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Family Home School Day
Friday, November 20th

Join us for a fun and educational day at the zoo with special programs for home school children and families.

Each session will include time in a classroom and time in the Zoo. Students will complete a variety of activities as they learn about many different topics. Animal artifacts and live animals may be brought into the classroom to provide additional support of topics.
Sessions will also include student teamwork and discussion.

For added security, sign-out forms will be completed by all parents and
children will be checked out only to those individuals listed on their form.

$5 admission per family member (2 years and over)
$10 admission and ticket to 1 session per student
$15 admission and ticket to 2 sessions per student

Pre-registration required for session admission. 
Please call 397-3877 or 397-3864 to register.  (online registration is not available)

Families must check In between 9:00 and 10:00 am or 12:00
and 12:30 pm to receive the discounted rate. 

• At check-in, families will receive wristbands for admission and students will receive tickets for sessions.  Parents will be able to complete sign-out forms for students attending sessions (students must be able to attend session without parent).
• Scavenger hunts/worksheets will also be available for any families that would like additional activities.
• Discounted Train/Carousel tokens will be available for $2 each and Lorikeet tokens for $1 each.
• Lunch is not included.
• Event will be held rain or shine.  Families should dress appropriately.  No refunds will be given.

  And at 2:15, be sure to bring the whole family to our special animal presentation in the Auditorium for all Family Homeschool Day participants.

Register online!

The Birmingham Zoo Education Department has home school science classes for children in 1st-12th grade. We also offer home school art classes and day classes for 2nd-12th grades.

Pre-registration is required for all classes. All children must be covered by the Birmingham Zoo membership to get the discount. Parents may not stay with their children for classes. Please call (205) 397-3864 for more information and to register or email cbrooks@birminghamzoo.com.

Refund Policy: Refund requests or class changes must be requested a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the class date. We will be unable to give any refunds or make any changes once the deadline has passed. A $5.00 processing fee will be retained for each refund request. No refunds will be given for package deals. All credit must be used within
the current semester and may not be transferred to future semesters. Students will not be able to make up any classes missed. We are sorry but we are unable to make any exceptions. Thank you.

We would like to thank the families that have already attended our education programs. If you would like to share your experiences and ideas, please complete this short survey to help us improve our future programs. To complete the survey, please click here.

Home School Science Classes

The Birmingham Zoo Education Department has home school science classes for children in 1st-12th grade. Classes consist of animal visits, class discussions, in-class work, activities, labs, and homework. Resources and references will be made available for the different classes. Some class materials will be sent home to aid students. The classes are designed to build on one another, but students are not required to attend all topics. Pre-registration is required.

1st - 2nd Grade Science Classes

Class Time
Wednesday or Thursday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Cost
$8.00/student/class for members or $12.00/student/class for non-members

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Topic	Wed 1:30 - 3:30	Thurs 1:30 - 3:30
Animal Coverings	Dec 10	Dec 11
Defenses	Jan 21	Jan 22
Colorful Animals	Feb 4	Feb 5
Animals that Change Colors	Feb 18	Feb 19
How Animals Make Sounds	Mar 4	Mar 5
Why Animals Make Sounds	Mar 25	Mar 26
Reptiles at the Zoo	Apr 8	Apr 9
Marsupials at the Zoo	Apr 29	Apr 30

Legend
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3rd-4th Grade and 5th-6th grade Science Classes

Class Time
Wednesday or Thursday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Cost
$8.00/student/class for members or $12.00/student/class for non-members

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Class Schedule

Topic	Wed 1:30 - 3:30	Thurs 1:30 - 3:30
How Diseases Affect Organisms	Dec 10	Dec 11
Energy Sources	Jan 21	Jan 22
Alternative Energy Resources	Feb 4	Feb 5
Water Resources	Feb 18	Feb 19
Land Resources	Mar 4	Mar 5
Natural Cycles	Mar 25	Mar 26
Cycles of Matter	Apr 8	Apr 9
Ecology and Conservation	Apr 29	Apr 30

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7th-9th grade Science Classes

Class Time
Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Cost
$8.00/student/class for members or $12.00/student/class for non-members

