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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Going Buggy: Lesson 3: Bees

For Teachers K
Students review the characteristics of insects they have already been introduced to. As a class, they are introduced to the characteristics of bees and what it can do instead of sting. To end the lesson, they discuss how plants and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bees and Honey

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students are challenged to build a bee home out of provided materials and discover a way to produce a new flavor of honey. Students research beekeeping and honey production and brainstorm possible ideas for bee homes and honey production...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Honey Bee Body

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students construct a paper honey bee to learn the six major parts of a bee and other insects. They compare their own body parts to those of bees. They utilize activity sheets that are imbedded in this plan.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Present and Future Real Conditions

For Students 5th - 8th
In this bees instructional activity, students choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentences about bees in the correct tense agreement and expression. Students complete 21 sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bee: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "bee," write the word independently, and color the picture of a bee.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bees: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "bees," write the word independently, and color the picture of bees.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Apple Blossoms and Pollination

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore the concept of pollination. For this pollination lesson, students examine the parts of an apple blossom and then compare and contrast pollination and cross-pollination.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Farm Secret Decoder Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this farm vocabulary worksheet, students use the key to decode a riddle about worker bees and honey. Students fill in each blank with the letter that matches each number in the word puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pollination

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate pollination. In this plant biology lesson, students study a diagram of the reproductive parts of the flower and dissect and identify the parts of a real flower.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bees

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the passage titled Bees. They then answer the 10 questions pertaining to the passage.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Life Of Bees

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the matriarchal structure of a bee colony. They participate in various activities to identify the structure of a bee colony and the roles of each type of bee plays in the colony. Vocabulary and a worksheet with answer...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Honeybees

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Pupils explore the various functions of bees within the hive and explain the process of making honey. They use numerous resources to find their information including the internet, library books and their science texts.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bee Navigation

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores honeybee communication and navigation. [4:45]
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Graphic
National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: Audubon Adventures: The Pollination Story

For Students 3rd - 8th
A colorful, interactive chart illustrating the stages in the pollination of flowers by bees.