This is the Annual Teaching Plan for Grade 7 Mathematics. The year covers whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages, exponents and integers, patterns and functions, geometry and construction, measurement of 2D shapes and 3D objects, and data handling.
Each term is planned week by week over 10 or 11 weeks, with the teaching hours given for each topic and a list of prerequisite skills. Each term includes revision and a formal assessment task.
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What the Mathematics Grade 7 ATP covers
Term 1
- Whole numbers and calculation techniques
- Multiples, factors, LCM and HCF
- Ratio, rate and financial maths
- Profit, loss, budgets and simple interest
- Common fractions and percentages
- Decimal fractions to 3 decimal places
- Equivalent forms of numbers
Formal assessment: Assignment on whole numbers, done in class over 2 hours. Test on all Term 1 topics.
Term 2
- Exponents, squares, cubes and roots
- Integers: ordering and comparing
- Adding and subtracting integers
- Numeric and geometric patterns
- Functions: input and output values
- Flow diagrams, tables and formulae
Formal assessment: Investigation on one Term 2 topic. Test on all Term 1 and Term 2 topics.
Term 3
- Measuring and classifying angles
- Constructions with compass, ruler and protractor
- Geometry of straight lines
- Classifying triangles and quadrilaterals
- Similar and congruent shapes
- Translations, reflections and rotations
- Enlargements and reductions
Formal assessment: Project covering topics from Terms 1 to 3, completed before the end of Term 3. Test on all Term 3 topics.
Term 4
- Perimeter and area of polygons
- Surface area and volume of cubes and prisms
- Converting SI units
- Collecting and organising data
- Mean, median, mode and range
- Bar graphs, histograms and pie charts
- Interpreting and reporting data
Formal assessment: End-of-year examination, Paper 1 and Paper 2, on all topics from Terms 1 to 4.
Source: Department of Basic Education, 2023/24 Annual Teaching Plans. DBE Circular S19 of 2025 keeps the 2023/24 ATPs in use, with some exclusions, so check with your school or district for any changes.