Learning is a Buzz.. All About Bees!

Oh, bees. I LOVE teaching about bees! I didn't know anything about bees until I started teaching 2nd grade and we had a nonfiction story about bees in our basal reader. I thought the kiddos would be bored stiff and that it would be like pulling teeth to get through, but boy was I wrong! They are so interested in learning about bees and looking at the real pictures of bees. The engagement is there so what better time for a research project? 

We do a lot of research about bees, and end up making a bee portfolio to show what we have learned. The paper bag stores all of the completed papers and the students get to take it home when the project is completed. Something about writing on a paper bag instead of a regular piece of paper is so engaging to the kiddos. Hey, I'll do whatever it takes to keep them interested in learning!


This project covers several writing standards - Narrative writing, Acrostic poems, Expository writing (not pictured), Letter writing, and life cycles (also not pictured). 

Narrative Writing - You are the Queen Bee of a hive. Write about a day of your life as queen bee. 

Narrative Writing - You are a worker bee. Write about a day in your life as the worker bee.

Acrostic Poems.

Several different acrostic poems are included.

Letter Writing - Write a letter to a beekeeper.

We bring in a beekeeper that does this amazing presentation for all the 2nd grade classes, which makes the letter writing more interesting. The kids love her, and they think it's especially cool that she knew she wanted to become a beekeeper when she was in 2nd grade - and then she did! 

This fun project is on sale for 20% off until the end of the week. Click the picture to check it out!