7th/8th Grade

Using Abeka curriculum, 7th and 8th grade cycles through:

Exodus

Life of Christ

Book of Acts

Joshua and Judges

7th/8th grade focuses on solidifying skills in the 8 parts of speech, sentence structure, and capitalization and punctuation. 

Texts Used: Rod & Staff: 8 Parts of Speech, The Sentence, Capitalization and Punctuation

Each of the literature titles focuses on a different period of U.S. history and correlate with the history course in 7th/8th grade. Composition focuses on creative writing and is integrated with the history lessons.

Students will...

• Master level-appropriate word lists

• Correctly spell compound and hyphenated words

• Correctly spell Latin and Greek roots

• Master prefixes and suffixes

• Understand syllabication

Text Used:

Spelling Workout G & H

Students will...

• continue perfection of legibility and beauty in handwritten material

Text Used:

Pentime Penmanship 7 & 8

Topics Include...

• Mathematics as a Language

• Number Symbols and Our number System

• Operation Symbols

• Relation Symbols

• Mathematical Models

• First-Degree Relations with One Variable

• Introduction to the Cartesian Coordinate System

Texts Used: 

Memoria Pre-Algebra

Mastering Essential Math Skills focuses on essential math topics such as whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, integers, geometry, charts and graphs, and word problems. The program emphasizes speed, accuracy, and critical thinking, preparing students for success in pre-algebra and beyond. 

Text Used: 

Mastering Essential Math Skills, Book 2

7th and 8th grade alternate between Life Science and Earth Science each year.

Topics include...

• Plants

• Human anatomy & physiology

• A healthy life

• Creation and science

• Mammals

• Birds

• Fish, reptiles, and amphibians

• Insects

• Microbiology

• Forestry 

• Ecology

Texts Used:

Abeka Science Order & Design

7th and 8th grade alternate between Life Science and Earth Science each year.

Topics include...

• Introduction to Science

• Foundations of Geology

• Minerals and Rocks

• Weathering and Erosion

• Interpreting the Fossil Record

• A Survey of the Seas

• The Atmosphere

• Water Vapor and Air Masses

• Storms and Forecasting

• Consider the Heavens

• Man and the Universe

• Environmental Science

Text Used: 

Abeka Earth & Space Science

In 7th and 8th grade, students study American history. In the 2025-2026 school year, the focus is on American in the late 1800's to the present. 

Topics include:

• Small Homesteads and Big Businesses

• Welcoming New Americans

• America Enters a New Century

• Americans Go “Over There”

• The Roaring Twenties

• The Great Depression

• Every Citizen a Soldier

• America Recovers and Moves Forward

• The Eisenhower Years

• The Sixties

• To the Moon

• The Reagan-Bush Era

• The End of the Century

• The New Millenium

• E-Pluribus Unum

Texts Used: Notgrass America the Beautiful, Part 2