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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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We are getting closer to the end of ?What Your Child Should Know? series. We have made it to Middle School and your child should be well prepared. By the 7th grade most homeschooled children know much more than their public schooled counterparts. There are a lot of reasons for this but the biggest is that homeschooled children don?t have the stress and pressure that others do. Here are some basic things that your 7th grader student should learn over the course of the year:

Math

Ability to multiply and divide fractions, percentages and decimals.
Ability to use graphs and charts and create them.
Ability to use a protractor and a compass.
Ability to decipher and create? word problems.
Begin pre-algebra.

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Language Arts

Memorize twenty spelling and vocabulary words per week.
Ability to write a fiction and nonfiction book report.
Ability to give an oral report .
Ability to use proper grammar and sentence structure.
Ability to use a dictionary and a thesaurus.

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Social Studies

Understand in detail how America began.
Understand thirteen colonies and the earliest forms of government.
Understand the government we have today.
Understand pollution and recycling.
Participate in a community service project (collect food and toys for a local animal shelter, etc.)

Science

Ability to conduct a scientific experiment and use proper tools.
Understand matter and energy.
Begin studying the periodic table, the elements, and their symbols.
Begin studying the human body,how each of the organs works, and systems of the body.
Understand the solar system and how the moon affects the tides.

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