Zoology by Biome Teacher Manual 3rd–6th

Not a sciency person? You're still the right person to teach this.

This is the Teacher Manual for Zoology by Biome (3rd–6th) - the book you teach from. Students write in their own Student Notebooks; you hold the manual, follow the script, and gather the supplies. That's the whole job.

Most animal studies list the animals. This one teaches them by where they live - four biomes, 24 lessons, 24–26 weeks - and the words you say are written right in the book.

What's inside

• Scripted lessons for 1–1.5 hours a week, over 1–2 days a week - at home, in a co-op, or in a hybrid classroom
• Read-aloud scripts in italics - the exact words to say, so you're never inventing the lesson mid-teach
• Materials lists for every lesson and unit - basic supplies plus unit materials from the grocery store, Walmart, or Dollar Tree
• A full page of optional extension activities for each lesson, with QR-code videos - a ready second day of science
• 10–15 minute homework assignments, unit quizzes, and two semester tests (answer keys included)
• A science project with a rubric between Unit 2 and Unit 3
• Learning objectives and a full-year materials list in the appendix
• Optional Bible verse pages per unit (bubble letters) with coordinating verse studies on our website via QR code - you choose how to use these

The year at a glance (4 units)

Unit 1 - Mountains & Forests: bears & foxes, pit vipers & frogs, salmon & beetles, owls, vultures & hummingbirds - then the ecology of Kodiak Island, Alaska

Unit 2 - Deserts & Grasslands: cats & marsupials, turtles, crocodilians & toads, spiders, scorpions & lungfish, large flightless birds - then the ecology of Patagonia, Argentina

Unit 3 - Tundra: caribou & musk ox, lizards & salamanders, sharks & plankton, penguins & puffins - then the ecology of the Nordic Arctic

Unit 4 - Rainforests & Coasts: bats & primates, caecilians, boas & pythons, piranhas, butterflies & moths, parrots & herons - then the ecology of the Congo rainforest, Africa

Plus an optional intro lesson on classifications, an optional review lesson at the end of Unit 2, and an optional culminating activity in Unit 4.

Built for co-ops

One manual teaches the whole class. Each student gets their own Student Notebook; you keep the manual. The manual's own cost estimate: about $50 in teacher materials for the year, plus about $5 per student - and groups often purchase the manual as property of the group to reuse year after year.

Who it's for

• Homeschool parents teaching 3rd–6th at home
• Co-op & hybrid teachers, including volunteer parents who've never taught science
• Multi-age classrooms - pair with the PreK–2nd manual for one coordinated PreK–6th zoology year

Print format

Print-only, spiral-bound, and shipped to you. The Teacher Manual is non-consumable - keep it, reuse it, and pass it on.

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Pick up the book, gather the supplies, and begin teaching. That's the promise - and it's the whole point. Get the full 3rd–6th bundle (manual + both notebooks) and save. Science isn't only boring facts... it's discovery. Imagine a year of general science you didn't have to invent, and your kids ask "when's the next lesson?".