Rising Grade 7 Language and Literature resources:

If you want book recommendations for the coming summer, one great source is the Newberry Medal winners.  Newberry books are consistently outstanding. For globally focused texts, I have enclosed a list of age appropriate suggestions for 7th graders.  Please feel free to be in touch if you have any questions or would like additional information.

The Boise Public Library offers great support.  Their summer reading program has already started and is open to all ages. Please note that the program has changed this year; people do not need to sign up and there are not separate programs for children and adults. (Details are available online.) After you complete your first five activities, you can claim a free book!

In addition to thinking about how often and what they will read, I encouraged students to think about writing and discussion goals too. One student has a goal to convince everyone in her family to read what she is reading so they can all talk about it together. Fantastic!  You can continue to help your children think about goals that are specific and joyful.

In addition to fiction, reading nonfiction and current events over the summer will support students' growth. Ms. B recommends reading current events alongside your child and asking them questions. 

Please don't hesitate to touch base if you have any questions or we can support your family in some way.  

Summer Big Read!

Riverstone’s Middle and High School Summer Read is a shared intellectual journey for all students in Grades 6-12.  This is the second year of a regular experience each summer for our students. Students purchase and read the selected book over the summer and prepare a short response paper highlighting something they find particularly compelling with regard to the theme that drove this year’s selection. As an alternative assignment, they can make a soundtrack for the book by picking a song/piece of music that fits each chapter of the book. For each selected song the student should write a no more than 50 word explanation of how the selected song fits a particular chapter of the book and how it relates to the theme.  Each student should be prepared to discuss what they feel a meaningful or purposeful life for them would be.

During the first week of school students will meet in small groups for a discussion and reflection seminar led by a faculty member or administrator. These seminars will afford students a chance to meet their peers and to begin conversations based upon their shared readings and initial written reactions.  

The theme that drove this year’s selections was:  living a purposeful or meaningful life Grades 6-7 - The Inquisitors Tale: or, The Three Magical Children and their Holy Dog.  Adam Gidwitz.  Order paperback version.

Rising Grade 7 Summer Outline

The summer outline is a great resource for students who have just completed 6th grade Math. The Khan Academy links below are divided up by units: number theory, algebra, geometry and measurement, stats and probability, and coordinate geometry that will take students directly to the recommended exercise.

This summer I highly recommend that each student review the concepts that they have learned in 6th grade math to reinforce their learning in preparation for the 7th grade math course. I highly encourage each student to work through the outline about 1-2 hours a week throughout the summer.

Please take advantage of this opportunity. Doing this will help each student enter into 7th grade Math with a fresh understanding of the concepts from the previous year and will help them with their success next year.

• Links highlighted in RED are assumed knowledge for next year• Links highlighted in BLUE are concepts we have covered. We will review and build

upon them next year. • Links highlighted in PURPLE are a few concepts you will see next year.

Number Theory:Addition:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/addition-subtraction/e/addition_4

Subtraction: • http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/addition-subtraction/e/subtraction_4

Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers:

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/absolute-value/add-sub-negatives/e/ ordering_negative_numbers

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/absolute-value/adding_subtracting_negatives/e/adding_and_subtracting_negative_numbers

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-negative-numbers/cc-7th-add-sub-negatives/e/adding-negative-numbers-word-problems

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-negative-numbers-add-and-subtract/cc-7th-add-sub-word-problems-w-negatives/e/negative-number-addition-and-subtraction--interpretation-problems

Multiplying:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/multiplication-division/e/multiplication_4

Dividing: • http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/multiplication-division/e/division_4

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/arith-review-multiply-divide/arith-review-mult-digit-div-2/e/division_3

Multiplying and Dividing Negative Numbers:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/absolute-value/mult_div_negatives/e/

multiplying_and_dividing_negative_numbers

Multiplication and Division Word Problems• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/cc-4th-mult-div-topic/cc-4th-

mult-comparing/e/arithmetic_word_problems

Rounding Numbers: • http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/e/rounding_numbers

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/arith-decimals/arith-review-rounding-decimals/e/rounding-decimals-using-a-number-line

Place Value

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/order-of-operations/place_value/e/place_value

Exponents: • https://www.khanacademy.org/math/in-seventh-grade-math/exponents-powers/in-

exponents/e/positive_and_zero_exponents

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/in-seventh-grade-math/exponents-powers/in-exponents/e/powers-of-ten

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/in-seventh-grade-math/exponents-powers/laws-exponents-examples/e/exponents_1.5

Square Roots and cube roots:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/exponents-radicals/e/square_roots

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/radical-radicals/e/square_roots_2

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/exponents-radicals/cube-root-tutorial/e/cube_roots

Order of Operations: • https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-arith-prop/pre-algebra-

order-of-operations/e/order_of_operations_2

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-foundations/algebra-foundations-order-of-operations/e/order_of_operations

Lowest Common Multiple:

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/factors-multiples/least_common_multiple/e/least_common_multiple

Highest Common Factor: • http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/factors-multiples/e/

greatest_common_divisor

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-factors-multiples/pre-algebra-greatest-common-divisor/e/gcf-and-lcm-word-problems

