7th Grade Summer Math Lesson 1

My eldest child is an incoming 7th grader. The amount of information he loses over the summer is immense. He also has a bit of test anxiety. He panics when he sees something he doesn't know on the test and it causes him to shut down for the remainder of the exam. When it comes to math, he is a natural, however, he requires more time to initially acquire the skill. I like to spend the summers reinforcing the lessons he learned at school so that he will return to school in the fall with enough confidence to excel on his exams. Entering 7th grade, he will be stressed about the number of class changes, keeping track of seven different assignments and books, and don't get me started on the locker combination. He doesn't need to feel like he's behind on something as simple as a review.

I provide him with two math assignments per day for 5 days. If I find that he needs more time on a skill, I will take the week to remain on that one lesson so that he can grasp the concept in his own time. the goal is to have your student stay in the habit of working math problems. Acceleration is not the goal, retention is. Give weekly or bi-weekly quizzes and exams to reduce test anxiety. Feel free to follow my blog to follow along with my summer lesson plan.

Lesson 1 Rounding Decimals

Round to the nearest whole number.

1. 41.803
2. 119.63
3. 20.05
4. 3.45
5. 79.531
6. 8.437
7. 29.37
8. 109.96

Round to the nearest tenth.

1. 33.335
2. 1.861
3. 99.96
4. 103.103
5. 16.031
6. 281.05
7. 8.741
8. 27.773

Round to the nearest hundredth.

1. 69.713
2. 5.569
3. 609.906
4. 247.898
5. 5.535
6. 67.1951
7. 14.0305
8. 6.9372

This last section was a bit challenging as it requires the student to pay closer attention to the function (x, /). It also requires them to memorize which way the decimal moves for both functions. Expect a few slip ups. Add more problems like these throughout the week to keep your student alert so these mistakes aren't made during test time.

Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100, etc.

1. 4.81x100
2. 37.68/10
3. 0.46x1,000
4. 7.12/10,000
5. 5.4x10
6. 27,500/1,000
7. 4.395x100,000
8. 0.0075/100
9. 2.274x10
10. 90,000/100
11. 0.000618x1,000
12. 39.006/1,000
13. 16x100
14. 28.889/10,000
15. 36.89x10,000
16. 0.091/100
17. 0.0336x100,000
18. 1,672/100,000