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TableofContents
TableofContents ..................................................................................................................................2
BeesMathandLiteracyUnitPlan....................................................................................................4
Objectives .................................................................................................................................................4
Components .............................................................................................................................................4
CommonCoreStateStandards.........................................................................................................7
EnglishLanguageArts...................................................................................................................................7
ReadingLiterature ........................................................................................................................................7
KeyIdeasandDetails................................................................................................................................7
IntegrationandSupport ...........................................................................................................................7ReadingInformationalTexts ........................................................................................................................7
FoundationalSkills........................................................................................................................................8
Writing..........................................................................................................................................................8
TextTypeandPurpose..............................................................................................................................8
ProductionandDistributionofWriting ....................................................................................................9
ResearchtoBuildandpresentKnowledge ...............................................................................................9
Mathematics.................................................................................................................................................9
CountingandCardinality ..........................................................................................................................9
OperationsandAlgebraicThinking ..........................................................................................................9
NumberandOperationsinBaseTen ......................................................................................................10MeasurementandData..........................................................................................................................10
Geometry ................................................................................................................................................10
OperationsandAlgebraicThinking ........................................................................................................10
NumberandOperationsinBaseTen ......................................................................................................10
MeasurementandData..........................................................................................................................10
Geometry ................................................................................................................................................10
BeeUnitResources............................................................................................................................11
Fiction .....................................................................................................................................................11
Nonfiction ...............................................................................................................................................13
KWLChartActivity ............................................................................................................................ 15
KWLTreeChart.........................................................................................................................................17
SingAlongwithGuitarChords.......................................................................................................20
GuitarChords..........................................................................................................................................26
SingAlongGroupQuestions...........................................................................................................27
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ReadingComprehensionActivity .................................................................................................28
ElementsofaStoryActivity .....................................................................................................................29
BeesCAN/HAVEActivity..........................................................................................................................31
BeePuzzles!......................................................................................................................................... 32
FindtheHive! .............................................................................................................................................33BeeWordSearch ........................................................................................................................................34
LiteracyActivities ..............................................................................................................................35
WordStripsforSingAlong .........................................................................................................................36
WhatColoristheFlower? ..........................................................................................................................40
MathActivities ....................................................................................................................................43
CountingPractice .......................................................................................................................................44
CountingPractice .......................................................................................................................................45
CountingPractice .......................................................................................................................................46
CountingPractice .......................................................................................................................................47CountingPractice .......................................................................................................................................48
CountingPractice .......................................................................................................................................49
CountingbyFives........................................................................................................................................50
FewerbyFives ............................................................................................................................................51
MorebyFives .............................................................................................................................................52
CountingbyTwos .......................................................................................................................................53
FewerbyTwos............................................................................................................................................54
MorebyTwos.............................................................................................................................................55
BeeShapes............................................................................................................................................56
BeeShapesCut-OutPatterns .....................................................................................................................57
BeesScienceActivity ........................................................................................................................58
HowBeesCarryPollen............................................................................................................................58
Objective.................................................................................................................................................58
Materials ................................................................................................................................................58
Instructions.............................................................................................................................................58
HowBeesCarryPollenObservations .........................................................................................................60
TheBigBookofBeesActivity.....................................................................................................62
TableofContents .......................................................................................................................................64
ThingsThatIlearned ..................................................................................................................................65
ThingsThatIlearned ..................................................................................................................................66
ThingsThatIlearned ..................................................................................................................................67
ThingsThatIlearned ..................................................................................................................................68
MyBeeDiagram .........................................................................................................................................69
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WhatColoristheFlower?
Identifywhatcolorrhymesisthewordandpicture.
Thencolortheflower.
1.ThecolorofthisflowerrhymeswithBED.
2.ThecolorofthisflowerrhymeswithBEAN.
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CountingbyFives
Howmanybeesbelongtoeachhive?Countbyfivesandwritetheanswer
inthebox.
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BeesScienceActivity
HowBeesCarryPollen
ObjectiveStudentswill...
learnwhatpollinationisandwhatitdoes. learnhowbeeshelpflowers. learnbowbeescarrypollen. practiceobservationandanalysis.
Materials Velcro-onepieceperstudentorpairofstudents(TIP:kidscanusetheirshoesifyoucan't
getenoughpiecesofVelcro).
SoftmaterialthatwillsticktoVelcro. Handlenses.
Instructions1. Whatispollination?Askyourchildreniftheyknowwhatpollinationsis.Iftheydon'thave
ananswer,askthemhowbeeshelpflowers.Helpthemaccesstheknowledgetheyalready
have.
2. Ifyouhaveaccesstoaprojector(orothermethodofshowingYouTubevideos),showthe
followingtwovideos.Thefirsthelpsdefinetheword"pollinate."Thesecondillustrates
whathappenswhenbeespollinateflowers.
"Pollinate"onSesameStreet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=jhUfaGd-JC0
PollinateCartoonbyDavidLevy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDM8OtS5MPM
Alternative:Ifyoucannotshowthevideosabove,simplydescribetheprocesstoyour
children.Drawpicturesontheboardtohelpillustratetheprocess.Explainthatbeestake
pollenfromoneflowerandbringittootherflowers,whichhelpsflowersreproduce(make
moreflowers).