I cannot sing enough praises for this science curriculum!! I have heard of homeschool moms 'falling in love' with a curriculum, but that has never really happened for me. I feel as if I'm always looking for the next best thing, but let me tell you, I'm no longer searching for science! We absolutely LOVE Far Afield! I've never seen any science set up this way and it is A+. I am using this for my 5th, 3rd, and tag along Kindergartener. It is so easy to level up and down and is truly making a lovely family subject for us. I love that The Wind and the Willows is the spine, and NO you don't need to read the whole chapter before moving on to the next lesson. We read this slowly in our morning basket and follow the prompts as we get to them, WHILE we do the other chapter lessons twice a week. This is working beautifully. The other lessons are where I start leveling up or down. For example in lesson 6 they have students using a Dichotomous Key to label the four main characters in The Wind in the Willows. While I had my 3rd and 5th graders use the key to label their log books, I just had my kindergartener draw a picture of one of the animals. When she finished she scampered off to play! Speaking of the log books, we have always been Charlotte Mason 'purists' and have only used nature notebooks until now (which at times felt like pulling teeth to be honest), but we LOVE these log books. My kids are responding so much better to making 'log book entries' when they visual see the layout and what is expected of them. I think it has made science and journaling their discoveries feel approachable and doable. I have a log book as well and I'm enjoying filling it in along side them. Now some logistics... Could this be used for an independent study? Yes, my 5th grader could easily read the books and do the activities solo but he would need to check in to orally answer the teacher guide questions. Would he get as much out of it on his own? Probably not. Would I use this if I only had children younger than 4th grade? No! It is SO full and rich that I would save it for the right age range, but would for sure recommend it as the spine for a family with a mix of older and younger children. Like I said, I truly cannot sing praises enough for Far Afield!! Now to pray BFB releases more like it!!!

Everything is beautiful & made high quality!
I purchased teacher guides for EAH K-3, US Geography K-3, Character, Music Appreciation and Seasons Afield K-3 along with corresponding notebooks, watercolor cards and maps.
I think the only critique would be that the notebooks for history and science could be made with thicker paper and possibly be lay-flat, spiral bound to make note-booking and adding pictures easier. Because you will want to keep these!
We are incredibly excited to use this for my daughter’s 1st grade year.
I still have my binder from when my own mom did BFB EAH with me 25+ years ago. I am testament that the hands on learning and beautiful literature stay with you always. My oldest son is named Leif after ‘Leif the Lucky’. I loved the D’Aulaire illustrations as a child and when I grew up and married a real life, red-headed ‘Eric the Red’ it only seemed right to have my own Leif.
BFB stands the test of time.

Cant wait to dive in to this curriculum!

Absolutely Beautiful. I love this curriculum.

We can't wait to officially start this curriculum next week! My little boy was so excited to get these books in the mail and we couldn't help, but explore them right away. This is going to be such a great time to connect during homeschool especially when we need a break from other more difficult subjects. Beautiful books! Easy to follow guide & plenty of room to explore what stands out to us.

Also the ordering, shipping & delivery process was so smooth! I had questions about the curriculum before ordering and received a personalized email right away answering my all my questions.

Can't wait to start this and so happy to support amazing businesses like this one!

My son is in 5th grade, he's 10 year old, and we are really enjoying doing this gentle study together. It has a relaxed feeling to it, and it is very enjoyable to do together. It is pushed him to want to dry things like drawing and tracing which he has previously not been interested in at all despite my attempts to get him to at least try!

Great book. My grandson LOVED it.

Beautiful, and the paper is durable. We are looking forward to filling this in throughout our studies.

Great book! The whole family loved it.

This book is written beautifully and it’s very user friendly. I am enjoying the extra books they suggest to keep the history interesting

Beautiful Book, decent shipping. It was maybe a little over a week including weekends.

This is a big map used along with Texas History. I didn't realize I needed 3 separate maps for my kids although you could just use one and have them work on it together I suppose. It's a heavy weight paper so I'm hoping it will hold up throughout the year as needed, it looks like it should. It will be nice to have something at the end of the year to decorate our homeschool with!

Gorgeous timelines. Great packaging to avoid damage!

I’m in awe at how beautiful science is taught thru this curriculum. I’m obsessed and so is my 10 year old!

This curriculum is excellent. Unbiased, with a focus on critical thinking skills and aimed at the whole child. I I’m so impressed