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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Bee Thematic Unit

Happy Bee Day! Bee Day is on May 20th.
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This beehive is located at the Pacific Science Center in the State of Washington.













Here are some ideas you can use for a bee unit (or just to have fun).
I will add more to this page.

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
from England

A Swarm of Bee in May
A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon.;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.

A Swarm of Bees in May | Mama Lisa's World
Including the nursery rhyme being read.
Bees | Enchanted Learning
Bees – Nursery Rhymes | Mother Goose Club
Including a video of it being said by a boy.

Fiddle Dee Dee | Enchanted Learning
Fiddle-de-dee, Fiddle-de-dee, The Fly Has Married the Bumble Bee
Including the nursery rhyme being read.
Fiddle-De-Dee – Nursery Rhymes | Mother Goose Club
Including a video of it being song by children.

Bee Music
Play The Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Have the children walk around and pretend they are flying like bumblebees.
You can have then hold a picture of a bumblebee they have colored or they can put their arms out as if they are wings.

Music Links
Flight of the Bumblebee by The US Army Band | Internet ArchieveThe Flight of the Bumblebee | Virtual Sheet Music

Bee Arts and Crafts
50 Bug Crafts for Kids - A viewer sent me this link in October 2016.
Bumblebee Toilet Paper Roll Craft | DLTK

Bee Snacks
Make Rice Krispie Treats

Rice Krispie Treats
You can find a recipe with or without using marshmallows. There are some links listed below. Just add honey to the treats if it does not include it in the recipe. If you are vegan you can use the golden syrup, agave nectar, or some other syrup substitute. The brown sugar can be replaced by coconut sugar.

Healthy No Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treats
Healthy Rice Krispie Treats

Bug Snacks: Honey Cookies | PreschoolEducation

Bee & Honey Facts and Recipes
Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans
Honey.com - Including "About Honey", "Recipes", and more.

Resources
Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans - Grades K-12 Lesson Plans, Information Sheets, and Activity Sheets (including coloring pages and other sheets

Bee eBooks
Here are some eBooks I created. They are available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Friday, May 15, 2020

Flight of the Bumblebee

The Flight of the Bumblebee is one of the most entertaining music pieces I have ever heard. It was written by Rimsky-Korsakoy. He was born in March 1844 in Russia. To learn more about Rimsky-Korsakov, at Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Classics for Kids | Composers and Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov @ Wikipedia.

Lesson Plans
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Classics for Kids | Composers
Lesson plans for Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5 and much more

Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans

Crafts
Make a Bee Finger Puppet Craft.

For older children or adults: Felt Finger Puppets

There are many more ideas out of the web, just search for them online.

Music/Physical Activity
Listen to the music on Classics for Kids website
Dance like a bee as you dance to this fast and fun music.

Other Music Links
Flight of the Bumblebee
Flight of the Bumblebee - Canadian Brass

Educational Resources at Commemorative Air Force

The Commemorative Air Force has various types of educational resources on their website. There are resources for "Early Learner", "Upper Elementary", "Middle School & High School", and "Any Age".

Animals

Animal Sounds
Animal Sounds All Over the World

Arts & Crafts
Animal Finger Puppets

Language Arts
Add-a-Letter Animals
Animal Letters
Hidden Animals
Mystery Animal

Science
Animal Appetites

Snacks
Marshmallow Animals

The below links have church related information in them. They can be adapted to your needs.

Lesson
I Can Be Kind to Animals: Lesson 35, Primary 1
Includes a bunny coloring page, finger plays ("My Little Kitten", "Noah"), and other ideas. This lesson can be adapted to a school or other settings by using parts of the suggested activities.

Lesson 35: I Can Be Kind to Animals

Activities
Animal Matchup
Mixed Up Animals: Noah

Science
Creatures Revealed (Matthew 13)

May 11, 1751 Pennsylvania Hospital Founded

Pennsylvania Hospital was founded on May 11, 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond.

History of Pennsylvania Hospital
This includes: historical timeline, virtual tour, lesson plans, etc.