Bee Lessons Plans and Activities Teach Kids About Fascinating Insects

Bees are very interesting creatures. Children will be amazed at some of the things bees do, while doing these fun activities and playing games. Here are some great bee lesson plans.

Pollinators

Talk to the children about what pollination is. Explain that without bees a lot of the food we eat wouldn't be able to grow. All our fruits grow because of pollination. Bees pollinate flowers when they are collecting pollen to take back to the hive. Tell the children that they are now flowering apple trees and you are a bee. Have them hold their hands palm up. As a bee you are going to visit the apple blossoms.Visit some of the children, touching your hand to theirs, leaving some yellow glitter behind. Whoever has glitter on their hand was pollinated and will produce apples. Those who weren't wont produce any food. What would happen if no one had glitter on his or her hands? No one would have apples. What if all the bees were gone? There would be no more apples anywhere. Are bees important? OF COURSE!!!

Queen, Drone and Workers (Variation of Wizards, Elves and Giants)

Remind students that because bees are social insects, all are needed for the hive to survive. Use this game to find out why not all bees can have the same job.

Set up boundaries.

Divide campers into two teams.

As a team they will decide what job they want to have in the hive.

Then they will line up in two lines facing each other, in the center of the playing area.

The queens will put hands triangling up on top of their head (a funny type of crown) .

The drones will put their hands on their hips.

The workers will make fists (something that indicates that they are ready to work).

Queens beat workers. Workers beat drones. Drones beat queens.

The winning team must chase the other team back to their home base. Anyone who gets tagged must join the opposing team.

Discuss the different roles that bees have in the hive and why they are all important.