This resource page contains information and quick links to the activities suggested in the current, third edition of Biology for the Grammar Stage. Any corrections or additional resources will also be found on this page. (If you need the links for the Updated (2nd) edition, please visit this page.)

Resources for Biology for the Grammar Stage

Spine Texts*

The following books are scheduled for use in this guide. You will need to purchase them or find a suitable substitute to complete this program. 

• Kingfisher My First Encyclopedia of Animals, 2021 Edition (best for K through 2nd grade)
• DK First Human Body Encyclopedia, 2018 Edition (best for 1st through 3rd grade)
• Basher Science: Biology - Life as We Know It!, 2008 Edition (best for 1st through 4th grade)

Scientist Study Book Options

• Gregor Mendel (Week 6 of the Plants Unit) Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas by Cheryl Bardoe

The following books are scheduled as optional additional resources. They are not necessary, unless you want to add a bit more to your plans.

• The Usborne Children’s Encyclopedia, 2014 Edition
• The DK Children’s Encyclopedia, 2017 Edition 

*Disclosure: The above spine text links and below science kit links are affiliate links from Amazon.

Teacher Resources

The following two books are resources that we have written to help you as teach science at home:

• The Homeschoolers Guide to Experiments
• Success in Science

Quick Links from the Biology for the Grammar Stage Teacher Guide

Student Materials

• Biology for the Grammar Stage Lapbooking Templates 
• Biology for the Grammar Stage Coloring Pages 

The following two books are resources that we have written to help you as teach science at home:

• The Homeschoolers Guide to Experiments
• Success in Science

Introduction

• The Three Keys to Teaching Science
• Should I read science aloud or not?
• Don't skip that science discussion time
• Scientific Demonstrations vs. Experiments
• Do you need to bother with the "extras" for science?
• How do we narrate and what to expect
• Writing in Science: The Elementary Years
• The Basics of Notebooking
• Elemental Science Classical Science Facebook Group

Living World Unit

• Week 1: Living and Nonliving Game and Living or Nonliving Things Video
• Week 2: Virus Models and Virtual Pond Dip
• Week 3: Mold Video

Animals Unit

• Week 1: Egg Carton Lion
• Week 2: Armadillo Potatoes and Clay Skunk
• Week 4: Peek-a-boo Walrus
• Week 5: Yarn Bird
• Week 6: Virtual Owl Pellet, Owl Pellet Dissection, and Owl Calls
• Week 7: Paper Mache Alligator
• Week 8: Pet Turtles
• Week 11: Drawing Sharks
• Week 12: How to Make a Worm Farm
• Week 13: Hermit Crab Video, Microscope Slide, and Stuffed Crab
• Week 14: How to Make an Ant Farm
• Week 15: How to Grow a Butterfly

Human Body Unit

• Week 2: Fingerprint Animals, Skin Cells, and Hair Cells
• Week 3: Bone Tissue
• Week 4: Muscle Cells
• Week 5: Brain Tissue
• Week 6: Five Senses Activities
• Week 7: Red Blood Cells
• Week 8: Model Lung and Lung Cells
• Week 9: Dental Health and Salivary Gland Cells

Plants Unit

• Week 2: Fall Leaf Video
• Week 4: Cheetos Pollination
• Week 5: Seed Dissection
• Week 6: FREE Mendel Unit

Templates 

• Download a packet with the appendix templates. (Coming soon)

Changes to Biology for the Grammar Stage

Corrections

If you do find something that is not on the list, please send it to support@elementalscience.com so that we can correct the error in the next printing.

Changelog

• 2022: The third edition was released, making the program even easier to use! This edition has new layout, along with scripted demonstration directions in the teacher guide. 
• 2020: A third printing of the updated edition was released in which several errors were corrected and a few of the images were updated.
• 2017: A second printing of the updated edition was released.
• 2016: The plants unit spine went out of print and was replaced with a new one.
• 2014: The program was updated to a new format, which included easier instructions and more activities. The lapbooking templates and coloring pages were also released at this time.
• 2010: A second printing of the first edition was released with several new pictures.
• 2008: The first edition was released.