What is Big Buzz About Bees?
Big Buzz About Bees (BBAB) is an engaging, in-class experience that your students will love! We bring all the parts of a working beehive, beekeeping tools, and amazing visuals and hands-on learning tools. Most importantly - our bees even come with us in a fully contained portable observation hive! Students can peek at worker bees caring for young larvae, making honey, and if we’re lucky, we may be able to spot the queen bee!
Our BBAB curriculum is a modular series, each lesson is aligned with Common Core, NGSS, and supports grade-level learning objectives from life science, math, and social emotional topics.
What are the lesson topics?
Big Buzz About Bees Overview
Grade Level:
All Ages
Focus:
Life Science
This is a great introduction to bees for all ages. We’ll discuss how bees collect pollen and nectar, how beekeepers care for bees, life cycles, and the jobs of workers, queens, and drones.
Insect Anatomy
Grade Level:
1st Grade
Focus:
Life Science
Learn how bees use their specialized body parts to help them collect food, build their home, raise their young, and communicate with each other.
Bee Brave
Grade Level:
1st/2nd Grade
Focus:
SEL, Language Arts
By exploring the common fear of bees, we will discover what fear and anxiety feel like in our bodies, brainstorm calming techniques, and identify character traits of good beekeepers.
Pollinator Plate
Grade Level:
2nd Grade
Focus:
Life Science, Nutrition
Learn how pollinators contribute to the food on our plate. Discuss the foods that bees do (and do not) help produce to create a healthy balanced diet.
Team Bee
Grade Level:
3rd Grade
Focus:
Life Science, SEL
Bees work in a team with 60,000 of their family members! Learn the roles of each caste of bee, and how they share responsibilities in the hive.
Save the Bees
Grade Level:
3rd Grade +
Focus:
Life Science, Conservation
Learn why pollinators are so important, examine the causes of declining bee populations and come up with solutions we can implement in our communities.
How does this fit in with our learning goals?
The BBAB curriculum has been carefully designed to align with the CA Dept of Education "Desired Results for Children and Families", CA Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards and the CA Blueprint for Environmental Literacy.
Throughout the lessons, we touch on relevant, grade-level themes including: Seasons, Insect Body Parts, How Parents Help Offspring, Geometry & Shapes, and even Counting by Tens.
I like one of the topics, but it isn't for my grade. What can I do?
Contact Us! We are happy to adjust our lessons to support what you are doing in your classroom and make age-appropriate adjustments.
What about class size?
This presentation is designed for up to 25 students so the class can stay hands-on and personal. We can accommodate larger groups if that works best for your school - we highly recommend pairing assemblies with our interactive sensory stations for the best experience for you and your students.
How long does it last?
Usually about 45-60 minutes fits best for first grade bell schedules. The time is adjustable to best fit your schedule and is dependent on the particular lesson/activities.
Customized Classes
If this is not the perfect fit - we are happy to customize something for you. We can focus on certain aspects of bees to fit in to your curriculum better, or we have a wide variety of other classes to choose from!
What is the cost?
Please Contact Us for current pricing. We work with a number of public and private schools, we are happy to work with your PTA or district finance personnel to find a way to bring this great program to your school.