Sometimes we just have to move our bodies right! Well with this project you will need lots of space to move around!
Our Lessons For the Week!
Date: 5/12/20
What is our theme? Nectar Relay
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To strengthen fine motor and gross motor skills and to see how a bee collects the nectar to bring back to the hive and to pollinate flowers.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
SEL3: The child will demonstrate self-efficacy (confidence/competence).
APL 1: The child will demonstrate initiative, self-direction, and independence.
Learning Outcomes:
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/bWUgZm_AE64 - Bee Song
https://youtu.be/txv2k7OoY7U - Video about how pollination occurs.
Materials:
A sand pail or bucket
Plastic egg carton or ice cube tray
Dropper (medicine dropper/eye dropper)
Yellow food coloring
Activity (Procedure):
Fill a bucket with water.
Add a few drops of yellow food coloring
Place the bucket on one side of the yard and egg carton or ice cube tray on the other side of the yard. (They will be running back and forth so it's up to you on how far apart you want to make the bucket and ice tray).
Have your child pretend to be a buzzing bee and buzz over to the bucket with their dropper to collect the nectar then run to the ice tray and drop the nectar in with your dropper.
Repeat this until all the “honeycombs” (ice tray) is full or till they want to stop.
Activity Wrap Up:
Count how many “honeycombs” you put nectar in!
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Have them count with you and see how they hold the dropper. This skill will help them with holding their writing because it strengthens their pincer grasp skills.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can also put cups or bowls around your yard and your child can pretend they are going from flower to flower like a bee and pollinating them.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If your child is having a hard time with the dropper try having them use a very small cup and see if they can run without spilling any!
Our Lessons For the Week!
Date: 5/12/20
What is our theme? Nectar Relay
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To strengthen fine motor and gross motor skills and to see how a bee collects the nectar to bring back to the hive and to pollinate flowers.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
SEL3: The child will demonstrate self-efficacy (confidence/competence).
APL 1: The child will demonstrate initiative, self-direction, and independence.
Learning Outcomes:
- try a wide range of new experiences (e.g., materials, tasks, academic or physical skills), both independently and with peers or adults.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/bWUgZm_AE64 - Bee Song
https://youtu.be/txv2k7OoY7U - Video about how pollination occurs.
Materials:
A sand pail or bucket
Plastic egg carton or ice cube tray
Dropper (medicine dropper/eye dropper)
Yellow food coloring
Activity (Procedure):
Fill a bucket with water.
Add a few drops of yellow food coloring
Place the bucket on one side of the yard and egg carton or ice cube tray on the other side of the yard. (They will be running back and forth so it's up to you on how far apart you want to make the bucket and ice tray).
Have your child pretend to be a buzzing bee and buzz over to the bucket with their dropper to collect the nectar then run to the ice tray and drop the nectar in with your dropper.
Repeat this until all the “honeycombs” (ice tray) is full or till they want to stop.
Activity Wrap Up:
Count how many “honeycombs” you put nectar in!
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Have them count with you and see how they hold the dropper. This skill will help them with holding their writing because it strengthens their pincer grasp skills.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can also put cups or bowls around your yard and your child can pretend they are going from flower to flower like a bee and pollinating them.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If your child is having a hard time with the dropper try having them use a very small cup and see if they can run without spilling any!
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