*** Buzzing Bees***

*** Buzzing Bees***

Date: 5/13/20

What is our theme? 
Insects, fine motor, matching 

What is the lesson (overall Purpose): 
To use fine motor skills to practice cutting, and matching letters. 

   
MA Guidelines/Standards:
PK.MD.3. Sort, categorize, and classify objects by more than one attribute.
PK.G.2. Identify various two-dimensional shapes using appropriate language.


Learning Outcomes:
Using scissors safely and appropriately.


Songs,Books,Video(Motivational Techniques)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta154f5Rp5Y - Bee informational clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8k4wA2mMWU - Book 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2N6wmqafu8 - Book 


Materials
Matching Honeycombs 

• Scissors
• Coloring tools 
• Flat surface 
• Adult assistance 
• paper

Cutting A Bees Path

• See image below to print 
• Scissors
• Paper 
• Coloring tools 

Activity(Procedure)
Matching Honeycombs 

1. Gather materials 
2. Cut out multiple hexagon shapes to look like honeycombs. 
3. Write letter one side
4. Write that same letter on a different honeycomb
5. Flip honeycombs over so you can not see the letters
6. Continue to flop over honeycombes until all letters have their pairs. 

Cutting A Bees Path

1. Gather materials 
2. Have child draw a bumble bee, then dotted lines in a zig-zag, squiggle, roung, etc. line 
3. Cut wit adult supervision on the dotted line to cut the Bee’s path

Activity(wrap up)
Using mathematical matching skills, along with fine motor scissor skills.

How do I know what my child is learning?(Assessment)
Matching all of the letters in the matching game. 


How can you extend the activity (modifications)
See activity and materials above. 

Helpful Hints (pitfalls and solutions)
See activity and materials above. 

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