TOS Crew Review: Bright Ideas Press- Biology

 Though I have dealt with some curriculum from

Bright Ideas Press,

I had never experienced any of their

science curriculum,

so I was rather interested when we received...

 ...Christian Kids Explore Biology

by

Stephanie L. Redmond

to review.

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This curriculum was written by a

homeschooling mama who had

never really found the "right fit"

of a science curriculum for her kiddos.

Her family learns "overall" in a classical manner,

so this book ties into such a

learning style,

though I would say those of us

who are not teaching our children in a 

classical manner

can certainly use this curriculum also!

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CKE Biology

 is geared towards 3rd-6th grade students,

but can be easily adapted

to use with younger kiddos too.

Since I like to keep Science and History

"together" subjects for our family,

this kind of curriculum is a perfect fit!

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This curriculum covers an entire year

of learning,

and could be used everyday or few times a week,

depending upon the way you like to organize your

homeschooling schedule.

(A list of all the topis covered

can be found by clicking HERE... )

Also...

 ...the curriculum easily lays out

how to use the book.

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Here is an example of how a section would be taught:

1.  Reading the new material

You can choose to read aloud to your kiddos,

have them read the info by themselves,

and/or 

read and summarize the info for younger kiddos.

After reading the info...

...the kiddos can fill out a 

Daily Reading Sheet,

which will help them focus on what they have

learned for the day.

The kiddos can then take part in a...

 ..."Checking It Out" activity.

In lesson one,

the kiddos participate in an activity

that illustrates the need 

intelligent design.

(It is really a very good activity...)

Moving forward in the lesson...

...the parent and kiddos will choose a

"Hands-On Time" activity.

For follow up, there is a...

..."Quick Quiz"

to review the learned information.

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Now,

to add to the lessons...

 ...Memory Lists...

...and scripture verses

are encouraged to be worked on,

especially at the beginning of each

day's Science lesson.

Also...

...an extensive list of books are included

in an Appendix

to choose from for each chapter.

I also appreciate all the beautifully

detailed...

...coloring pages that are included.

These prove useful for younger kiddos

when I am reading the lesson to them...

AND,

if you STILL need more activities

to flesh out your lesson...

 ...Supplemental Activities are included

in the Appendix.

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A year long project that is suggested

for your kiddos to work on

with this Biology book...

 ...is the creation of an

Animal Kingdom ABC Book.

I REALLY like this idea!

The instructions even include a detailed list...

 ...of suggested animals for the book and...

...clip art to use for some of the suggested animals.

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SERIOUSLY,

this curriculum is 

CHOCK FULL of quality information

and activities-

so a price of $34.95 seems very reasonable

to me.

Also, 

there is an

CKE Biology Student Activity Book 

(Download for $7.95)

which will keep you from having 

to make copies out of the book-

what a great time saver!

Explore more about 

Christian Kids Explore Science

by clicking HERE...

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Disclaimer:

I received this product free for my 

open and honest review.

I was not compensated in any other way.