Homeschooling Grade Seven
Included here is a sample homeschool schedule for a grade seven child who works independently most of the time. We have also listed the collection of curriculum and materials we MAY use at some point during the seventh grade.
GRADE SEVEN HOMESCHOOL CHECKLIST
DEVOTIONS
____ Prayer
____ Westminster Confession Faith (4-5 days/week)
MATH
____ Saxon Math (1 lesson/day)
____ Check Math *
____ SCIENCE (4-5 sessions/week)
GRAMMAR
____ Text (8 pages/week)
____ Check Grammar *
____ SPELLING * (2 lessons/week)
____ VOCABULARY * (20 words/week)
____ WRITING (2 days/week)
LITERATURE / HISTORY / THEOLOGY
____ Primary Omnibus (5 days/week)
____ Secondary Omnibus (3 days/week)
____ Check Omnibus
____ LOGIC
LATIN
____ Text or Computer
____ Flashcards *
FRENCH
____ Text or Computer
____ Flashcards *
____ DRAFTING (2 days/week)
____ CALLIGRAPHY (2 days/week)
____ MUSIC * (3 days/week)
____ ART (1 day/week)
____ OUTSIDE / EXERCISE (unless rain/snow)
PARENT HELP
____ Spelling
____ Vocabulary
____ Latin Flashcards
____ French Flashcards
____ Check Algebra
____ Check Grammar
GRADE SEVEN HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM OPTIONS
DEVOTIONS
+ Prayer
+ Westminster Confession of Faith (107 Q&A) (4-5 days/week)
(Read lesson and think about questions)
Audio Bible (NKJV) (1 chapter/day)
Memory Verses (1 verse/day)
MATH
+ Saxon Math (continue series)
(Complete lesson, check, and make corrections)
ABeka Economics Grade 12 ~ Russell Kirk
SCIENCE / HEALTH
+ Exploring Creation with General Science Textbook and CD ~ (133 days) (4-5 sessions/week) (3+ pages/day)
http://apologia.donnayoung.org/general.htm
Multi-Media Companion CD, Labs, Tests for Exploring Creation with General Science
ABeka Science Order & Reality Grade 8
ABeka Healthier You Grade 7
GRAMMAR
+ ABeka Grammar and Composition Work-Text I Grade 7 ~ (283 pages) (8 pages/week)
SPELLING
+ ABeka Vocabulary Spelling Poetry I, Spelling Power, commonly misspelled words list (lessons per week)
(Study misspelled words)
VOCABULARY
+ Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book C, Robinson Vocabulary, SAT words (20 words/week)
WRITING
Creative Writing Robinson-style (1 page/day)
The Institute for Excellence in Writing
Elements of Style
Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace
LITERATURE / HISTORY / THEOLOGY
+ Veritas Press Omnibus I: Biblical and Classical Civilizations
Semester 1 ~ Primary (5 days/week)
NKJV The Reformation Study Bible
Genesis (Week 1)
Exodus (Week 2)
Gilgamesh (Week 3) (very advanced)
Code Hammarabi (Week 4)
I and II Samuel (Week 5)
I and II Kings (Week 6)
The Odyssey ~ Homer (Week 7)
The Odyssey ~ Homer 7-12 (Weeks 8, 9)
The Odyssey ~ Homer 13-18 (Week 10)
Histories ~ Herodotus (Weeks 11-15) (very advanced)
Aeschylus: Oresteia (Week 16)
Plutarch’s Lives (Weeks 17, 18)
Veritas Press Omnibus I: Biblical and Classical Civilizations
Semester 1 ~ Secondary (3 days/week)
Chosen By God ~ R.C. Sproul (Weeks 1, 2)
Till We Have Faces ~ C.S. Lewis (Weeks 3-5)
The Magician’s Nephew ~ C.S. Lewis (Weeks 6, 7)
The Horse and His Boy ~ C.S. Lewis (Weeks 8, 9)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ~ C.S.Lewis (Weeks 10, 11)
Prince Caspian ~ C.S. Lewis (Weeks 12, 13)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ~ C.S. Lewis (Weeks 14, 15)
Isaiah (Week 16)
Jeremiah (Week 17)
Minor Prophets (Week 18)
Veritas Press Omnibus I: Biblical and Classical Civilizations
