COLUMBIA FOUNDATION SCHOOL
D – Block, Vikas Puri, New Delhi - 110018
SYLLABUS : (2019-20)
Class – VII
Features & Guidelines
Complexity / Difficulty Level
Level Description Notes
1 High (H) Topic needs more attention
2 Medium (M) Needs moderate attention
3 Easy (L) Simple topic
High Level of Difficulty implies more practice and parental guidance towards the topic.
Classes for subjects like computer, Moral Science, General Knowledge, Drawing and Music
are conducted once a week. Hence, the schedule is planned accordingly.
In English, we have categorized the skills such as Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar,
Speaking, and listening so that the child has a holistic approach towards the language.
All the activities are relevant to the topic and are planned based on its difficulty level.
Group activities will instill qualities such as teamwork, sharing and respecting others’ opinion
among the students.
Most of the activities help to bridge the gap between theory and practical connecting the
students to real life processes.
Constant recapitulation of the topics helps in proper comprehension and retention of the
concepts.
All the activities in mathematics are designed to erase off fear from the minds of the learners
towards the subject.
Please refer to the syllabus before contacting us for any queries related to the syllabus.
ENGLISH
Supple Activity
UT Month Reader Grammar mentar
y
Unit-1: Caring for Others Ch-1: Sentence Watch the Nobel
Apr. Sec. 1: Every Child free to Ch-2: Nouns Ch-1,2 prize speech of
be a Child Ch-3: Adjectives Kailash Satyarthi and
Sec.2: A Christmas Carol Ch-31: Paragraph Writing Malala Yousafzai &
Sec.3: The Bridge Builder discuss in groups in
class. Write your
views, what will you,
I do facing a situation
like this.
Unit-2: The World Around Ch-4: Articles Ch - 3
Us Ch-5: Pronouns
May Sec. 1: A True Story Ch-6: Verbs (Transitive & -
About Ladybugs Intransitive)
Ch-7: Verbs (Present
Tense)
Sec.2: Adolf Ch-8: Verbs (Past Tense) Ch - 4 Find out the writers in
Sec.3: Written in the fields Ch-9: Verbs (Future Tense) English Literature who
Unit3: Importance of Ch-25: Synonyms & wrote keeping science
July Science Antonyms as their theme.
Sec.1: For a while Mention their works.
Misunder- stood him.
II
Sec2 : India’s Ch-34: Story Writing Ch – 5, Women have
Spacewomen Ch-19: Sentences: Simple 6, 7 achieved a lot of
Sec3 : Retired – Jain Compound, Complex fame. Find out Indian
Aug. Crichton - Smith Ch-23: Words often women who have
Confused (1-10) setup records for
doing something
unique.
Unit 4: Birds & Animals Ch-20: Transformation of
H.Y.
Sept. Sec.-1: The Boy and the Sentences - -
Exam
Swallow
Sec.2: A Tiger Comes to Ch-13: Adverbs Ch - 8, Find out and paste
Town Ch-15: Conjunctions 9 the picture of birds
Oct. Sec.3: Milk for the Cat Ch-29: Informal Letters and animals which
are on the verge of
extinction.
III
Unit 5: Games & Sports Ch-33:Biographical Ch - Find out & write
Sec.1: Lady of the Ring Sketches 10, 11 about the sports
Nov. Sec.2: Easily Distracted Ch-14: Prepositions which have got
Ch-24: Words Followed by added in the
appropriate prepositions Olympics.
Sec-3: Sports Day Ch-10: Modals Ch -12,
Unit-6: How Mysterious Ch-23: Words of Often 13 –
Dec.
Sec.1: Uncovering the Confused
Ghost of Nancy Drew Ch-35: Writing Essays
Sec.2: The Adventure of Ch-12: Active Passive Ch – 14 Elocution
IV
the Three Students Voice (Presentation in the
Sec.3: Miracles Ch-25: Synonyms & class).
Jan.
