How to read this page
Newfoundland and Labrador publishes its curriculum as long official documents written for teachers. This page is the same content, translated for the fridge door: each subject below shows this year's units and the skills inside them. If a skill sounds unfamiliar, that's the point — now you know what to ask about at dinner.
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Mathematics, Grade 7 — 9 units, 40 skills.
Fractions, Decimals, and Percent
- Positioning fractions on a number line
- Percent as a fraction and a decimal
Divisibility
- Divisibility rules and factors
Operations with Decimals, Fractions, and Integers
- Front-end estimation with decimals
- Solving percent problems
- Adding fractions and finding common denominators
Linear Relations
- Representing patterns with expressions and equations
- Making tables of values
Variables and Linear Equations
- Preserving equality
- Solving one-step equations
Area and Circles
- Area of a parallelogram
- Radius, diameter, and central angles
Geometry and the Coordinate Plane
- Parallel, perpendicular, and bisectors
- Plotting in four quadrants
- Transformations on the coordinate plane
Data Analysis
- Reading and creating circle graphs
- Mean, median, mode, and range
See the full Mathematics, Grade 7 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's English Language Arts, Grade 7 — 3 units, 36 skills.
Speaking and Listening
- Recognizing that discussion needs others' contributions
- Practising strategies for effective talk
- Demonstrating active speaking and listening
Reading and Viewing
- Selecting texts for needs and interests
- Identifying topics and questions for inquiry
- Explaining personal responses with support
Writing and Representing
- Experimenting with strategies as a language learner
- Creating a range of texts
- Using strategies to create varied texts
See the full English Language Arts, Grade 7 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Science, Grade 7 — 4 units, 28 skills.
Life Science: Interactions Within Ecosystems
- Biotic and abiotic factors
Physical Science: Mixtures and Solutions
- Pure substances and mixtures
Earth/Space Science: Earth's Crust
- Classifying minerals
- Earthquakes and volcanoes
See the full Science, Grade 7 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
French this year
French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Core French, Grade 7 — 3 units, 11 skills.
Oral Communication
- Messages for various purposes
- Acknowledging others' feelings
Written Communication
- Planning and creating written texts
See the full Core French, Grade 7 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 7 in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French for Grade 7 — 136 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers fractions, decimals, and percent and divisibility; English Language Arts covers speaking and listening and reading and viewing; Science covers life science: interactions within ecosystems and physical science: heat. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum?
It's built from Newfoundland and Labrador's official program of studies, reorganized into plain language — and each subject links to a course page that quotes the ministry's own wording and links to the government source, so you can check our work. One honest caveat: we're not the ministry, curricula do change, and we can't guarantee this reflects the very latest revision, so confirm anything important against the live provincial curriculum data.
My child is finding one of these skills hard. What can I do?
That's normal — every skill on this page is one most kids wobble on at first. MapleMind teaches any of them one-on-one: a short lesson in plain words, a worked example, then solving together. It's free to start, on any device, in 14 languages.
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MapleMind isn't affiliated with any ministry of education. We build these guides from each province's official program of studies and refresh them from time to time — but curricula change, and we can't guarantee this page reflects the very latest revision. Always confirm against the live provincial curriculum data. Last updated 2026-08-15.
Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Social Studies, Grade 7 — 6 units, 21 skills.
Civics - 1. Citizenship, Power, and Governance
- The general concept of empowerment
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Economics - 2. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions
- How economics empowers or disempowers
- Impact of the Industrial Revolution on workers
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Politics - 3. Citizenship, Power, and Governance
- Responsible government and empowerment
- Perspectives and factors leading to Confederation
+ 3 more skills in this unit →Anthropology - 4. Culture and Diversity
- Indigenous peoples and their way of life
- Immigrant groups' struggle for empowerment
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Sociology - 5. Time, Continuity, and Change
History - 6. Time, Continuity, and Change
- Expansion's effect on people and regions
- The Northwest Rebellion and perspectives on Louis Riel
- Causes of WWI and Canada's participation
+ 1 more skill in this unit →See the full Social Studies, Grade 7 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →