The Young Explorer series from Apologia is our absolute favorite homeschool science curriculum. We recently finished up our studies using Apologia’s Zoology 1 and I just wanted to share a bunch of resources that you can use with Zoology 1 to enhance and add to your learning experience.
If you are new to Apologia and are wondering if it would be a good fit for your family, you can check out my review of Zoology 1 here.
Books
- Birds
- Eggs and Chicks by Fiona Patchett
- 1001 Bugs to Spot by Emma Helbrough
- Caterpillars and Butterflies by Stephanie Turnbull
- Bees and Wasps by James Maclaine
- Bugs by Lucy Bowman
- Big Book of Big Bugs by Emily Bone
- The Beautiful Butterfly Book by Sue Unstead
- The Beautiful Beetle Book by Sue Unstead
- The Beautiful Bee Book by Sue Unstead
- Are You a Ladybug? by Judy Allen
- Are You a Butterfly? by Judy Allen
- Are You a Bee? by Judy Allen
- From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman
- A Nest Full of Eggs by Priscilla Belz Jenkins
- The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive by Joanna Cole
- The Honey Makers by Gail Gibbons
- Ducks! by Gail Gibbons
- Bats! by Gail Gibbons
- The Life and Times of the Honeybee by Charles Micucci
- Bee by Rose-Lynn Fisher
- Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats by Ann Earle
- Backyard Birds (Field Guides for Young Naturalists)
- Birds, Nests & Eggs by Mel Boring (Take Along Guides)
- The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins
- Penguin Chick by Betty Tatham
- Ducks Don’t Get Wet by Augusta Goldin
- Dinosaurs by Design by Duane Gish
- The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible by Paul Taylor
- How to Build a Bird Feeder by Stanley Miller
- Backyard Bugs by Mike Nowak
- Kids’ Paper Airplane Book by Ken Blackburn
- National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America by Jonathan Alderfer
Videos/DVDs
- Magic School Bus videos – Cracks a Yolk, Butterfly and the Bog Beast, Going Batty, In a Beehive, Taking Flight (may contain evolutionary theories)
- The Fascinating World of Birds DVD
- The Fascinating World of Insects DVD
- Honey Bees – Life Cycle (You Tube)
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology (You Tube)
- The Life of Birds DVD
- Life in the Undergrowth DVD
- Monarch Butterfly Amazing Migration (You Tube)
Lapbooks
- Apologia Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Lapbook from A Journey Through Learning
- Bees Express Lapbook from A Journey Through Learning
- Researching Birds Binder-Builder from A Journey Through Learning
- My Favorite Insect Learning Lapbook from A Journey Through Learning
- Birds Lapbook with Study Guide from A Journey Through Learning
- Exploring Creation w/ Zoology 1 : Flying Creatures of the 5th Day Lapbook Package (Lessons 1-14) – EBOOK from Knowledge Box Central
- Animal Classification Lapbook (FREE)
- Honeybee Lapbook (FREE)
- Honey Bees Project Pack from In the Hands of a Child
- Backyard Birds Lap ~n~ Note (FREE)
- Birds of Prey Lapbook (FREE)
- Flamingos Animal Study & Lapbook Printables (FREE)
- Bald Eagle Animal Study and Lapbook (FREE)
- Butterfly Lapbook (FREE)
- Dragonfly Lapbook Printables (FREE)
- Duck Lapbook (FREE)
- Ostrich Animal Study and Lapbook (FREE)
- Dynamic Ducks Unit Study and Lapbook by Amanda Bennett
Notebooking Pages
- Nature Study Notebooking: All About Birds Basic Study Pages
- Birds of the World Notebooking Pages
- North American Birds Notebooking Pages
- Tropical Birds Notebooking Pages
- Butterfly Notebooking Pages (FREE)