Antonyms (1-20)
Ch-29: Formal Letters
F.Y. Feb Revision Ch-22: Integrated Ch-15,
Exam. Grammar Practices 16
(Revision of Whole
Syllabus)
MATHS
UT Month Reader Activity
Ch-1: Integers
Apr. Drill Ex. Pg. 1 to 9 Multiplication of fractions.
I
- Ch-3: Data Handling
May Drill Ex. Pg. 26 to 33
Ch-2: Fractions & Decimals Vertically opposite angles.
Drill Ex. Pg. 10 to 25
Ch-5: Lines & Angles
July Drill Ex. Pg. 40 to 48
II - Ch-13: Exponent & Powers Angle sum property of a
Aug. Drill Ex. Pg. 109 to 116
triangle.
Ch-9: Rational Numbers
Drill Ex. Pg. 77 to 84
Ch-12: Algebraic Expressions Exterior & Interior angles of
H.Y. Sept.
Drill Ex. Pg. 99 to 108 triangle (Inequality relation).
Ch-6: The Triangle & its Properties Exterior & Interior angles of
Oct. Drill Ex. Pg. 49 to 56 triangle (Equality relation).
III -
Nov. Ch-8: Comparing Quantities
Drill Ex. Pg. 65 to 76
Ch-7: Congruence of Triangles Measure the dimensions of
Drill Ex. Pg. 57 to 64 your text book & notebook &
Dec.
Ch-11: Perimeter & Area find its area & perimeter. .
IV -
Drill Ex. Pg. 89 to 98
Jan.
Ch-4: Simple Equation
Drill Ex. Pg. 34 to 39
Ch-10: Practical Geometry
F.Y.
EXAM
Feb Drill Ex. Pg. 85 to 88 -
Revision
SCIENCE
UT Month Topic Activity
L-1: Nutrition in Plants To show that chlorophyll is
Apr. L-2: Nutrition in Animals necessary for photosynthesis
I (Activity 1 as per pg. no. 7)
L-14: Heat and Temperature To observe expansion in gases.
May L-15: Transfer of Heat (Activity 3 as per pg. no. 153)
L-5: Acids, Bases & Salts
July L-7: Soil -
L-8: Respiration in Plants & Animals
II
L-12: Electricity and Magnetism
Aug. To make an electromagnet
L-10: Reproduction in Plants
(Activity 6 as per pg. no. 132)
H.Y. Sep. L-4: Chemical reactions -
L-3: Fiber to Fabric To show transpiration
Oct. L-9: Transportation of Materials (Activity -3 as per pg. no.87).
III L-16: Water
L-17: Forests Make a Newton’s disc by using
Nov. circular disc with seven colours.
L-13: Light and Reflection
IV Dec. L-11: Time and Motion To observe uniform & non-uniform
L-7: Weather,Climate and motion (Activity 5 & 6 as per pg.
Adaptations no. 121)
L-19: Winds & Storms
Jan. L-18: Waste water Management -
Feb. Revision & Final Year Exam.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
UT Month Topic Activity
H-1: Tracing changes through a Map Skill: Mark states and
thousand years capitals of India in the political
I Apr.
G-1: Environment map of India.
C-1: Equality in Democracy
May H-2: New Kings & Kingdoms
II
G-2: Inside our Earth -
July C-2: The State Government -
H-3: The Delhi Sultanate
G-10: Life in the desert
H-4: The Mughal Empire Map Work: Mark different
Aug. G-3: Gender areas occupied by ruler during
C-3: Our Changing Earth Mughal period.
G-5: Air
H.Y.
EXAM
Sept. H-7:Tribes,Nomads and Settled -
Communities
H-8: Devotional Paths to the Divine Prepare a social advertisement
C-4: Understanding Media & in group on any cause.
Oct.
Advertising
G-5: Water
III
H-9: The Making of Religion Cultures Map Skill: Mark different forests
G-9: Life in the Temperate found in different parts of the
Nov.
Grasslands world.
G-6: Natural Vegetation & Wildlife
H-10 : 18th Century Political Map Work: Mark different states
Formations formed in the 18th Century on
C-5: Markets the political map of India.