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Class Schedule

Topic	Thurs 1:30 - 4:00
Energy Watch	Jan 15
Reptile Watch	Jan 29
Bird and Mammal Watch	Feb 12
Natural Cycles	Feb 26
Human Impacts	Mar 12
Race for the Rainforest	Apr 2
Wildlife and Site Management	Apr 23
Conservation	May 7

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10th-12th grade Science Classes

Class Time
Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Cost
$8.00/student/class for members or $12.00/student/class for non-members

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Class Schedule

Topic	Thurs 1:30 - 4:00
Atmosphere	Jan 15
Land and Food	Jan 29
Biodiversity	Feb 12
Conservation	Feb 26
Energy	Mar 12
Waste	Apr 2
Population Growth	Apr 23
Environmental Policies and Careers	May 7

Legend
= Open Class
= Closed Class
= Class Not Offered

Home School Reading - New!

As we are working on different topics and books each week, our ultimate goal is to move students from learning to read to reading to learn. In this class, we will be learning and improving these skills: phonics – including phonemic awareness; vocabulary’ word-attack skills; reading and listening comprehension; and fluency. Pre-registration is required.

1st - 3rd Grade Reading Classes

Class Time
Monday 9:00 am - 11:00 am and 1:30 pm- 3:30pm (depending on grade level)

Cost
$8.00/student/class for members or $12.00/student/class for non-members

1st Grade Class Schedule

Topic	Monday 1:30 - 3:30
Marsupials	Jan 12
Farm Animals	Jan 26
Slithering Snakes	Feb 9
Lazy Lizards	Mar 2
Turtles	Mar 9
Birds	Apr 6
Carnivorous Cats	Apr 20
Savanna Animals	May 4

2nd & 3rd Grade Class Schedule

Topic	Monday 9:00 - 11:00	Monday 1:30 - 3:30
Marsupials	Jan 12	No Class
Farm Animals	No Class	Feb 2
Slithering Snakes	Feb 9	No Class
Lazy Lizards	Mar 9	No Class
Turtles	No Class	Mar 23
Birds	No Class	Apr 13
Carnivorous Cats	Apr 20	No Class
Savanna Animals	No Class	Apr 27

4th & 5th Grade Class Schedule

Topic	Monday 9:00 - 11:00
Marsupials	Jan 26
Farm Animals	Feb 2
Slithering Snakes	Mar 2
Lazy Lizards	Mar 23
Turtles	Apr 6
Birds	Apr 13
Carnivorous Cats	Apr 27
Savanna Animals	May 4

Legend
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Home School Math - New!

In these fun classes, students will learn and improve their skills in the following areas while learning about animals: fractions, order of operations, graphing, measurement,
multiplication and parts of a whole.

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1st - 3rd Grade Math Classes

Class time
Monday 9:00 am - 11:00 am or 1:30 pm-3:30 pm (depending on grade level)

Cost
$8.00/student/class for members and $12.00/student/class for non-members

1st Grade Math Classes
Textbook: Math Basics Grade 1

Topic	Monday 9:00 - 11:00
Understanding Numbers	Jan 12
Adding and Subtracting 0-10	Jan 26
Adding and Subtracting Pairs	Feb 9
Numbers 11-20, Subtraction & Addition	Mar 2
Tens and Ones and Missing Numbers	Mar 9
Sums, Addition, Subtraction & Doubles	Apr 6
Facts, Adding 3 Numbers & Number Riddles	Apr 20
Telling Time (Materials will be supplied)	May 4

2nd & 3rd Grade Math Classes
Textbooks: Math Basics Grade 2 & Time, Money & Fractions Grades 1-2

Topic	Monday 9:00 - 11:00	Monday 1:30 - 3:30
Number to 20 and Fact Families	No Class	Jan 12
Tens and Ones, Adding 2 digits	Feb 2	No Class
Regrouping, Addition, & Subtraction	No Class	Feb 9
Hundreds Place, Greater and Less Than	No Class	Mar 9
Introduction to Multiplication	Mar 23	No Class
Money	Apr 13	No Class
Time	No Class	Apr 20
Fractions	Apr 27	No Class