Semester 2 ~ Primary (5 days/week)
Sophocles (Week 1)
The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology and Crito (Week 2)
The Last Days of Socrates: Phaedo (Week 3)
The Early History of Rome ~ Livy (Weeks 4-7)
Luke and Acts (Week 
The Aeneid 1-4 (Week 9)
The Aeneid 5-8 (Week 10)
The Aeneid 9-12 (Week 11)
The Twelve Caesars 1-2 (Week 12) (very advanced)
The Twelve Caesars 3-5 (Week 13)
The Twelve Caesars 6-12 (Week 14)
Julius Caesar ~ Shakespeare (Weeks 15, 16)
Revelation (Week 17)
Veritas Press Omnibus I: Biblical and Classical Civilizations
Semester 2 ~ Secondary (3 days/week)
The Silver Chair ~ C.S. Lewis (Weeks 1, 2)
The Last Battle ~ C.S. Lewis (Weeks 3, 4)
The Best Things in Life ~ Peter Kreeft (Weeks 5, 6)
The Unaborted Socrates ~ Peter Kreeft (Weeks 7, 8 )
Galatians (Week 9)
Romans (Week 10)
James (Weeks 11)
The Eagle of the Ninth ~ Rosemary Sutcliff (Weeks 12, 13)
The Screwtape Letters ~ C.S. Lewis (Weeks 14, 15)
The Holiness of God ~ R.C. Sproul (Weeks 16, 17)
Omnibus I Reference Books
Invitation to the Classics ~ Louise Cowan
Western Civilization ~ Jackson J. Spielvogel
Heroes of the City of Man ~ Peter Leithart
Iliad of Homer ~ Richard Lattimore
Matthew Henry’s Commentary ~ Matthew Henry
Shorter Catechism ~ G.I. Williamson
Extra Grade Seven Literature
The Art of War ~ Sun Tzu
Roverandom ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
The Wanderer’s Tale ~ David Bilsborough
ABeka Of People Grade 7
All Things Bright and Beautiful ~ James Herriot
The Alchemist ~ Paulo Coelho
The Scarlet Pimpernel ~ Baroness Orczy
The Worm Ouroboros ~ E.R. Eddison
The Fiddler’s Gun ~ A.S. Peterson
Tales of the North ~ Jack London
The Greatest Exploration Stories Ever Told ~ Brown
Companion to Narnia ~ Ford
The Shaping of Middle-Earth ~ Christopher Tolkien
The Book of Lost Tales ~ Christopher Tolkien
The Silmarillion ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Tales from the Perilous Realm ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Unfinished Tales ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Laches ~ Plato
Apology ~ Plato
Crito ~ Plato
Phaedo ~ Plato
Phaedrus ~ Plato
Protagoras ~ Plato
Meno ~ Plato
Euthydemus ~ Plato
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 ~ Richard Paul Evans
Treasure Island ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Kidnapped ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Fierce Wars and Faithful Loves ~ Edmund Spenser
The Best Short Stories ~ Rudyard Kipling
History of the World
LOGIC
Introductory Logic DVD
Intermediate Logic DVD
The Fallacy Detective
The Thinking Toolbox
Challenging Logic Puzzles ~ Barry R. Clarke
LATIN
Latin Primer DVDs Martha Wilson
Wheelock’s Latin ~ Frederic M. Wheelock
Workbook for Wheelock’s Latin
+ Flashcards for Wheelock’s Latin
A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock’s Latin
Wheelock’s Latin Reader
Cassell’s Latin English Dictionary
FRENCH (Optional in grades 7-12)
Rosetta Stone French Level 1
Quick Study French Vocabulary Flashcards
+ 501 French Verbs
Oxford French Grammar
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary ~ Oxford
GREEK (Optional in grades 7-12)
Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar ~ William D. Mounce
Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook
Full Answer Key to Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook
Basics of Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards
