May 22, 2013 Story Time - Bees

If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

(*marks the books we read)



"Buzz" Said the Bee  by Wendy Cheyette Lewison*
The Beeman  by Laurie Krebs
Where There's a Bee, There's Trouble  by Michael Catchpoo*
Pooh's Hone Tree  by Isabel Gaines
Hooray for Beekeeping!  by Bobbie Kalman
Bumblebees  by Emily K. Green*

We made a bumblebee necklace. The picture came from Publisher. I punched a whole in it and we used black yarn for the necklace.

Extra Activities:

Bee Fingerplay
Here is the bee hive (hold fist together)
But where are all the bees? (hold up hands, or shrug shoulders)
Hiding very carefully
1,2,3,4,5 (hold up fingers one at a time)
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz (wiggle fingers)

Buzzing Bumblebees
6 buzzing bumblebees
Flying around the hive
One buzzes off and that leaves 5
5 buzzing bumblebees
Flying near my door,
1 buzzes off and that leaves 4
4 buzzing bumblebees
Flying around a tree
1 buzzes off and that leaves 3
3 buzzing bumblebees
In the sky so blue
1 buzzes off and that leaves 2
2 buzzing bumblebees
Flying by the sun
1 buzzes off and that leaves 1
1 buzzing bumblebee
Looking for some fun
It buzzes off and that leaves none!