7th Grade Math: Resources & Prep

Dear Families,

At Legacy Magnet Academy, our 7th grade students participate in an accelerated math program that covers the second half of 7th grade math and all of 8th grade math. To ensure success, all 7th grade students must be familiar with key concepts typically covered in the first half of 7th grade math.

Below is a list of important topics and the specific skills your child should be comfortable with before entering 7th grade this fall:

✏️ Plane Geometry - CA Standard: 7.G.2–3

• Draw and describe geometric shapes with given conditions
  Understand and use formulas for area of triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids

• Use angle relationships (complementary, supplementary, vertical, adjacent)

📦 Surface Area - CA Standard: 7.G.6

• Calculate surface area of 3D figures (prisms, pyramids)

• Use nets to represent 3D solids

• Apply formulas involving squares and rectangles

📐 Volume - CA Standard: 7.G.6

• Understand volume as the number of unit cubes that fill a space

• Calculate volume of right prisms using V=B×hV = B \times hV=B×h

• Distinguish between surface area and volume

🎲 Probability -CA Standards: 7.SP.5–8

• Understand probability as a number between 0 and 1

• Determine probability of simple and compound events

• Use organized lists, tables, and tree diagrams to model outcomes

📊 Data & Statistics - CA Standards: 7.SP.1–4

• Analyze data using mean, median, mode, and range

• Create and interpret dot plots, histograms, and box plots

• Understand and use measures of center and variability

Resources:

While we are not assigning summer homework, we strongly recommend that families use this list to guide optional summer review and learning.

For helpful free resources and practice websites, see below:

🔹 Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org)

• Aligned to Common Core/CA standards

• Search “7th grade geometry” or any topic (e.g., "surface area")

• Personalized practice and videos

🔹 Illustrative Mathematics – Open Up Resources

• https://access.openupresources.org/curricula/im/7-8 

• Grade 7 materials are free and standards-aligned

• Includes guided questions and tasks

🔹 IXL (Free Limited Use)

• https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-7 

• Topic-by-topic practice (surface area, probability, data)

🔹 MathGames.com

• https://www.mathgames.com/grade7 

• Interactive practice, no login required for many games

• Good for review of geometry and statistics

🔹 PBS LearningMedia – Math

• https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/mathematics/ 

• Engaging videos and interactive lessons organized by grade and topic

🔹 Math Antics (YouTube)

• https://www.youtube.com/user/mathantics

• Short, easy-to-understand videos for geometry, statistics, volume, and probability