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Buzzing Bees!

8/29/2018

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It's the time of year that all of those bees are coming around! They are trying to find water on all of those beautiful plants. It's a great time to explain what bees do and how important they are in our lives even if they can be pesky. 
Busy Bee Songs!
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Buzzing Bees!

Bees, Bees, Bees, Bees
Buzzing in bushes and buzzing in trees
Buzzing around, wherever they please
There's nothing so sweet
As sweet as a honey bee.

A Bee is Buzzing Around the Room

A bee is buzzing round the room,

Buzz buzz, buzz buzz.
A bee is buzzing round the room,
Buzz buzz, buzz buzz.
He'll buzz around the room once more,
And then he'll buzz right out the door.
And we'll all be glad when
He is gone once more.
Bee Hive

Here is the bee hive (hold fist together)
But where are all the bees (hold up hands)
Hiding away where nobody sees

Here they came creeping out of the hive
1,2,3,4,5 (Hold up fingers one at a time)
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz   (You can also use both hands and have 10 bees.)
Do You Like To Buzz?

Do you like to buzz.
Are you covered all in fuzz?
Do you call a hive a home
In the garden where you roam?
Do you know how to make honey,
Are your stripes a little funny?
Do you like to buzz?
Bee Activities!
Bee Math

​This is a good project for teaching kids numbers and number order.  Create your bee from construction paper and cut out numbers.  Have the children identify what the number is and what order it goes in.
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Paper Plate Bumble Bee

Materials Needed:
Paper plate
Paint (yellow and black)
Construction paper (black and red)
Paper (white)
Pipe cleaners (black)
Scissors
Glue
Paint brush
Paint tray
Wiggly eyes


Directions:
Allow the children to paint the paper plate yellow, allow it to dry.
Once dry, allow the children to cut their paper plate in half. 
Allow them to paint black stripes on their yellow bee bodies, allow it to dry.
Using the black construction paper, cut it in circles for the eyes.
Using the red construction paper, cut it in a crescent shape for the mouth.
Using the white paper, cut it in ovals for the wings.
Twist the pipe cleaners into arches for antennae.
Glue on all of the pieces, allow to dry.

Bee Snack

Use pineapple, apple, blueberries, and chocolate chips to create a bee snack.
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Water Play!

8/22/2018

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It's been hot out! Here are some great activities to do with children with water in mind. Be sure to monitor them and provide appropriate materials for each age group.
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Infant Water Play

Materials Needed:
Cookie sheet
Water
Water Toys

Directions:
Fill the cookie sheet with a small amount of water. 
Place the water toys on the cookie sheet of water.
Place the infant in front of the cookie sheet on tummy time or sitting up.
Sit next to them to observe and talk about the water.

Mixing Bowl Water Play

Water play is a great sensory activity. Fill mixing bowls with water and provide children with egg beaters, whisks, and mixing spoons. You can also add glitter, ice, bits of paper, food coloring or a few drips of dish soap. 

This activity allows them to explore the scientific qualities of the objects in the water. They will see that when you mix the red water with the blue water it turns purple, they may also notice that you can not undo what they have done. 

But when they mix the pieces of paper into the purple water they can still extract the paper. This will help them learn that everything will react in a different way as well as the qualities that cause them to react the way they do. ​
Water Xylophone

Here is what you will need:  Glasses, water, food coloring, spoon.

1.  Fill your glasses with different amounts of water.
2.  Put several drops of food coloring into each glass.
3.  Using the back of the spoon have your children gently tap the top of each glass.
4.  Have your children "play" different songs, like "Twinkle, Twinkle" or "Jingle Bells".
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Water Song

Water for the flowers.
Water for the trees.
Water for the birds.
Water for the bees.
Water for the rivers,
and water for the seas.
Water for the world,
and water for me.
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Camping on a Hot Summer Day!

8/15/2018

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Camping is a great summer time activity. It's not very often that some children even get to go camping. Why not make it fun at school for them to "camp"? There are so many ideas to make it fun! Here are a few that we've found! Be sure to let us know how the children liked them!
Camping Songs!
A-Camping We Will Go 
(tune: Farmer in the Dell)

A-camping we will go, 
A-camping we will go, 
Hi-ho and off we go, 
A-camping we will go.

More Verses:
First we pitch our tent 
Next we chop some wood 
We light the campfire now 
We cook our dinner now 
We tell fun stories now 
It's time to go to sleep 
I'm Going Camping! 
(tune:  Twinkle Twinkle)

I'm going camping, yes sirree! 
I'm going camping, won't you come with me? 
First we'll pitch our tent on the ground, 
Then make a fire as we all gather round. 
I'm going camping, yes sirree! 
I'm going camping, won't you come with me?

Next we'll cook on the open fire, 
Then till stories till we all get tired. 
When the stars are twinkling bright, 
We'll sleep in our tents 'til the morning light. 
I'm going camping, yes sirree! 
I'm going camping, won't you come with me?

When we see the morning sun, 
We'll wake right up 'cause the day's begun. 
There's so much that we can do -- 
Fishing, swimming, hiking, too. 
I'm going camping, yes sirree! 
I'm going camping, won't you come with me?
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Our Hiking Song 
(tune:  I've Been Working on the Railroad)
I'm a first grade explorer 
Exploring every day. 
I'm a first grade explorer, 
And I have a dream today. 
When I'm working or I'm playing 
And pretending what I'll be, 
I'm a first grade explorer, 
Exploring to be me!

Camping Crafts!
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Pine Cone Painting

Materials Needed:
Pine cones 
Paint
Paper

Directions:
Allow the children to play around with their pine cones in the paint and create a masterpiece.

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Forest Noise Maker

Materials Needed:
Forked stick
Materials to decorate (paint, string, etc.)
Bells
Beads
Pipe cleaners

Directions:
Allow the children to decorate their sticks however they would like. 
Show them how to string their beads and bells on to the pipe cleaners.
Attach the pipe cleaners around the forked part of their stick.
Show them how to shake it around and make some great music.

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Forest Impression Stamping

Materials Needed:
​Play dough
Pine cones
Sticks
Leaves
Rocks

Directions:
Allow the children to push their choice of nature items into the play dough and look at the impressions that it makes.

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