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Poem: Watching a Bumble Bee

About the poem

The poem tells us where we can see bees, what they look like, what they do, and the

sound they make. Bees are very busy because they gather nectar all day long to make

honey.

Message

 Be hardworking like a bee

 Appreciate bees

Suggested Activities

 A Bee's Life

 Bee a Family

 Bee The Queen

 As Busy As A Bee

 Bees To The Rescue

 Bee a Celebrity

 Peanut Butter Honey Sandwich

 Watching a Bumble Bee

Appendix 1

Source: http://imgs.tuts.dragoart.com/how-to-draw-a-cartoon-bumble-
bee_1_000000002689_5.jp
 Appendix 3
A Bee's Life

Colour the statements that are true based on the poem.

Bees eat honey. Bees can be found

in gardens.

Bees take long Bees live inside

rests. flowers.

Bees gather nectar Bees wear vests.

from flowers.
 Activity 5: Bees To The Rescue

Steps:

1. Ask pupils to imagine what a world without bees would be like. Emphasise the

importance of bees in sustaining nature.

2. Pupils create a thank you card to show their appreciation for the

bees.

Example:

Dear Bees,

Thank you so much for making

sweet honey for us. Thank you

for spreading the pollen from

flowers, too. You help to make

our world a better place.

Sincerely,

Melissa
 Bees To The Rescue : The pollination process of flowering plants by the bees

Appendix 12
Flow Map

Bees are very important to us. What happens after bees land on flowers? Complete the flow map below.

Bee lands on flowers...

* Flow map - Can be used to plot story, show historical events in sequence, sequence paragraphs for writing, steps in problem solving in math,
identifying stage of a life
 Appendix 13

Example of a completed Flow Map (adapted from the i-Think thinking map