- Birds Nature Study Notebooking Pages (FREE)
- Learn ‘N Folder Notebook: Elementary Apologia Zoology I
Printables
- U.S.A State Bird Art Cards
- Chicken Egg Development Wheel
- Butterfly Day Pack (FREE)
- Butterfly Life Cycle (FREE)
- Bird Day Pack (FREE)
- Classification Chart of the Animal Kingdom (FREE)
- Animal Classification Chart and Cards (FREE)
- Animal Classification Cards (FREE)
- Birds Preschool Pack (FREE)
- Butterfly Coloring Pages & Drawings (FREE)
- Honey Bee Mini-books
- Insect Activity Pages for Pre-K (FREE)
- All About Bees Unit Study
- All About Birds Resource Packet
- Butterfly Worksheets (FREE)
- Preschool Butterfly Journal (FREE)
- Nature Journal
- Birds Scavenger Hunt (FREE)
- Mini Nature Journal Printable (FREE)
Activities
- Butterflies Coloring Book
- Bird Bingo (FREE)
- DIY Butterfly Life Cycle Observation Station
- Homemade Butterfly Feeder
- Homemade Bird Feeders
- Butterfly Matching File Folder Game (FREE)
- Honeybee Craft
- Bird Puzzle (FREE)
- Pollination Lesson
- Monarch Butterflies Craft and Activity Book (FREE)
- Edible Butterfly Life Cycle
- Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Activity Book
- Wild Cards: North American Birds
- Wild Cards: Backyard Birds
- Wild Cards: Bugs!
- Did Dinosaurs Turn into Birds? article from AIG (FREE)
- Birds & Nests Nature Study (FREE)
- Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes
- Fold N Fly Paper Airplanes Kit
- Flight Unit Study by Amanda Bennett
- All Bats! A Fun Study!
Coloring Books
- 3-D Butterflies Coloring Book
- Audubon’s Birds of America Coloring Book
- Amazing Birds Coloring Book
- Birds in Flight Coloring Book
- Birds of Prey Coloring Book
- The Bird Watcher’s Coloring Book
- Butterflies Coloring Book
- Exotic Butterflies and Moths Coloring Book
- Insects Coloring Book
- Tropical Birds Coloring Book
Apps
- Peterson Backyard Birds – A Field Guide to Birds of North America (FREE)
- Live Butterfly Garden (FREE)
- Animals Life Cycle – Insects and Arachnids (FREE)
- FeederVu – The World of Birds in 3D (FREE)
- My Bird World HD Lite (FREE)
- My Birds of Prey HD Lite (FREE)
- Bird Calls : 2000+ Bird Sounds, Bird Songs & Guide (FREE)
- Bird Guide for Kids (FREE)
- Waite’s Guide to Birds of America (FREE)
Supplies
- Creation Sensation Deluxe Lab Kit
- Home Science Tools Science Kit
- Nature’s Workshop Lab Kit
- Ladybug Land – Hatching Kit
- Live Butterfly Garden
- Incubator with 4 Quail Eggs
- Mealworms
- Soda Bottle Bird Feeder
- Binoculars
- Build a Birdhouse Kit
- Bug Catcher Set
- Exotic Birds Playset Toob
- Backyard Birds Playset Toob
- Bird Migration Wall Map
- Insect Exhibit Case
**Please note that not all of these resources are creation-based. Some of them may support and mention evolutionary theories.
Wow! What a great list of resources, Sarah! I just bought the Apologia Science Zoology books and I am looking forward to doing them with my kids 🙂 I’ll be pinning this so I can find it easily when we are ready to start! Thank you so much for sharing this!
Thanks for this great list! I’ll referring to it often in a few yrs when I start using Apologia with my kids. For now, I’m pinning it! =)
Great list – I would like to know if all of these links support New Earth and do not contain evolution?
Rebecca – not all of these resources support new earth and may contain evolutionary theories. I thought I put a note/disclaimer about that, but maybe that was different post. LOL. I should go back and add that.
I just wanted to say thank you for this list of resources!