4th and 5th Grade Math Classes
Textbooks: Multiplication & Division Grades 3-4, Math Basics Grade 5

Topic	Monday 1:30 - 3:30
Mulipication of 1-12	Jan 26
Division	Feb 2
Multiplication Patterns 1-4	Mar 2
Multiplying Money and Multiples	Mar 23
Diving and using Remainders	Apr 6
Understanding Whole Numbers	Apr 13
Multiplying and Dividing	Apr 27
Decimal Place Values	May 4

Legend
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Home School Art Classes

Students will learn to develop basic drawing and painting skills with animals as their centerpiece. Live animals may be brought to the classroom or students may go see animals on exhibit. Classes for similar grades are held on afternoons of opposite weeks from Homeschool Science classes or on mornings of the same week to allow for greater convenience. Pre-registration is required.

2nd-6th grade Home School Art Classes

Class Time
Thursday 9 - 11 am or 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Cost
$12.00/student/class for members or $16.00/student/class for non-members

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2nd - 6th Grade 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Art Class Schedule

Topic	Thursday 9:00 - 11:00
Watercolor-Wax Resist Cats	Jan 22
Tint & Shades of Savanna Animals	Feb 5
Chalk Drawing Aquatic Animals	Feb 19
Print Making Insects	Mar 5
Tempura Painted Farm Animals	Mar 26
Tempura Painted Farm Animals	Apr 9
Oil Pastel Reptiles	Apr 30

2nd - 6th Grade 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Art Class Schedule

Topic	Thursday 1:30 - 3:30
Watercolor-Wax Resist Cats	Jan 15
Tint & Shades of Savanna Animals	Jan 29
Chalk Drawing Aquatic Animals	Feb 12
Print Making Insects	Mar 26
Ink and Tissue Birds	Apr 2
Tempura Painted Farm Animals	Apr 23
Old Pastel Reptiles	May 7

Legend
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7th-12th grade Home School Art Classes

Class Time
Thursday 9:00 - 11:00 am

Cost
$12.00/student/class for members or $16.00/student/class for non-members

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7th - 12th Grade Art Class Schedule:

Topic	Thursday 9:00am - 11:00am
Acrylic Painted Big Cats	Jan 15
Tint & Shades of Reptiles	Jan 29
Chalk Drawing Desert Animals	Feb 12
Print Making Birds	Mar 12
Tempura Painted Primates	Mar 26
Ink and Tissue Swamp Animals	Apr 23
Oil Pastel Savanna Animals	May 7

Home School Art Days

A longer art class for students who would like a little more time. Two different types of media will be used in each class. Lunch can be added for $6 per student. It includes a hamburger or hot dog with chips and a drink. Students may also bring their own lunch. A refrigerator is available. Pre-registration is required.

Class Time
Friday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Cost
$25.00/student/class for members or $30.00/student/class for non-members

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Topic	Friday 9:00 - 2:00
Big Cats	Jan 23
Reptiles	Feb 6
Savanna Animals	Mar 13

Legend
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Home School Days

Students will complete activities in the classroom and in the Zoo and visit appropriate animal areas. Lunch can be added for $6 per student. It includes a hamburger, hot dog with chips and a drink. Students may also bring their own lunch. A refrigerator is available. Pre-registration is required.

Class Time
Friday 9:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Cost
$25.00/student/class for members or $30.00/student/class for non-members

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Topic	Friday 9:00 - 2:00
Where in the World is...	Jan 16
Short or Tall the Zoo has is ALL	Feb 13
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall	Mar 6
Wriggling Worms	Apr 24

5th - 8th grade Home School Days

Topic	Friday 9:00 - 2:00
The Wildlife Poaching Mystery	Jan 16
The Fish Kill Mystery	Feb 13
The Case of the Magic Monkey Mirrors	Mar 6
The Case of the Disappearing Frogs	Apr 24

9th - 12th grade Home School Days

Topic	Friday 9:00 - 2:00
The Wildlife Poaching Mystery	Jan 23
The Fish Kill Mystery	Feb 6
The Case of the Magic Monkey Mirrors	Mar 13
The Case of the Disappearing Frogs	Apr 10

Legend
= Open Class
= Closed Class

Register online.