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== Math ==

In Grade 7 the student . . .

Reads, writes, and works with whole and mixed numbers, integers, and common fractions

Learns the proper mathematical vocabulary—dividend, multiplicand, product, simplify,

minuend, quotient, numerator, and denominator; how to change fractions and decimals to percent; 

how to find the number when a percent is known
	
Is introduced to business and consumer arithmetic—profit and loss, commission,

discounts, bills and receipts, and invoices with discounts

Discovers business methods needed to function at home—keeping cash and household

accounts, budgets, insurance, and the reading of gas and electric meters

Learns about banking—savings and checking accounts, deposits, interest, and loans

== English ==

Students continue to work at identifying, reviewing, and diagraming simple, compound,

and complex sentence patterns. 

They review principal parts of regular and irregular verbs.

Verb study involves perfect tenses as well as conjugation of all six tenses. 

Progressive verb forms, troublesome verbs, transitive and intransitive verbs are studied as well. 

Noun and pronoun study becomes more intense. 

Infinitives, participles, and gerunds are introduced.

Writing skills are expanded through sentence variety, outlining, paragraph and composition

writing, and proofreading.

== Social Studies ==

This Career course provides an excellent overview of major career and ministry opportunities. 

Students will learn the gifts and skills needed, as well as the educational

requirements expected, for each lifework goal. 

This course focuses on encouraging students to find God’s will for their lives, follow His leading, 

and be Godly testimonies in their chosen professional or God-called ministry. 


== Science ==

This introduces and prepares  the student for more advanced biology. 

The student learns about the habitats and characteristics of plants and animals along with ecology 

and God’s balance in nature. 

The interrelationships between organisms are discussed. 

The attributes essential to life are seen in relationship to the Bible and Biblical Creation.

== Word Building ==

Your student will learn 780 spelling words as he learns to use the dictionary as a study tool. 

Among these words are homonyms, Greek root words, heteronyms, and words with prefixes and suffixes.

Wise sayings that illustrate spelling rules are used throughout.

Students learn syllable division rules as well as how to recognize accented and stressed syllables.


== Basic Literature ==

Study guides include comprehension questions, a test, and a composition assignment for each book in
the series.


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