CANADIAN HISTORY (Optional in grades 7-12)
Canadian History to 1867
AMERICAN HISTORY (Optional in grades 7-12)
The Real Benjamin Franklin (American Classic Series) ~ Andrew M. Allison
The Real George Washington (American Classic Series) ~ Jay A. Parry
Patriots History Of The United States ~ Larry Schweikart
The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the World ~ W. Cleon Skousen
7 Events That Made America America ~ Larry Schweikart
Samuel Adams: A Life ~ Ira Stoll
The Real Thomas Jefferson (American Classic Series) ~ Andrew M. Allison
The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution ~ W. Cleon Skousen
George Washington’s Sacred Fire ~ Peter A. Lillback
America’s Prophet: Moses And The American Story ~ Bruce Feiler
Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln ~ John Stauffer
DRAFTING / CALLIGRAPHY
+ Drafting ~ 2 per week
+ Calligraphy ~ 2 per week
Calligraphy Kit: Learn the Art of Beautiful Writing ~ Arthur Newhall
MUSIC (3 days per week) (Optional in grades 7-12)
+ The Leila Fletcher Piano Course
The ABC’s of Piano Playing ~ Berlin
Music Note Recognition Chart
Piano for Quitters DVD
Piano for Life 3 DVDs
TYPING (until mastered)
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
ART (1 day/week) (Optional in grades 7-12)
Lifepac Drawing Basics with Thomas Kinkade
Beginning Watercolor Journaling DVD ~ Christina Lopp
POETRY (Optional in grades 7-12)
PUBLIC SPEAKING (Optional in grades 7-12)
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PERSONAL NOTES
(First child who completed grade seven)
Our first child, at 12 1/2 years old, completed Saxon Algebra 1 in the spring of grade seven, and did some more review before beginning Algebra 2. He read the following books when he was in grade seven:
Veritas Press Omnibus I: Biblical and Classical Civilizations
Gilgamesh
Code of Hammarabi
The Odyssey, Homer
Histories, Herodotus
Aeschylus: Oresteia
Plutarch’s Lives
Chosen By God
Till We Have Faces
Theban Trilogy
Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo
Early History of Rome, Livy
Aeneid, Virgil
Suetonius The Twelve Caesars
Julius Caesar
Magician’s Nephew
Horse and His Boy
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle
Genesis
Exodus
I and II Samuel
I and II Kings
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Minor Prophets
Luke and Acts
Galatians
Romans
James
Revelation
Best Things in Life
Unaborted Socrates
Screwtape Letters
The Holiness of God
Western Civilization
Heroes of the City of Man
Cyclops, Euripides
The Civil Wars, Appian
The Annals of Imperial Rome, Tacitus
Clouds, Aristophanes
Elegies, Theogonis
Cicero, selected works
Theogony and Works and Days, Hesiod
Birds, Aristophanes
Companion to Narnia
Elements of Style and Grace
Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity
The Fallacy Detective
The Thinking Toolbox
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Exploring Creation with General Science
Eldest, Paolini
A House for My Name
Calligraphy Kit: Learn the Art of Beautiful Writing ~ Arthur Newhall
(Second child who completed grade seven)
Son B12 completed these books homeschooling in grade seven at ages eleven and twelve:
B12’s Book Rating System
***** Epic
**** Very Good
*** Worth Reading
** Limited Value
* Meh
Veritas Press Omnibus I: Biblical and Classical Civilizations
Genesis
Exodus
Gilgamesh ~ rendered by David Ferry ***
Code of Hammurabi ~ Translated by W.W. Davies ***
