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Arthropods: Course Book: One Per Family

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The full-color course book guides the parent through each of the 10 lessons in the Arthropods science course. Hands-on activities, engaging videos, vocabulary words, beautiful illustrations and images, along with engaging information is found throughout the course. Once you gather any simple lesson supplies, the lessons are open-and-go. Just turn to a lesson and start reading and learning together! This course is taught family-style and only one course book is needed per family.

72 full-color pages
Wire binding; 8.5″x11″

A Student Journal for each child is also needed to complete this course.

$19.99

Arthropods: Student Journal Grades 3-6: One Per Student

$6.49

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Each student grades 3–6 needs his or her own copy of the 32-page Arthropods Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities.

32 full-color pages
Saddle-stitch binding; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

$6.49

Arthropods: Student Journal Grades 7-8: One Per Student

$6.99

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Each student grades 7–8 needs his or her own copy of the 48-page Arthropods Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities. The grades 7–8 journal also includes a student-directed Lesson Extension for each lesson. These allow your older students to dive deeper into the lesson concepts.

48 full-color pages
Saddle-stitch binding; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

$6.99

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The Arthropods: Science Activity Book is an engaging science learning resource for your students in grades K–2. Now your younger children can join in with their older siblings and learn about incredible insects, spectacular spiders, and cool crustaceans! With fun activities—including mazes, coloring, cut-and-paste, and more—these unique, beautifully illustrated activity books are a valuable addition to family-style science or a wonderful resource to kick-start your child’s scientific learning.

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Arthropods Read-Aloud Book Pack

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Three full-color, interactive books included in the optional Arthropods Read-Aloud Book Pack expand learning and provide a fun, engaging addition to your Arthropods study.
With vibrant illustrations, The Boy who Loved Bugs tells the inspiring story of one of the greatest naturalists in history. Learn how little Jean-Henri turned into a man whose love of nature, love of God, hard work, and constant curiosity has inspired generations. (31 pages, full-color, 11"x8.5")

With a sense of wonder for the natural world, timeless drawings, and engaging detail, Fiddler Crab is a "living book" that describes the fascinating life cycle of a fiddler crab as it grows from a small underwater larva into a feisty shoreline-dwelling adult crab. (38 pages, full-color, 5.5"x8.5")

The Story of Maria Merian is a beautifully illustrated book that tells the story of Maria Merian as she grows from a girl curious and eager to learn about the world around her to a pioneer in science who still inspires people today. (32 pages, full-color, 11"x8.5”)

These books are all published by The Good and the Beautiful and are designed to appeal to children in grades 3–8, although younger students may enjoy reading along with older siblings who are completing the science unit. Lessons will prompt students when to read these optional books, but they are not integrated with the lessons.
The Insects and Arachnids Questions & Answers Book: by Anthony Klemm and Sue Stuever Battel

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by Anthony Klemm and Sue Stuever Battel
This book is suggested to accompany our Arthropods science unit as extra reading for students in Grades 7-8.

Do all spiders create webs to catch their food? Why do bees buzz? This book will spark children’s curiosity about crawling creatures of all kinds, from beautiful butterflies and fierce parasitic insects to interesting arachnids and cooperative colony dwellers. Gorgeous illustrations give readers an up-close-and-personal look at the captivating behaviors of bees, spiders, wasps, moths, lice, and many more of God’s creations. Children of all ages will be intrigued by the questions and detailed answers in The Insects & Arachnids Questions & Answers Book.

52 pages

Full-color illustrations

Paperback, perfect binding, 8.5"x5.5"
Fields and Flowers: Course Set

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With beautiful illustrations, captivating stories, hands-on activities, and engaging videos, Science for Little Hearts and Hands: Fields and Flowers is a gentle introduction to science for the youngest learners. This science unit for young children is a gentle introduction to exploring God’s amazing creation. Learn about bees, trees, and so much more.

Short, engaging lessons

Beautifully illustrated science storybook

Videos packed with learning

Perfect for preschool to 2nd grade

Science activities for preschoolers and early elementary children.

Foundational scientific learning presented in a child-friendly way

This course includes a full-color Parent Guide that walks you through teaching the lessons. Each lesson includes either a beautifully illustrated story from The Big Book of Science Stories: Fields and Flowers, or a short, engaging video. Many families find that teaching one lesson per week or more is ideal. This course will take one full school year to complete if it is completed at a pace of one lesson per week. If you plan to teach more than one lesson per week we suggest also purchasing Science for Little Hearts and Hands: Wind and Waves.

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Explore the fascinating world of insects, spiders, and crustaceans with this engaging science unit. Students will have fun learning about delicate butterflies, spindly spiders, armies or ants, and other arthropods as they complete hands-on activities and assignments in their very own student journals. This unit requires very few supplies and very little prep time.

Each family will need one copy of the course book and one student journal per child. Don’t miss the read-aloud book pack and 7–8 extension book to expand learning and immerse your children in the wonder of arthropods!

Lesson 1 – Introduction to Arthropods
Lesson 2 – Introduction to Insects
Lesson 3 – Insect Stations
Lesson 4 – Bees and Wasps
Lesson 5 – Butterflies
Lesson 6 – Ants
Lesson 7 – Insect Defenses
Lesson 8 – Arachnids
Lesson 9 – Crustaceans
Lesson 10 – Entomology

The Good and the Beautiful science team has created original, high-quality videos to accompany our science units, making the courses even easier to teach! The Arthropods science unit includes access to engaging videos that highlight specific topics such as beekeepers and monarch migration. Access the Arthropods videos here.

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Arthropods: Course Book: One Per Family

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72 full-color pages
Wire binding; 8.5″x11″

A Student Journal for each child is also needed to complete this course.

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Arthropods: Student Journal Grades 3-6: One Per Student

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32 pages
Full-color
Saddle-stitch binding; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

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Arthropods: Student Journal Grades 7-8: One Per Student

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48 full-color pages
Saddle-stitch binding; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

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Arthropods: Science Activity Book

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The Arthropods: Science Activity Book is an engaging science learning resource for your students in grades K–2. Now your younger children can join in with their older siblings and learn about incredible insects, spectacular spiders, and cool crustaceans!

23 pages

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The Insects and Arachnids Questions & Answers Book: by Anthony Klemm and Sue Stuever Battel

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This book is suggested to accompany our Arthropods science unit as extra reading for students in Grades 7-8. Do all spiders create webs to catch their food? Why do bees buzz? This book will spark children’s curiosity about crawling creatures of all kinds, from beautiful butterflies and fierce parasitic insects to interesting arachnids and cooperative colony dwellers. Gorgeous illustrations give readers an up-close-and-personal look at the captivating behaviors of bees, spiders, wasps, moths, lice, and many more of God’s creations. Children of all ages will be intrigued by the questions and detailed answers in The Insects & Arachnids Questions & Answers Book.

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Insect & Spider Mazes

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Why do honey bees make honey? What is that insect that looks like a stick? Young children will love learning about insects and spiders as they complete these wipe-clean mazes. Simply wipe the ink away to use again and again!

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24 laminated, wipe-clean pages

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Butterflies & Beetles Flip Books

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Uh-oh! These beetles and butterflies are mixed up! Are you able to put them back together?

Two Butterflies and Beetles Flip Books are a hands-on, independent activity perfect for preschoolers to explore as they match up different insects or make silly creature combinations.

Six beautiful, engaging insects included in each flip book.

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Arthropods Read-Aloud Book Pack

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Three full-color, interactive books in the optional Arthropods Read-Aloud Book Pack expand learning and provide a fun, engaging addition to your Arthropods study.

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