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Week 07 · Flowers and Bees

Tuesday

Busy bees
// Pollen on the move
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Busy bees

A fuzzy bee lands on a yellow flower.

Rocket wants to get close. Raven says, "Let us watch from here."

Nova asks, "Why do you think the bee came?"

Bees visit flowers for food

Bees visit flowers to find food.

They sip a sweet drink called nectar.

They also collect pollen.

Bees take food home for their young bees too.

Many bees need water as well.

Pollen catchers

Many bees have fuzzy bodies.

Pollen grains stick to a bee while it eats.

Then the bee flies to another flower.

Some pollen falls off onto the new flower.

The bee helped the flower. The flower fed the bee!

Safety first
Watch bees from a safe spot.
Never touch or bother a bee.
If a bee comes near, walk away slowly.
BEE BUDDIES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why do bees visit flowers?
What is the sweet drink in flowers called?
What sticks to a fuzzy bee?
A BEE MOVES POLLEN
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
Bees take food home for young bees.?
Pollen can fall off onto another flower.?
It is fine to grab a bee.?
Many bees need water too.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEBees carry pollen while they find food.
Try it
Rub a cotton ball on a little chalk dust.
Now gently tap the cotton ball on paper.
Do you see dust come off?
A fuzzy bee works a bit like that!
BEE HELPERS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Who did the bee help?
What did Raven say to Rocket?
A bee comes near you. What can you do?
Bean check
Check your bean plant again today.
Is the soil dry or damp?
Add a little water if it is dry.
Draw a fuzzy bee on a flower. Add pollen dots.

Word Spot: old, men

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Old: O-L-D.

Men: M-E-N.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The tree is very ___.
The ___ carried the boxes.

You are a careful bee watcher!

Tomorrow you will meet more animals that move pollen.

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