The Busy World of Bees: First Grade Facilitators Guide

Engage youth in celebrating bees and their pollinator allies and build an understanding of the benefits that bees and other pollinators provide to humans. The Busy World of Bees explores different types of bees, their structures, and functions, as well as how they forage for food, pollinate plants, and the many ways bees share information. Students will study life cycles, the different types of bee homes, and ways to protect the environment for bees. In a series of seven lessons, students will discover that the bee is one of nature’s wonders.