Behold and See K: Exploring Nature with Stories, Activities, and Nature Walks

The curriculum emphasizes outdoor exploration through structured nature walks with identification activities.

Nature walks are the mainstay with Take-Along Sheets showing items to search for, plus rainy day alternatives and field trip suggestions to zoos, farms, and science museums

The curriculum relies primarily on read-alouds and nature exploration rather than explicit science instruction.

Lessons involve reading creature features aloud, identifying images through simple activities (drawing circles/squares), and outdoor observation rather than direct teaching

No evidence of systematic review or retrieval practice activities.

The review describes weekly lessons with coloring and read-alouds but mentions no quizzes, review sessions, or activities that require recalling previous content

The curriculum provides basic natural science content through creature and nature features but lacks systematic knowledge building.

Each week focuses on one living thing with related flora or fauna (squirrel/rodents, oak tree/deciduous trees, cow/farm animals) but appears to be topical rather than building cumulative understanding

The curriculum provides basic guidance but appears to require significant parent planning and background knowledge.

Includes lesson plans and activity suggestions, but requires parents to select nature walk locations, choose appropriate read-aloud books, and preview video content independently

Insufficient information to determine standards alignment, though the nature-based approach may support some kindergarten life science standards.

The review does not mention NGSS or standards alignment, focusing instead on the Christian homeschool market and nature walk activities

Limited evidence of systematic vocabulary instruction, though scientific terms are likely introduced through creature features.

The curriculum includes creature and nature features with pictures and descriptions, but no explicit mention of vocabulary development strategies