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As we continued our insect study we moved into a week long study of bees. GEMS: Buzzing a Hive We transformed our Science area to a Bee focus. Items included: bee poster cards, large bees poster, hive frames, books, honey, beekeeper hat, bees for observation, beeswax, honeycomb, magnifying glass, and bee vision viewer. Beekeeper frames: (from top to bottom) empty frame, frame with pollen and honey, frame with honey and capped areas. Beekeeper outfit: coveralls, gloves, hat. We always try to start a unit with the kiddos sharing what they think to be true about the new theme. We don't correct their statements if they aren't correct. They will realize the truth as we study the topic, then we can adjust the board. Each kiddo created a bee. This wasn't an art project, but a Science one as we discussed the actual body parts and talked about where each part would be on a real bee. Observing the bees. The GEMS kit included a container of deceased bees. We still placed them in containers so the children would be safe and not scared of holding them. The focus here was on showing the kiddos how the bees use the pollen sacs on their legs to collect pollen from the flowers. Each kiddo took their own bee (cotton ball) and rubbed it on the pollen to see how it transferred from the flower to the bee. **Lilies are toxic. As soon as the children completed this activity, we had them wash their hands. I discovered this concept through Play at Home Mom's blog and adapted it to work in our program. Please check out their post. We put yellow colored water in a vase with silk flowers. The children used a turkey baster (their proboscis) to collect the water (nectar) from the flowers. They then transported it across the playground and released it into the cells of the hive. These are our filled cells. We talked about how the bees hang together and stretch their bodies in order to release the beeswax from their bodies to create new cells. Of course, then we had to try it with our bodies to understand how they would feel when stretching and connected to the other bees. I saw the concept of creating a beehive with bee at Mama to 4 Blessings and then adapted the concept to work with our preschoolers. The kiddos rolled yellow paint onto bubble wrap that was taped to the table. After rubbing the paint onto the bubble wrap, they pressed their paper on it to make a print that looked a lot like the honey cells. They then stamped bees onto the hive. We tasted bee pollen that had been processed by bees. We tried honey from local beekeepers. Thanks to the Bester family. We culminated our study with the creation of a beehive. We used cardboard egg cartons and bulletin board paper for the hive. We then added yellow translucent wadded up paper for the honey and capped the cells with wax paper. We added large yellow pompoms for the pollen in the hive. We displayed our queen bee, all the children's created bees, and even connected three of them like they do when they want to extract the wax from their bodies to make more cells or to cap off cells. So much fun!! Some friends were inspired to don bee apparel. We did this study in one week, but determined that next time we need to set aside a two week period to do it justice. There was just so much valuable information in the guide and not enough time to cover it all. I believe the kids developed a new appreciation for bees and the good that they do.
From insect crafts and themed activities to fun facts and games, these preschool insect theme printables are a great way to make learning fun!
The season of insects is upon us, so why not take that excitement and curiosity and add some (shhh... academics) to it. We're sharing 15 insect activities guaranteed to engage your students for days to come. You definitely need to add #14 to your lesson plans next week!
Use these free printable insect matching cards to teach preschoolers fun bug facts in an insect theme lesson plan.
Kids enjoy watching and touching these tiny, fast-moving critters that fly or crawl. Capitalize on their fascination and set up some bug centers in your classroom.
Elementary teachers planning a bees classroom theme will love these decor ideas, inspiring photos, bulletin board tips, and resources.
To start off our insect lesson, we compared what we know about the traits of animals, people and insects. However, this may be better for the end of an insect unit. Here are my favorite Pinterest i…
This high quality cute garden bugs clip art & paper set is great for all your craft projects. This set includes 23 fun images, 4 seamless papers/patterns and 2 backgrounds. Use the images for classroom projects, cardmaking, party decorations, stickers, graphic design projects, invitations, scrapbooking and lots more. This cute bugs set is supplied as 1 zip file and includes:- 23 .png files with transparent backgrounds 23 jpeg files with white backgrounds 4 digital papers/patterns (12" x 12") jpeg files - These patterns are seamless (Tileable) 2 backgrounds (12" x 12") jpeg file All files are high resolution (300dpi) If you have any questions please contact me and I hope you enjoy using my graphics. Thank you Terms Of Use *For personal, educational and commercial use. *You can use these graphics for classroom activities. *For commercial use (digital) you must flatten the file to be sold and add your own elements to the design. For commercial use for digital and physical items you must credit the graphics with a link to jokavanaghdesigns. If you are selling over 1000 units you must contact me for a mass production license. *You cannot resell, share or redistribute my files or claim these graphics as your own. *You must not sell my graphics as clip art, digital stamps, svg/cut files, digital paper or any scrapbooking kits. All copyright remains with Jo Kavanagh Designs All rights reserved ©2020 JoKavanaghDesigns
Are you looking for insects worksheets for your preschoolers? Check these free insects worksheets this might help you.
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure here. Spring has sprung in our neck of the woods. We hear birds chirping, the flowers are blossoming and bees are buzzing! Bring Spring inside by setting up these fun honey bee dramatic play centers. Taking...
Invitation To Create: Build A Bug. Open ended creative insect paper craft for kids. Great for color recognition & fine motor development. Perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and elementary children.
This week we are setting up the toddler and preschool classroom for the bug theme. We'll be doing lots of exploring inside and outside!
Fun and playful preschool classroom themes that you may want to copy for your class this year. Tons of ideas that your students will love!
Yes, it's true -- a fact about bugs is that my preschoolers and kindergarteners love to learn about them every single year.
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A few years ago I came up with this idea with the help of the art teacher at my school. Each classroom decides on a theme and then the students create poetry about the theme. Poems are typed (or ha…
