Explore fun and meaningful summer activities in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. All seventh grade students will bring home their iPads for easy access to digital learning tools.
Why Summer Learning Matters: Research shows that consistent engagement with learning during summer months helps maintain academic momentum. Students who continue educational activities over the break return to school better prepared and confident. Our Summer Learning Liftoff program is designed to support your child’s ongoing growth with engaging and enjoyable activities that reinforce key skills.
For more grade levels, visit the Summer Learning Liftoff page.
Need iPad help? See Family Resources for iPad Support.
Early Summer
At the start of summer, encourage your exiting seventh grader to stay engaged with a variety of engaging and interactive activities. Early Summer resources provide opportunities to review what they’ve learned, explore new interests, and build confidence—all while having fun and making the most of the beginning of break.
English Language Arts
7th Grade Exploration SORA Board
- Explore a variety of fun reading and writing activities to keep your child learning over the summer.
- Choose any activity from the board to complete —do them in any order!
- Some activities include links or codes for online tools. Just click the links and follow the directions.
- If you’d like a printable version, you can print via the Grade 7 Exploration SORA Google Doc
Sora is the district digital library collection that all students can access. Learn how to add Sora from ClassLink using the Getting Started with Sora document.
Activities:
- Set a personal reading goal
- Customize your lending periods
- Create a custom reading list and add at least three titles.
- Experiment with the highlight and annotation feature using any book you’re reading
- Read 15 minutes before 7 am
- Read a nonfiction article from a magazine of your choice
- Travel to a new place – read a fiction book set in a new place or a nonfiction book or article about a place you want to visit
- Read a book that is a different genre than you usually read
- Read a book recommended by someone else
- Read a book that was published the year you were born.
- Read a nonfiction book from a subject area that you find interesting or that you want to learn more about.
- Find and create a craft from a book or magazine
- Return a book early
- Mark a book as finished
- Finish three borrowed books
- Earn 10 achievements
Science
Social Studies
7th Grade Geography Summer Review Choice Board
- Explore a variety of fun social study activities to keep your child learning over the summer.
- Tic-tac-toe, you pick three in a row! See how many your child can complete over the summer
- Some activities include links or codes for online tools. Just click the links and follow the directions.
- If you’d like a printable version, you can print via the Grade 7 Choice Board Geography Summer Review Google Doc.
Choices
Virtual Field Trip
- Let’s visit Mesa Verde in Southwest Colorado! Explore Mesa Verde through 360 video, video clips, and images.
- Then create an informational poster about the area.
- Join Nearpod with code: 6L7HE
Story Map
- Join Alex Honnold’s amazing and thrilling adventure climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Alex climbed without ropes and shares his story in this StoryMap with images, maps, and video.
- View the StoryMap here.
Picture Collage
- Where in the world do you want to go? Go to Pics4Learning website and choose a country you would like to explore.
- Print off the pictures or put them in a Google Doc as a collage. Add words or phrases to describe the place.
Watch a Film
- Travel to Spain to watch the Catalonians build a death-defying human tower. Then read further about this tradition and how it brings the people together.
- Watch the film and read more about the tradition.
Free Choice
- Come up with your own activity to explore the world
Google Arts and Culture
- Explore the Taj Mahal on Google Arts and Culture.
- Write a short fictional story about the Taj Mahal. Be creative!
Google Earth
- Explore one of these guided tours in Google Earth.
- Choose one or several of these interactive tours and travel with storytellers, scientists, and geographers.
- Talk with a family member about what you learned from these experts.
Informational Brochure
- Choose a country from the National Geographic explore website. Click on the country to learn about it.
- Create an informational brochure about the country. You can create a brochure using a template or just with paper and colored pencils.
Geoguesser Interactive Game
- Embark on a journey that takes you all over the world. Sign up for a free account to play.
- Using Google Earth 360, find clues to help you pinpoint where in the world the images are from. Look for clues on the landscape to help you determine the location.
Late Summer
As summer comes to a close, help your rising eighth grader get ready for the year ahead with resources designed to reinforce important skills and spark excitement for new learning. Late Summer activities support a smooth transition back to school, so your child can start the new year feeling prepared and enthusiastic.
English Language Arts
7th Grade Choice Board: Preparing for 8th Grade
- Help prepare your seventh grader for the year ahead with a variety of fun reading and writing activities to help them get ready for the upcoming school year.
- Choose any activity from the board to complete —do them in any order!
- Some activities include links or codes for online tools. Just click the links and follow the directions.
- If you’d like a printable version, you can print via the Grade 7 End of Summer ELA Choice Board Google Doc.
Choices
Reading Prompts
- Read a fiction book where the main character goes through a significant change that shapes their identity.
- Read a fantasy or science fiction book where a character’s identity is tied to a special ability or origin.
- Read a biography or autobiography of someone who overcame challenges to embrace their unique identity.
- Read an article about how social media can impact a person’s self-perception and identity.
Writing Prompts
- Write a letter to your future self, reflecting on your current understanding of who you and and what you hope will shape you in the years to come.
- Research how the advance of technology has influences the way young people explore and express their identities.
- After researching, create a poster that explains the differences between personal identity and social identity.
- Create a public service announcement using iMovie about the positive and/or negative influence social media has on building a strong sense of identity among young people.
Creative Connections
- Create a visual representation using Canva or another digital tool that expresses different aspects of your identity.
- Photo Scavenger Hunt: Take 5 photos that represent what is most important to who you are. Write a short caption for each and use Canva to create a digital collage.
- Create a podcast episode using Garage Band where you interview different people about what identity means to them.
- Using Book Creator, write a short scene where two characters with very different identities interact. What do they learn from each other?
Math
Science
Social Studies
7th Grade Choice Board: Preparing for 8th Grade
- Help prepare your sixth grader for the year ahead with a variety of fun social study activities to help them get ready for the upcoming school year.
- Choose any activity from the board to complete —do them in any order!
- Some activities include links or codes for online tools. Just click the links and follow the directions.
- If you’d like a printable version, you can print via the Grade 7 Choice Board: Preparing for 8th Grade Google Doc
Choices
Virtual Field Trip
- Let’s learn about North America prior to colonization! Explore this region and time period through 360 video, video clips, and images.
- Then create an informational poster about the topic. Join Nearpod with code: ELFDR
StoryMap
- Explore the StoryMap “Climate Shaping Cultures.” Engage with the map and answer the questions in red.
- Discuss what you learned with a family member.
Analyze a Speech
- Read Patrick Henry’s speech, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.”
- Write a summary of the speech and include why you think Patrick Henry wrote this speech.
Listen to a Song
- The song, “You’ll Be Back,” is from the musical Alexander Hamilton and is sung by King George III who is upset about the rebelling American colonists.
- Listen to the song and do a little research on King George III. Why did the colonists want to go against the British government?
Free Choice
- Come up with your own activity to explore early American history
Google Arts and Culture
- Analyze George Washington’s portrait up close to learn more about him.
- Write a short story about the artist and how he decided to portray George Washington in this way. Be creative!
Google Earth
- Explore the maps and images in Google Earth called Explorers: Age of Encounters.
- Choose one explorer to learn more about and write down 5 questions you have about this person.
- Do a little research and see if you can answer your own questions.
Informational Brochure
- Read this article on early American history.
- Create an informational brochure about the ideas presented in this article. You can create a brochure using a template or just with paper and colored pencils.
Watch Videos
- Watch these four videos on thinking like a historian from Khan Academy.
- Summarize these videos describing what it means to think like a historian and how to analyze primary sources.