I and II Samuel
I and II Kings
The Odyssey ****
Histories, Herodotus ***
Aeschylus: Oresteia ***
Plutarch’s Lives ***
Chosen By God ~ R.C. Sproul ****
Till We Have Faces ~ C. S. Lewis ***
Magician’s Nephew ~ C. S. Lewis ***
Horse and His Boy ~ C. S. Lewis ****
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ~ C. S. Lewis ***
Prince Caspian ~ C. S. Lewis ***
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ~ C. S. Lewis ***
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Minor Prophets
Sophocles **
Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology and Crito ****
Last Days of Socrates: Phaedo ***
Early History of Rome ****
Luke and Acts
Aeneid ~ Virgil ***1/2
The Silver Chair ~ C. S. Lewis ***
The Last Battle ~ C. S. Lewis ***
Best Things in Life ~ Peter Kreeft ***
Unaborted Socrates ~ Peter Kreeft ****
Galatians
Romans
James
Twelve Caesars ***
Julius Caesar ***
Revelation
Eagle of the Ninth ***
Screwtape Letters ***
The Holiness of God ****
The Old Man and the Sea ~ Ernest Hemingway ***
The Art of War ~ Sun Tzu ***
Don Quixote ~ translated by John Rutherford *****
Death on the Nile ~ Agatha Christie ****
The Gammage Cup ~ Carol Kendall ****
Hittite Warrior ~ Joanne Williamson ***
The Lost Prince ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett ***
America Alone ~ Mark Steyn *****
A Healthier You ~ A Beka Book ***
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Ugly Truth ~ Jeff Kinney ***
Great Expectations ~ Charles Dickens ***
Gulliver’s Travels ~ Jonathan Swift ***
Clouds ~ Aristophanes ***
Childhood’s End ~ Arthur C. Clarke ***
A Little Brother to the Bear ~ William J. Long ***
Little Britches ~ Ralph Moody ***
Stonewall ~ John J. Dwyer ***
The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories ~ Dorothy L. Sayers ***
Unnatural Death ~ Dorothy L. Sayers **
The Nine Tailors ~ Dorothy L. Sayers *****
Clouds of Witness ~ Dorothy L. Sayers ***
The Fellowship of the Ring ~ J.R.R. Tolkien *****
The Two Towers ~ J.R.R Tolkien *****
The Return of the King ~ J.R.R. Tolkien *****
The Hobbit ~ J.R.R. Tolkien *****
Tales From the Perilous Realm ~ J.R.R. Tolkien *****
The Atlas of Middle Earth ~ Karent Wynn Fonstad ***
Tripods Series:
When the Tripods Came ~ John Christopher ***
The White Mountains ~ John Christopher ****
The City of Gold and Lead ~ John Christopher ***
The Pool of Fire ~ John Christopher ***
The Bartimaeus Trilogy:
The Amulet of Samarkand ~ Jonathan Stroud ****
The Golem’s Eye ~ Jonathan Stroud ****
Ptolemy’s Gate ~ Jonathan Stroud ****
Eragon ~ Christopher Paolini ****
Eldest ~ Christopher Paolini ****
Brisingr ~ Christopher Paolini ****
What Will Happen in Eragon IV? ~ Richard Marcus ***
The Fallacy Detective ***
The Thinking Toolbox ~ Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn ****
The Usborne Guide to Playing Chess ***
Science Detectives ~ Editors of YES Mag *
The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing ~ Jason Kelly ***
Guide to Investing in Gold & Silver ~ Michael Maloney ***
The Westminster Confession of Faith
Trial and Triumph Stories from Church History ~ Richard Hannula ***
Exploring Creation With General Science ~ Dr. Jay L. Wile ****
Essentials Canadian History Pre-Colonization to 1867: The Beginning of a Nation
The Overton Window ~ Glenn Beck ***
The O’Reilly Factor For Kids ~ Bill O’Reilly **
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