Love Food? Love Seeds! - Up Close with Bees

EYLF Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcome 2:

Children are connected with and contribute to their world
2.4 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment

Learning Outcome 4:

• Children are confident and involved learners
• 4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
• 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
• 4.4 Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

Learning Outcome 5:

• Children are effective communicators
• 5.1 Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes

Ages 0 – 2:

• Print the Parts Of A Bee Flashcards and stick the provocations to the back of each corresponding image.
• Print the Bee Finger Puppet Template and drawing/colouring materials.

Ages 3 to 5:

• Print the Parts Of A Bee Flashcards and stick the provocations to the back of each corresponding image.
• For the game (Step 2) you will need:
  • A quantity of small plastic balls (these are the pollen)
  • Cushions (these are the flowers)
  • Two or three buckets to collect the balls (pollen) in
  • A defined area large enough for two children to fit inside (e.g. rearrange tables and chairs to make a space – this will be your hive).

This lesson has been created in partnership with ACT for Bees. ACT for Bees is a not-for-profit organisation taking action to preserve these essential pollinators, ensuring a food-secure future.