This document is designed to assist teachers and other school personnel in the planning and teaching of the seventh grade mathematics course. Contents include: (1) Overview of Grade 7 Mathematics (mission statement, purpose and philosophy, goals, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics, and uses of technology and manipulatives); (2) Essential Elements of Instruction and Learning Objectives; (3) Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) (focus, domains, objectives, targets, and instructional strategies); (4) Sample Lessons for Teaching Grade 7 Mathematics; and (5) Evaluation (philosophy, types of evaluation, samples, test-taking strategies, grading, and homework). TAAS features three domains: concepts, operations, and problem solving. The Essential Elements are: problem solving; patterns, relations, and functions; number and numeration concepts; operations and computation; measurement; geometry; and probability, statistics, and graphing. "Beyond the Procedures: Extending Students' Experiences with Computational Problems," a paper by Anne L. Madsen, is appended. Contains 10 references. (MKR)