Sager Family Farm | Classroom Lessons & Activities

Classroom Lessons & Activites

Bring learning to life! Our lessons are designed to bring field trips into the classroom, and we have adaptations for camps, scout troops, homeschool families, and more. Contact us with questions or to schedule a class.

Featured Fall Lessons & Workshops

These lessons and workshops are an excellent way to start out the school year!

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Fall Hive Harvest

Life Science

All Ages

Learn how honey bees prepare for the changing seasons.. Examine how bees collect food in the spring, and preserve it for winter, and the different products that humans harvest from the hive.

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Team Bee

Life Science, SEL

3rd - 5th Grade

This is an excellent classroom team-building lesson for the beginning of the year! Learn how bees work in a team of 60,000 - examine the roles of each bee, and how they share responsibilities in the hive.

Lesson Topics

For each of our lessons, our honey bees come with us! Safely contained in an observation hive, of course. Bring learning to life and add a reverse field trip experience to life-cycle, pollinator, science and nutrition units.

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Big Buzz About Bees

Life Science

All Ages

This is a great introduction to bees for all ages. Learn how bees collect pollen and nectar, how beekeepers care for bees, life cycles, and the jobs of workers, queens, and drones.

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Team Bee

Life Science, SEL

3rd - 5th Grade

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.

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Insect Anatomy

Life Science

1st Grade

Learn how bees use their specialized body parts to help them collect food, build their home, raise their young, and communicate with each other.

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Save the Bees

Life Science, Conservation

3rd Grade +

Learn why pollinators are so important, examine the causes of declining bee populations and come up with solutions we can implement in our communities.

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Pollinator Plate

Life Science, Nutrition

2nd Grade

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.

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Bee Brave

SEL, Language Arts

K - 5th Grade

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.