Bees -- Preschool & Kindergarten
Bees
Bees are the only insects that make food that we eat.
Bees That Buzz
At my elbows and knees --
No sir, I'm not
Fond of these.
But bees that buzz
Near flowers and stem,
Making honey --
I like them.
Mmmmm!
Free Bees Weekly Curriculum
Buzz into spring with a bee theme unit.
Learn about bees through songs, games, and art. Discover where bees live and what bees eat. Practice colors, the alphabet, and the shape--hexagon. Included is a weekly lesson plan with activities and lessons listed for each day of the week. Bonus: Bee Dominoes
Hands on activities, easy-to-make crafts, and reproducibles.
Five Bizzy Honeybees Video
Art
Busybees
Need: yellow balloons(1 per child), yellow cellophane, black marker, string, tape
Blow up 1 balloon for each child, have them draw face and stripes on the balloon. Cut wings out of cellophane and tape onto the balloons. Tie a string on and take outside. When they run in the wind the bees fly. Very cute and lots of fun on a spring or summer day.
Contributed by: Lori Coutley
Are You A Bee? Video
Science
Pollen
To demonstrate how bees help flowers to grow, sprinkle baby powder on the ground outside. Ask the children to walk through it. The baby powder will inevitably stick to their feet and get transferred around. Explain that this is what happens to bees, their feet and legs pick up the pollen and take it to other flowers.
Bee Dance Video
Math
Sites to See
Stories to Read-Online
Buzzy Bee and Friends
A short illustrated story by Carol Moore.
Recommended Books
Five Bizzy Honeybees
by Lance Douglas
Are You a Bee?
by Judy Allen
How Bees Make Honey
by Louise Spilsbury
