Grade 7 Spiral Math (Ontario Math Curriculum 2020)

Frustrated with the new curriculum and want something that will be ready to go? This is it! This resource combines a spiral approach as well as repetitive numeracy practice in important concepts. If you are homeschooling or filling gaps in learning this is a great option for quick review!

Students will do multiple strands of math every week all year. This way students don't forget them from year to year. The questions are short and designed to either be done as homework or a quick activity as students arrive in the morning or after recess. Many of the questions are modeled after EQAO style questions or the new curriculum. New concepts are introduced gradually and generally follow my spiral long range plans that I've used in my own classroom for several years. (they are free on teachers pay teachers). I have now also included a pre-test for each strand so right away in September you can see where students struggle.

In this resource I've also included interactive math notebook pages so that concepts are pre-taught before they are introduced in the resource.

Concepts covered with these notes are:

• Powers
• Plane Symmetry vs. Rotational Symmetry
• Solving Equations
• Composite Patterns
• Continuous vs. Discrete Data and Qualitative vs. Quantitative
• Prime and Composite Numbers
• Integers
• Squares and Square Roots
• Complementary vs. Supplementary
• Increasing a Number by a Percentage
• Solving Equations by Isolating Variables
• Greatest Common Factor, Lowest Common Multiple
• Simplifying Fractions
• Creating Circle Graphs
• Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
• Adding and Subtracting Monomials
• Dilations

You may wonder:

Do I need to spiral everything to use this?

No, this unit is designed to be used alone. It pairs well with my math 360 units but it will work just fine independently?

What if I haven't taught that concept yet and it's included in the questions?

The first ten weeks of questions are designed to be a review of the previous grade curriculum. This means they are actually last year's curriculum. This helps address gaps and scaffold weaker students. However, the current grade curriculum is introduced on Friday and then there will be a matching question included in the following week of questions. For example, if you are teaching a new concept about fractions it may be introduced on Friday and then there will be a question about it in the next week's worth of questions.

Can it be used digitally?

Absolutely!! This is created with Google slides but can be downloaded into Brightspace as well.

How else can I use this if I don't want to use it for daily review?

This unit works really well as a summer review, homework practice, or even as a homeschool review if that's what you need it for.

My district wants me to implement number talks - how can this help me?

These units can be used as a daily number talk every morning so that you can ensure students are using the necessary strategies we know are so important.

Use This For:

Daily Bell Work

Homework

Math Talks

Summer Practice

Centers

Practice for Testing later

Further, I have included how to schedule this into your math block, as well as a clear outline of what your day will look like while using these. This fits beautifully with a 3 part math lesson or guided math opportunities. If you are just looking to start guided math please look for my task cards that can be used in guided math/centres and make your life so much easier!

BONUS:

Exit slips for Financial Literacy and Socio-Emotional Learning

Why Teachers Love Them:

• Simple to Set up
• Very User Friendly
• Covers Multiple Strands Every Week
• Easy to use with digital devices
• Makes Report cards Easier when you are covering every strand (no more scrambling for one last mark)
• Skills build slowly