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Each student grades 7–8 needs his or her own copy of the Birds 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.

• PDF for self-printing
• 64 pages
• Full-color

Each student grades 3–6 needs his or her own copy of the 32-page Ecosystems 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 pages
• Full-color
• Saddle stitched; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

Each student grades 7–8 needs his or her own copy of the 48-page Ecosystems 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 pages
• Full-color
• Saddle stitched; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

The full-color Course Book guides the parent through each lesson in the Geology 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.

• 112 pages
• Full color
• 14 lessons
• Wire bound; 8.5″x11″

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

Includes:

The Good and the Beautiful Rocks and Minerals Kit

This kit is incorporated into the course and lessons throughout. Using the testing tools, six minerals, and three rocks included in the kit, lessons will prompt children to observe and test different materials, providing hands-on experiences with geology. Items in the kit include 9 rock or mineral specimens (talc, gypsum, chalcopyrite, fluorite, quartz, aquamarine, igneous: granite, sedimentary: limestone, metamorphic: slate), 1 streak plate, 1 copper nail, and 1 steel nail.

The full-color Course Book guides the parent through each lesson in the Geology 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.

• 112 pages
• Full color
• 14 lessons
• Wire bound; 8.5″x11″

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

NOT INCLUDED: Integrated The Good and the Beautiful Rocks and Minerals Kit which is used throughout the course. Items in the kit include 9 rock or mineral specimens (talc, gypsum, chalcopyrite, fluorite, quartz, aquamarine, igneous: granite, sedimentary: limestone, metamorphic: slate), 1 streak plate, 1 copper nail, and 1 steel nail.

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

Discover and journey through the invisible world of the tiny living creatures doing amazing jobs from on your very own skin to in the deepest parts of the ocean in Microbes—The Tiny Creatures Around Us. (21 pages, 10”x7”)

Through fascinating trivia that is both fun and engaging, you will learn about the classification of familiar and unique plants and animals, even some you may have never heard of in Taxonomy Trivia. (32 pages, 10”x7”)

These books are all published by The Good and the Beautiful Library and are designed to appeal to children in grades K–8. Lessons will prompt students when to read these optional books, but they are not integrated with the lessons.

The world is filled with carnivorous plants, fascinating mammals, and much more!

In this colorful book, you will find that taxonomy, the classification of organisms, is complex and involves more than meets the eye. Through fascinating trivia that is both fun and engaging, you will learn about the classification of familiar and unique plants and animals, even some you may have never heard of.

32 pages, full-color

This book is an optional read-aloud book for our Kingdoms and Classification Science Unit and is included in the optional Read Aloud Book Pack which is suggested to accompany that unit.

From the warm, humid forests of Madagascar to the frigid glaciers of Antarctica, and from the decomposing trunk of a fallen oak tree to the mystery leftovers in the back of your fridge, fungi are hard at work breaking down dead organic matter as the earth’s recycling superstars. Get ready to be amazed, and enjoy exploring the captivating world of fungi!

11″x8.5″, 48 pages, full color, written by Molly Sanchez

This book is suggested to accompany our Kingdoms and Classification Science Unit as extra reading for students in Grades 7-8. 

Did you know there is an invisible world just as varied as the world you can see with your own two eyes? This invisible world is the world of microbes: tiny living creatures doing amazing jobs from on your very own skin to in the deepest parts of the ocean. Enjoy beautiful watercolor illustrations as you journey through this book to uncover an unseen world full of wonder. Each page will help you learn more about these tiny creatures and the important roles they play in our world.

21 pages, full-color

This book is an optional read-aloud book for our Kingdoms and Classification Science Unit and is included in the optional Read Aloud Book Pack which is suggested to accompany that unit.

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Each student grades 3–6 needs his or her own copy of the Ecosystems 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.

• PDF for self-printing
• 32 pages
• Full-color

PDF for self-printing

Each student grades 7–8 needs his or her own copy of the Ecosystems 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.

• PDF for self-printing
• 48 pages
• Full-color

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Each student grades 3–6 needs his or her own copy of the 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.

• PDF for self-printing
• 32 pages
• Full-color

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Each student grades 7–8 needs their own copy of the 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.

• PDF for self-printing
• 48 pages
• Full-color

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Each student grades 3–6 needs his or her own copy of the Mammals 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.

• PDF for self-printing
• 48 pages
• Full-color

PDF for self-printing

Each student grades 7–8 needs his or her own copy of the Mammals 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.

• PDF for self-printing
• 80 pages
• Full-color

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 pages
• Full-color
• Saddle stitched; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

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 pages
• Full-color
• Saddle stitched; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

Each student grades 3–6 needs his or her own copy of the Mammals 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.

• 48 pages
• Full-color
• Saddle stitched; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

Each student grades 7–8 needs his or her own copy of the 80-page Mammals 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.

• 80 pages
• Full-color
• Saddle stitched; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

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The full-color Course Book guides the parent through each lesson in the Paleontology science course. Hands-on activities, vocabulary words, engaging information, access to captivating videos, mini books, beautiful illustrations and images, and more are 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. 

• PDF for self-printing
• 72 pages
• Full-color
• 11 lessons

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

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Each student grades 3–6 needs his or her own copy of the 28-page Paleontology 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.

• PDF for self-printing
• 28 pages
• Full-color