Zoology for kids

Zoology is a favorite subject with elementary kids.  They love to watch animals, go to the zoo, act like animals, and will watch endless animal movies. Or maybe that’s just my kids?  Either way I’m discovering I’ve got dozens of animal and zoology for kids posts. Future Ticia 2024 wants to add that our elementary science lessons was three years of zoology, and so there are loads of zoology lessons and experiments.

I know summertime is prime zoo visiting time, so I wanted to give you some great follow-up activities to your zoo visit.  These are my kids’ favorite hands-on animal science activities and some great zoology for kids ideas.

While you’re at the zoo, I’d recommend using either the zoo animal observation sheet or the animal report form.  Both of them are easy ways for young kids to organize their observations at the zoo.

For the next five days I’m going to be sharing different animal types and some fun activities to do with them.

Future Ticia 2024 here, this post came out when X day series were really popular, I still enjoyed them, but it does make some of my original words sound rather odd now.

But over the years I’ve figure out many different ways to break down zoology beyond my original post. But, let’s add in some more information.

Also I’m now adding in some affiliate links.

Zoology for kids resources

Each of the individual posts will have a lot more information, but right here, I’m going to give you some great spine material. This is assuming you plan to spend an entire year studying zoology with your elementary kids and want something to launch off from. First I’ll share what we used, and then I’ll share some other great curriculum I like.

• Apologia Land Animals of the Sixth Day
• Apologia Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day
• Apologia Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day

After my kids were in middle school or high school, another publisher came out:

• Science in the Beginning

And here’s one other that we used briefly when we needed a break from the more rigorous Apologia.

• Christian Kids Explore Biology

Zoology for Kids units

• Zoo Animals
• Reptiles and Amphibians
• Ocean Animals
• Birds
• Farm Animals
• Insect Unit

Originally published July 20, 2014