Zoology by Biome Teacher Manual PreK–2nd

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

This is the Teacher Manual for Zoology by Biome (PreK–2nd, ages 4–8) - 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
• A closing read-aloud in every lesson - a favorite part of this age band
• Age-band icons that show which activities are for the whole group and which are for 1st–2nd graders
• 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
• Two optional review lessons and an optional culminating activity in Unit 4
• Optional Bible verse pages per unit (bubble letters to color or trace) 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.

Built for co-ops

One manual teaches the whole class. Each child 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 $4.50–5 per student - and groups often purchase the manual as property of the group to reuse year after year.

Who it's for

• Homeschool parents of PreK–2nd graders (ages 4–8)
• Co-op & hybrid teachers, including volunteer parents who've never taught science
• Multi-age classrooms - pair with the 3rd–6th 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.

Leave an imprint

Pick up the book, gather the supplies, and begin teaching. That's the promise - and it's the whole point. Get the full PreK–2nd 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?".