Biology - Table of Contents

Biology experiences should begin in primary with caring for plants and some experimentation. It is an environmental thing, rather than an explicit area of the classroom.

If this experience is missed, it is OK to pick up in elementary, just consider some of the environmental factors from the primary list below.


PRIMARY - Keys of the World:

Exercises of Practical Life

Care of Self

How to Wash Hands

Add outdoor care of self - when to wash hands and the like

Care of the Environment

How to Care for Plants
How to Dust Leaves
Raise herbs

Gardening – inside and out

How to Arrange Flowers

How to Make Lemon Water

How to Wash Fruits and Vegetables

How to Peel & Cut Fruits and Vegetables

How to Compost

How to Recycle

Grace and Courtesy

Introduction to Grace and Courtesy

     Grace and Courtesy for the Outdoors

     Grace and Courtesy living creatures inside

Control of Movement

Walking on the Line

     Find lines outside

The Silence Activity

     Do it outside; be like plants and animals

Visual Art

Extensions of the work: Take art outside; incorporate plants and animals into art experiences, both inside and outside

Sensorial

Visual

Leaf Cabinet

Leaf Cards

Sensorial Aspects of the World (including plants and animals in the extensions)

Tactile
Sensitizing Fingers
Fabrics

Language

Spoken: Vocabulary Enrichment

Naming Objects in the Environment – including plants and animals

Collecting Classified Objects – including items used to care for certain animals or plants

Language of the Sensorial Materials – given orally now, written form later (leaf shapes, leaves in your local area, types of trees, etc, etc, etc)

Three Period Lesson

Classified Cards - Social

Related Objects Game - Presentations A & B

Description/Definition Game

Stories – Biological Classifications

    The Story of Living and Non-Living Matter

    The Story of Plants and Animals

    The Story of the Five Classes of Vertebrates

Sorting Game – Biology Classifications

Nomenclature Cards – Scientific

Life Cycles

Oral Language Games

Spoken: Language Development – all of these can and should include biological experiences

Storytelling

Reading and Books in the Library

Poems

Conversation

Conversation – More than one person

Question Game

Cultural Folders

Extension: fictional story telling

Land and Water Form Folders

Land and Water Form Outline Maps

Biome Folders

Art Folders

My State

Writing

Metal Insets (12 Stages) – introduce tracing the leaf cabinet insets

Reading Classification

Presentation I – Classifying the Environment

Presentation II – Cards with Labels

A. Social

B. Scientific

C1. Biology Classifications: Living and Non-Living

C2: Biology Classifications: Plant and Animal

C3: Biology Classifications: Five Classes of Vertebrates

Extension: Mix and sort - work up to 5 sets

Presentation III – Definition Stages

Children can also create posters or cards of the leaf cabinet; the parts of the animal puzzles and more.

Word Study

Compound Words

Animal Collectives

Animals and Their Young

Animal Sounds

Animal Homes

Animal Families

Language Extension

Who Am I?

Plant Study

Plant Experiments

You could also have parts of the animals or parts of the plants puzzles. We want them to have real experiences first (caring for animals; the plant study above) before introducing the puzzles, if at all possible. In practical use, the puzzles seem to lead to a better understanding of the real creature, developing a higher appreciation and enjoyment; rather than serving as a review alone. 

ELEMENTARY - Keys of the World:

BIOLOGY

Introduction to Biology

Use of the Microscope

1.  Botany

a.  The Plant

Basic Needs of the Plant

How Plants Grow Toward the Light

Plants Need Minerals

b.   The Leaf

Function of the Leaf

Parts of the Leaf

Varieties of the Leaf

Simple Classification of Leaves

Varieties of Leaves Depending upon their Functions

Follow-Ups to Studies on the Leaf

c.    The Root

Function of the Root

Parts of the Root

Cooperation of Leaves and Roots

Other Functions of the Root

Two Main Types of Roots

Other Sensitivities of the Root

Varieties of Roots

Follow-Ups to Studies on the Root

d.  The Stem

Function of the Stem

Kinds of Stems

Parts of the Woody Stem

Kinds of Tubes in the Woody Stem

How Water is Moved through the Stem

Varieties of Stems

Follow-Ups to Studies on the Stem

e.    The Flower

Function of the Flower

Parts of the Flower

Varieties of Flowers

Position of the Ovary

Specialization of Flowers to Ensure Pollination

Follow-Ups to Studies on the Flower

f.     The Fruit

Function of the Fruit

Kinds of Fruits

Parts of a Succulent Fruit

Kinds of Succulent Fruits

Another way to look at Fruits based on their Flowers

Kinds of Dry Fruits

Follow-Ups to Studies on the Fruit

g.   The Seed

Function of the Seed

Parts of the Seed

Kinds of Seeds

Seed Dispersal

Follow-Ups to Studies on the Seed

         Botany Command Cards

         Botany Nomenclature

2. Zoology

        Introduction to Zoology

        Story Material

        Activities Preparatory to Body Function Material

        Dissection of Animals

        Body Function Material

3. Classification

                Introduction to Classification

a.  Kingdom Vegetalia

Material Description

Classification of Kingdom Vegetalia:  First Method

Classification of Kingdom Vegetalia:  Second Method

Continuation of Presentation of Folders to the Family Level

Genera Level

Book Work

Geneaology of a Plant

Tree of Classification

b.   Kingdom Animalia

Material Description

Classification of Kingdom Animalia

Geneaology of an Animal

Tree of Classification

4. Ecology

        Introduction to Ecology

        Chart of Interdependencies

        Ecosystems