IV Dec.
G-7: Human Environment
Settlement, Transport &
Communication
G-8: Human Environment Interactions -
Jan – The Tropical and the Sub -Tropical
Region.
F.Y. H-5 Rulers & Buildings
Feb Revision
EXAM
* Note: 1. G- Geography 2. H- History 3. C- Civics
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
UT Month Topic Activity
The Natural World Paste pictures of any five
Lighten up – You live only once extinct and endangered
Geo animals adapt species and write a few lines
Geo wonders on them.
Apr. Forest quest
How plants adapt
Threats to wildlife
I Antarctic adventures
Kingdom of the ocean
Science & Technology
Indian scientists -
May Inventions
On the move
Science Quiz
Science & Technology Label and draw any five
Branches of science constellations on a black
Space quiz sheet and paste it in your
July The chemistry of it notebook.
II Queries
Unique universe
20th Century inventions
II
Things Around Me Prepare poster on any one
Environmental treats from the following topics:
Tackling garbage Conservation on of water
Aug. Eco Crossword Segregation of waste
Making recycled paper
Deadly disasters
Conserving water
Numbers & Logical Skill
EXAM
Brain teasers
H.Y.
Sept. Maths magic –
Prickly magic
Language & Literature, Legends Narrate any one moral story
Mythical creatures in the class.
Story time
Oct. Book land
Language word search
Guess the words
Answering history
III Sports Paste the picture of your
Counting on courage favourite sports person and
Playing Hockey list his/her achievements.
Nov. Cricket Twenty 20
Martial Arts
Game for Pool
Sports Stars
The World Around Us Paste pictures of any five
Most popular cities of the world International festivals and
Tradition tour write a few lines on them.
Famous people
Castles & places
Ships ahoy
Famous explores
Tribes of India
Around the world
The United Nation
Dec.
Parliaments of the world
Man-made wonders of the world
Business giants
Nobel woman
Governing systems
Lost cities
Famous trains
Talking 21st century
Knowing eastern India
Guess the brand
Mixed Bag
Quiz yourself 1
Quiz yourself 2 –
Jan.
Quiz yourself 3
Model test paper I & II
Feb. Revision & Final Year Exam.
COMPUTER
Month Topic Activity
Apr. Ch-1: Computer languages Perform conversion operations on various
& Number system binary numbers
May Ch-2: Knowing about Paste pictures of different types of Operating
operating system system and their respective versions also
R E V I S I O N
July Ch-3: Window movie Create a movie of your birthday celebration or
TERM 1
maker any other celebration
Ch-4: Excel 2016 functions Create a list of expenditure in MS-Excel
Aug. Ch-5: Advanced features Evaluate the highest expenditure by using
of excel graphs
R E V I S I O N
Sep.Ch-6 : Animation with create an animation showing bouncing of a ball
adobe flash(CS6)
Oct. Ch-7: Introduction to Design a small web page on your favourite
HTML sports person
Nov. Ch-7: Introduction to Change the colour of shirt of a boy , print it and
HTML(Contd.) paste in your notebook with 4 different colours
Ch-8: Introduction to
Photoshop (CS6)
TERM -2
R E V I S I O N
Dec. Ch-9: Cyber tools Activity : Find about various types of security
threats in major organizations
Jan. Ch-10:Cyber crimes & Activity : Find about various types of viruses
security and worms and write about their side effects
Feb. R E V I S I O N
March F I N A L E X A M
ARTS & CRAFT
Term Month Art Craft
Introduction of colours Waste material collage
Apr. - Elements of art
May
Colour tone
Term – I July Drawing tool Canvas painting
- Colour theory Warli painting
Aug. Still life
Perspective view C D craft.
Sep. Step drawing
Oct. Portrait Canvas rangoli
- Henna & tattoo art Glass painting.
Nov. Awareness poster
T e r m - III
Human anatomy Fabric painting.
Dec. Geometrical
- composition
Jan. Folk & tribal art
Feb. Different styles of calligraphy.
