Objective
By the end of this lesson, you will learn about bees and practice counting and basic addition with bee-themed activities.
Materials and Prep
- Yellow and black construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers or crayons
- Small bee toys or stickers (optional)
No prior knowledge needed. Just bring your excitement to learn about bees!
Activities
- Create Bee Counting Cards: Cut out bee shapes from the yellow paper and draw dots on them to represent numbers. Practice counting the dots on each bee.
- Beehive Addition: Draw a beehive on the black paper and cut out small bees. Use the bees to solve simple addition problems by placing them in the beehive.
- Bee Dance: Pretend to be bees and do a bee dance while counting to different numbers. Buzz around the room like busy bees!
Talking Points
- Bees are important insects that help flowers grow. Bees collect nectar from flowers to make honey. Say: "Bees are busy little insects that help flowers by collecting sweet nectar."
- Bees have black and yellow stripes on their bodies. These stripes help them stay safe. Say: "Bees have pretty stripes that warn other animals to stay away."
- Bees live together in a hive and work as a team. Each bee has a special job to do. Say: "Bees live in a big house called a hive and work together to make honey."