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

ScienceGrades K–2

About This Curriculum

This colorful worktext combines guided nature walks, bite-sized science facts, engaging video clips, nature read-alouds, and coloring pages into a foundational science program.

What makes it unique: Combines nature walks with structured science learning through Take-Along Sheets, video clips, and hands-on discovery activities

Behold and See K: Nature-Based Early Science with Outdoor Exploration

Behold and See K: Exploring Nature with Stories, Activities, and Nature Walks is a foundational science curriculum for grades K-2 that centers around weekly nature walks, read-alouds, and simple activities. The curriculum combines outdoor exploration with creature features, coloring pages, and video clips to introduce young learners to living things in their environment.

Best for

Homeschool families with kindergarten through second-grade students who want to foster nature appreciation and outdoor exploration as an introduction to science, particularly those seeking a Christian-friendly curriculum with minimal planning complexity.

Evaluation Criteria

1 strength · 4 concerns · 2 insufficient evidence

Hands On IntegrationStrength

The curriculum strongly integrates hands-on outdoor exploration with structured learning activities.

Nature walks are the mainstay with Take-Along Sheets for focused observation, combined with read-alouds, video clips, and identification activities that keep children engaged and observant

Knowledge RichConcern

The curriculum provides basic introductory content about various living things but appears limited in depth of scientific knowledge building.

Each week focuses on one particular living thing with related flora or fauna, such as squirrels for rodents or oak trees for deciduous trees, but the approach emphasizes observation over systematic knowledge acquisition

Teacher TrainingConcern

The curriculum provides basic guidance but appears to require significant teacher preparation and background knowledge.

Simple lesson plans are provided with planning required for nature walk locations and read-aloud book selection, but no mention of science background information or pedagogical support for teachers

Direct InstructionConcern

The curriculum relies primarily on read-alouds and discovery-based nature walks rather than explicit instruction.

Lessons involve reading creature features aloud and nature walk exploration, with children listening and identifying images, but no mention of direct teaching of scientific concepts or procedures

Retrieval PracticeConcern

The curriculum does not appear to include systematic retrieval practice or review mechanisms.

Reviews describe weekly activities focused on new topics but make no mention of quizzes, recall exercises, or spaced review of previously learned content

Ngss AlignmentInsufficient Evidence

No evidence of alignment to Next Generation Science Standards or comparable rigorous standards.

Reviews focus on nature exploration activities and Christian content integration but do not mention standards alignment, three-dimensional learning, or systematic progression of scientific concepts

Scientific VocabularyInsufficient Evidence

Limited evidence suggests minimal explicit scientific vocabulary instruction.

The curriculum mentions creature features and nature features with descriptions, but reviews do not indicate systematic vocabulary development or domain-specific terminology instruction

Sources: cathyduffyreviews.com, inourhomeschool.com