2: Global Quality of Life
5 units, including latitude, longitude & time, mapping our world, human rights & citizenship, quality of life worldwide.
French Immersion
Big Ideas
- French immersion is first and foremost a language program: French is both the language we learn in and the language we learn.
- Listening and speaking in French grow every day, in school and in the francophone community.
- Reading a range of French texts builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
7 units, including le superlatif, choisir le bon temps, figures de style, la poésie.
Core French
Big Ideas
- Oral Communication: La communication orale Listen in order to understand the communicated message. Communicate orally and interact spontaneously, keeping in mind the message, fluency and accuracy.
- Reading: La lecture Read a variety of texts, for various purposes, and demonstrate understanding of text, orally, in writing or visually.
- Writing: L'écriture Plan and write coherent texts to communicate the message.
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.
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. See what each level means.
Learning skills are reported separately from the subject levels in every grade. Read about learning skills.
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: think like a scientist, gravity & friction, buoyancy, flight, stored energy
- Social Studies: confederation & manitoba, treaties, métis & the mounties, newcomers & homesteads, railway & gold rushes, first world war & votes for women
- 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 Manitoba?
Grade 7 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, french immersion, core french in the Manitoba Curriculum. Grade 7 starts the middle years. Report cards add an overall percentage. Students work with decimals, fractions, percents, integers and equations, and study ecosystems, mixtures, heat and Earth. Social studies looks at Canada in the contemporary world.
How is Grade 7 reported in Manitoba?
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4.
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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