Down on the Farm: BEES by Sally Morgan
Illustrated by Chris Davidson
Images provided by Nic Dean
This story contains detailed information on the life cycle of a honeybee including real life images. It also describes life inside a bee hive using technical terms in a child friendly manner. This book is packed full of valuable information and images that will immediately capture a child's interest.
Illustrated by Chris Davidson
Images provided by Nic Dean
This story contains detailed information on the life cycle of a honeybee including real life images. It also describes life inside a bee hive using technical terms in a child friendly manner. This book is packed full of valuable information and images that will immediately capture a child's interest.
Activities related to the book:
Remembering - How many sides does each honey comb have in a bee hive? How many bees can live in a hive?
Understanding - Students will identify continents where bees are located around the world. World map provided below.
Applying - Students will choose a bee from around the world and complete a quick write about it. The quick writes will be about one of the three honey bees from around the world that is discussed in the book. The options will be the killer honeybees, giant honeybees, or dwarf honeybees. (50 Literacy Strategies by Gail Tompkins)
Analyzing - Students will complete a data chart for the three different types of honey bees. This will include the queen bee, the worker bees, and drones. Example data chart pictured below. (50 Literacy Strategies by Gail Tompkins)
Evaluating - Students will argue why bees are important to flowers or why flowers are important to bees. Example arguments could include: bees carry pollen and pollinate other flowers or flowers provide bees with nectar to feed the bees.
Creating - Students will create a model beehive using empty egg cartons and paper bees. Students will glue egg cartons together in the shape of honeybee hive. Students will then construct honeybees and a queen bee using construction paper. Example pictured below.
Remembering - How many sides does each honey comb have in a bee hive? How many bees can live in a hive?
Understanding - Students will identify continents where bees are located around the world. World map provided below.
Applying - Students will choose a bee from around the world and complete a quick write about it. The quick writes will be about one of the three honey bees from around the world that is discussed in the book. The options will be the killer honeybees, giant honeybees, or dwarf honeybees. (50 Literacy Strategies by Gail Tompkins)
Analyzing - Students will complete a data chart for the three different types of honey bees. This will include the queen bee, the worker bees, and drones. Example data chart pictured below. (50 Literacy Strategies by Gail Tompkins)
Evaluating - Students will argue why bees are important to flowers or why flowers are important to bees. Example arguments could include: bees carry pollen and pollinate other flowers or flowers provide bees with nectar to feed the bees.
Creating - Students will create a model beehive using empty egg cartons and paper bees. Students will glue egg cartons together in the shape of honeybee hive. Students will then construct honeybees and a queen bee using construction paper. Example pictured below.
Understanding Activity:
World map of where honeybees live
World map of where honeybees live
Analyzing Activity:
Data chart format
Data chart format
Creating Activity:
Sample beehive students could create using egg cartons and paper bees.
Sample beehive students could create using egg cartons and paper bees.