Our final center taught us about the jobs in the hive. We learned about the drones, nurse bees, house bees, and field bees. We talked about how we can help bees. The small ziplock bag your child has in their backpack contains a flower bomb. You can decide where some wild flowers might be needed and just throw the flower bomb to plant the seeds.
Today we had a wonderful time visiting the Wylde Center and learning all about bees. We went to three stations first learning about the bee hive, then how bees make honey and finally the various jobs in the bee hive. Derek told us about the gear that a bee keeper wears to be safe. We also learned about the smoker. Each child had the opportunity to squeeze the smoker and pretend to tell the bees to be aware someone is coming. Then Derek showed us part of the bee hive and we observed the caped honey, baby bees, pollen and nectar. Such wonderful hands on learning and right in Decatur! Our second station was about how bees make honey. We pretended to be a bee collecting nectar from flowers and bringing it back to the hive. We also tasted Wylde Center honey. Yum Yum Our final center taught us about the jobs in the hive. We learned about the drones, nurse bees, house bees, and field bees. We talked about how we can help bees. The small ziplock bag your child has in their backpack contains a flower bomb. You can decide where some wild flowers might be needed and just throw the flower bomb to plant the seeds. In preparation for our field trip we studied the honey bee. We read many books about bees and first drew what we thought a bee looked like. For our second draft we studied a picture of a bee and tried to draw what we observed. After several drafts we labeled the parts of the bee. Here is an example of a scientific drawing of a bee. Ask your child about the parts of the bee. They love talking about the pollen basket. I hope you have a wonderful Earth Day on Saturday. Have your child tell you about all the ways we can help Mother Earth. We will dig up our Ecology Garden on Monday and see what the earth ate and what is still there.
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About meI grew up in Florida and have lived in Decatur since arriving at Agnes Scott College to get my Mathematics degree. After teaching High School math for a few years, I worked at preschools while raising my 3 sons. I obtained a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education and taught in Dekalb and Gwinnett Counties for 10 years before coming to Westchester when it reopened in 2013. Archives
May 2024
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