Manipulating Fractions:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/comparing_fractions_2

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/simplifying_fractions

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/equivalent_fractions

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/equivalent_fractions_2

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/converting_mixed_numbers_and_improper_fractions

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/fraction_word_problems_1

Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers:

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/Adding_and_subtracting_fractions/e/adding_fractions_with_common_denominators

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/in-sixth-grade-math/fractions-1/addition-subtraction-fractions/e/subtracting_fractions_with_common_denominators

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fraction-arithmetic/arith-review-add-sub-fractions/e/adding_fractions

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fraction-arithmetic/arith-review-add-sub-fractions/e/subtracting_fractions

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/adding_and_subtracting_fractions

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/Mixed_number_add_sub/e/adding_subtracting_mixed_numbers_1

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/adding-subtracting-fractions-wp/e/adding-and-subtracting-fractions-with-unlike-denominators-word-problems

Multiplying Fractions:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/multiplying_and_dividing_frac/

e/multiplying_fractions_0.5

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/multiplying_mixed_numbers_1

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-fractions-topic/cc-5th-mult-frac-word-probs/e/multiplying-fractions-by-fractions-word-problems

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-fractions-topic/cc-5th-mult-frac-word-probs/e/multiplying-fractions-and-whole-numbers-word-problems

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/multiplying_fractions

Dividing Fractions:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/dividing_fractions

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/fractions-pre-alg/dividing-fractions-pre-alg/e/dividing_fractions_0.5

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fraction-arithmetic/arith-review-dividing-fractions/e/dividing_fractions_1.5

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/basic-alg-foundations/alg-basics-fractions/e/dividing_fractions_2

Understanding Decimal Place Value:• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-place-value-decimals-

top/cc-5th-decimal-pv-intro/e/value-of-a-decimal-digit

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/decimals-pre-alg/decimal-place-value-pre-alg/e/writing-and-interpreting-decimals

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/decimals-pre-alg/decimal-place-value-pre-alg/e/comparing-decimal-place-value

Adding Decimals:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/e/adding_decimals_2

Subtracting Decimals:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/e/subtracting_decimals

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/adding_decimals/e/adding_and_subtracting_decimals_word_problems

Multiplying Decimals:• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/decimals-pre-alg/multiplying-

decimals-pre-alg/e/multiplying_decimals_0.5

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/decimals-pre-alg/multiplying-decimals-pre-alg/e/multiplying_decimals_1

Moving the Decimal:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/multiplying_decimals/e/

understanding_moving_the_decimal

Dividing Decimals:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/dividing_decimals/e/

dividing_decimals_0.5

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/e/dividing_decimals_1

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/e/dividing_decimals_2

Decimal To Fraction:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/

converting_decimals_to_fractions_2

Fraction To Decimal:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/e/

converting_fractions_to_decimals

Decimal To Percentage:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/percents/e/

converting_decimals_to_percents

Percentage To Decimal: • http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/percents/e/

converting_percents_to_decimals

Percentage Word Problems:

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/percent_tutorial/e/finding_percents

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/percents/e/percentage_word_problems_1

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/percent_word_probs/e/discount_tax_and_tip_word_problems

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/percent_word_probs/e/markup_and_commission_word_problems

Look into Next Year’s Number Theory Unit

Simplifying Radicals:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/radical-

radicals/e/simplifying_radicals

Exponents and Scientific Notation:• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/negative-

exponents-tutorial/e/exponents_2

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/scientific-notation/e/scientific_notation

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/exponent-properties/e/exponent_rules

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/exponent-properties/e/properties-of-integer-exponents

Ratios and Proportions:

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-ratios-prop-topic/cc-6th-describing-ratios/e/representing-ratios

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-ratios-prop-topic/cc-6th-ratio-word-problems/e/ratio_word_problems

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-ratios-prop-topic/cc-6th-ratio-word-problems/e/solving-ratio-problems-with-tables

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/applying-math-reasoning-topic/multistep-word-problems-tut/e/multistep-equations-without-variables

Geometry and Measurement:Using a Protractor:

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/angles/e/measuring_angles

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-angle/measure-angles/e/drawing-angles

Complementary and Supplementary Angles:

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/angles/e/complementary_and_supplementary_angles

Parallel Lines:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/angles/e/parallel_lines_1

Vertical Angles:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/parallel-and-perpendicular-lines/

ang_intro/e/vertical_angles

Triangle:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/triangles/e/triangle_angles_1

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/angles/e/angles_1

Quadrilateral:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/e/quadrilateral_types

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/e/quadrilateral_angles

Polygons:

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/quadrilaterals-and-polygons/e/angles_of_a_polygon

Perimeter: • http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/perimeter_area_basics/

e/perimeter_1

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-area-perimeter/basic-geo-area-perimeter-polygon/e/perimeter-2

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/circum_area_circles/e/radius_diameter_and_circumference

Area:• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/measurement/area-basics/e/

area_of_squares_and_rectangles

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-area-perimeter/basic-geo-area-perimeter-polygon/e/area_of_triangles_1

