| | |  | Out of the Box | Home » » » Christian Kids Explore Biology | | | | | | | Description: | | This user-friendly, unabashedly Christian, one-year science curriculum for elementary students includes teaching lessons, gorgeous coloring pages, hands-on time, memorization lists, review sheets, creative writing assignments, and an awesome supplemental book list! Written for 3rd through 6th graders, it can easily be scaled down for younger students, making this an excellent choice for teaching all your elementary-aged kids together. The schedule of 35 weekly lessons calls for teaching twice weekly, allowing a family time for projects, exploration of resource books, field trips, etc. The conversational style gives students the basic information they need, making this an ideal first course in life science; especially useful for those following a classical approach! | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Stephanie L. Redmond | | Paperback:
| 313 pages | | Publisher:
| Bright Ideas Press | | Publication Date:
| June 30, 2003 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1892427052 | | Package Length:
| 10.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Bright Ideas In Science CurriculumApr 12, 2009
By K. Alphs
While searching for a science curriculum to continue to build upon the scientific knowledge base our child has already acquired I discovered "Christian Kids Explore Biology" by Bright Ideas Press.
"Christian Kids Explore Biology" is a science curriculum which follows the teachings of "intelligent design" with the influence of the educational philosophies of Charlotte Mason and Classical Education.
The curriculum is divided into 35 lessons covering the topics of Biology Basics, Plants in God's World, Birds of the Earth, Mammals in the Wild, The Human Factor, Reptiles All Around, Insects High and Low, and Water Creatures. The lessons are divided into teaching time, checking it out, hands on time, quick quiz, memory work, vocabulary, coloring pages and "living books" to read. The curriculum contains notes for the teacher on "how to use this book" along with appendices including reproducible forms/maps, memorization lists, Scripture memory,ABC Animal Book, coloring pages, recipes/supplemental activities, answer key and book/resource list.
We are planning to follow this edition with the remaining books in the series on the topics of "earth and space, chemistry and physics" before beginning Dr. Jay Wile's "Apologia Science."
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Homeschool FriendlyMar 12, 2009
By Heather Johnson
"The Zany Zookeeper"
We used this book as the backbone of our Life Science curriculum for our homeschool. It is unabashedly Christian. It opens with a Bible Study on creation and has memory verses for each unit. It does a good job of introducing the major branches of the plant and animal kingdom in simple language. Not generally being a "test" kind of mom, I found the unit tests to be great ways of verbally reviewing before charging ahead. My only complaint is that some of the units were young. Older kids (5th grade+) would need this heavily supplemented to be challenging enough to hold their interest.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Take it or leave it...Oct 20, 2010
By wesellstuff2
I bought this science book on a recommendation from friend-just not what we needed. It covers lots of information, but really geared toward young elementary. My child is not much on notebooking or coloring. Just not a good fit for us.
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Christian Kids Explore BiologyJan 27, 2011
By Inspiring Jibberjabber
Overview:
Christian Kids Explore Biology by Stephanie L. Redmond is an elementary Science curriculum with 35 lessons on various subjects such as cells, plants, trees, animals, and humans. The units are designed so that each lesson is completed in one week, thus making the book last the whole school year.
Each lesson includes teaching time and hands on time. Each unit includes a coloring page and test. Activities, memory work, worksheets, and extra reading materials may also be used to complement each unit.
The last section in the book contains appendixes(a-h) for the teacher: Reproducible forms and maps, memory and reference lists, scripture memory cards, ABC book instructions, coloring pages, recipes and supplemental activities, answer key, and suggested further reading.
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