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-area-perimeter/basic-geo-area-perimeter-polygon/e/area_of_parallelograms

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-area-perimeter/basic-geo-area-perimeter-polygon/e/areas_of_trapezoids_rhombi_and_kites

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/circum_area_circles/e/area_of_a_circle

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/cc-4th-measurement-topic/cc-4th-area-and-perimeter/e/area-and-perimeter-of-rectangles-word-problems

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/cc-4th-measurement-topic/cc-4th-area-and-perimeter/e/area_of_squares_and_rectangles

Volume: (surface area will be on a few of the links. This is for next year, but will be good to look at )

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-measurement-topic/cc-5th-volume/e/volume_1

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/cc-third-grade-measurement/cc-third-grade-mass-volume/e/volume-word-problems-1

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-measurement-topic/cc-5th-volume/e/volume_2

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/volume_tutorial/e/solid_geometry

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-geometry-topic/cc-6th-volume-surface-area/e/volume-word-problems-with-fractions

Look into Next Year’s Geometry and Measurement Exam:

Finding Angles:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/parallel-and-perpendicular-lines/

triang_prop_tut/e/angles_1

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/parallel-and-perpendicular-lines/triang_prop_tut/e/angles_2

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/parallel-and-perpendicular-lines/complementary-supplementary-angl/e/angle_addition_postulate

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/in-seventh-grade-math/lines-angles/related-angles/e/vertical_angles_2

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/parallel-and-perpendicular-lines/ang-intro/e/parallel_lines_2

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-geometry/cc-7th-area-volume-surface-area/e/area--volume--and-surface-area

Surface Area:

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-volume-surface-area/basic-geo-surface-area/e/nets-of-3d-figures

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-volume-surface-area/basic-geo-surface-area/e/surface-area

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-volume-surface-area/basic-geo-surface-area/e/surface-areas

Algebra Evaluating Expressions:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/e/

evaluating_expressions_1

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/variable-and-expressions/e/evaluating_expressions_2

Combining Like Terms:

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-equivalent-exp/cc-6th-combining-like-terms/e/combining-like-terms-0.5

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/manipulating-expressions/e/combining_like_terms_1

Writing an Expression:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/

manipulating-expressions/e/writing_expressions_1

Solving Equations:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/e/

one_step_equations

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/equations_beginner/e/linear_equations_1

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-linear-equations-inequalities/core-algebra-solving-basic-equations/e/linear_equations_2

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/basic-equation-practice/e/linear_equations_3

Look into Next Year’s Algebra Exam• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/

solutions-linear-equations/e/solutions-to-linear-equations

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/alg-basics-algebraic-expressions/alg-basics-distributive-property/e/distributive-property-with-variables

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-variables-expressions/cc-7th-manipulating-expressions/e/combining_like_terms_2

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/complicated_equations/e/multistep_equations_with_distribution

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/quadratics-polynomials-topic/multiplying-binomials-core-algebra/e/multiplying_expressions_0.5

Coordinate GeometryGraphing Points:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/algebra-functions/e/graphing_points

Identifying Points:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/algebra-functions/e/identifying_points_1

Naming Quadrants:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/linear-equations-and-inequalitie/

coordinate-plane/e/graphing_points_2

Plugging in Values:• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/equation-of-a-line/e/plugging_in_values

Identifying Slope:• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math/cc-8th-linear-equations-

functions/8th-slope/e/slope-from-a-graph

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math/cc-8th-linear-equations-functions/8th-slope/e/slope-from-an-equation-in-slope-intercept-form

Points on a straight line

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/linear-equations-and-inequalitie/graphing_solutions2/e/identifying_points_2

Section C - graphing straight lines

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/linear-equations-and-inequalitie/graphing_solutions2/e/plugging_in_values

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-graphing-lines-slope/core-algebra-graphing-slope-intercept/e/graph-from-slope-intercept-equation

Next year’s Coordinate Geometry Unit:

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-geometry-topic/cc-6th-coordinate-plane/e/reflecting-points

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/linear-equations-and-inequalitie/graphing_with_intercepts/e/solving_for_the_x-intercept

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-graphing-lines-slope/core-algebra-equation-of-a-line/v/finding-y-intercept-given-slope-and-point

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math/cc-8th-relationships-functions/cc-8th-graphing-prop-rel/e/comparing-proportional-relationships

Statistics• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-data-statistics/cc-6th-

bar-charts/e/creating_bar_charts_1

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-data-statistics/cc-6th-bar-charts/e/reading_bar_charts_2

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-data-statistics/cc-6th-line-picto-graphs/e/reading_pictographs_2

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics/e/mean_median_and_mode

Probability

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability/independent-dependent-probability/basic_probability/e/probability_1

Look into next year Probability:

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-probability-statistics/cc-7th-compound-events/e/sample-spaces-for-compound-events

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/precalculus/prob-comb/compound-probability-of-ind-events-using-mult-rule/e/independent_probability

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability/independent-dependent-probability/addition-rule-probability/e/adding-probability