More Ants Activities
Ant Song
(She'll be comin round the Mountain)
Oh, the ants are busy, busy as can be.
Oh, the ants are busy, busy as can be.
See them dig and dig and dig, lots of tunnels oh, so big.
Oh, the ants are busy, busy as can be.
Ants
The following many ideas were Submitted by Kim
Cut a giant ant hill shape out of brown butcher paper and place it on the floor. Help the children draw rooms and tunnels all over the and hill. Let them add ant prints as described below. Set out several ink pads and give each child a new unsharpened pencil. To make an ant print, have each child press the eraser end of his pencil on the ink pad, then make three prints in a row on the ant hill shapes. Let the children make as many ant prints as they like. Help them use black felt-tip markers to add six legs to each ant.
Ants In Nests
Number the bottoms of six paper baking cups from 1 to 6 and place them in a 6 cup muffin tin. Give the children 21 raisins or small black buttons to use for ants. Let them place the appropriate number of ants in each paper baking cup "nest."
Using "The Ants go Marching One by One"
Take the children on a search for ants to observe them in their natural habitat. Ants tend to make nests under boards, rocks or leaves. Be sure not to disturb the nests. Children are less likely to destroy a nest after watching how diligently the ants work to build it. If you can't go to the ants, try making them come to you by placing a juicy piece of fruit outside as bait. Return to the fruit an hour or so later with the children to watch the ants that have found it Place a tiny piece of the fruit a short distance away and you may have a chance to see two ants working together to carry it to their nest.
Let the children help make "logs" by filling celery sticks with peanut butter. Then give them each three or four raisin "ants" to place on top of their logs. VARIATION: For a different kind of stuffing, have the children mix together equal portions of peanut butter, grated carrots and crushed shredded wheat. Let them press the mixture into celery sticks and then place raisins on top.
More Ladybug Activities
Ladybugs Fly
Youngsters will go buggy in all directions when singing this song--so make sure you provide them with plenty of room to move! To make a ladybug finger puppet for each child, collect a supply of red jug lids. Hot-glue a black pom-pom to each jug lid; then glue two wiggle eyes to the pom-pom. Using a permanent black marker, embellish the ladybug's body with dots. Insert a ball of play dough into the lid. To use his puppet, a child presses a finger into the dough. Fly, fly away!
(sung to the tune of "Three Blind Mice")
Fly, fly, fly.
Ladybugs fly.
Fly over here.
Fly over there.
They fly up high and they fly down low.
Around and around and around they go.
They fly-fly fast, and they fly-fly slow.
Oh, ladybugs fly!
LADY BUG ART
Ladybug Fun
Need:
2 paper plates
Black and red poster paint
Black and white construction paper
Black felt pen
Staples or paper fastener
Sponge cut in a circle
Cut one paper plate in half. Have children paint the back of the whole paper plate black. Have children paint the back of both halves red. Take the round sponge and blot circles with black paint onto the two half pieces for the lady bugs spots. Allow to dry. Attach both halves (with paper fastener) at the top of the back of black plate to form wings. Draw head and antennae from construction paper and attach to top of ladybug, (can be fastened at same time as wings) You can also use black pipe cleaners for the antennas. Cut round white circles for eyes and use felt pen to color in middle for pupil. (Can use large wiggly eyes instead) Hang up side down to make the ladybug appear to be flying.
LADYBUG LADYBUG
Ladybug, Ladybug
Capitalize on your little ones' fascination with ladybugs to catch theirattention in some numeral practice. Cut ladybug shapes out of construction paper; then color and laminate them. Using a permanent marker, write a numeral on each of the cutouts. Paint a supply of milk jug lids black to represent ladybug spots. To use the center, a youngster places spots on each of the ladybugs to match the indicated numeral.
Five Little Ladybugs...
Submitted by Christa
Five little ladybugs climbing up a door
One flew away then there were four
Four little ladybugs sitting on a tree
One flew away then there were three
Three Little ladybugs landed on a shoe
One flew away then there were two
Two little ladybugs looking for some fun
One flew away and then there was one
One little ladybug sitting in the sun
She flew away and then there were none
Five Little Lady Bugs
Five little lady bugs sitting in a tree, (hold up five fingers)
The first one said, "I 'm glad I'm me." (wiggle thumb)
The second one said, "I feel great too," (wiggle pointer finger)
The third one said, "How about you?" (wiggle middle finger)
The fourth one said, "It's time to fly away," (wiggle ring finger)
The fifth one said, "We'll talk another day." (wiggle little finger)
Rita Galloway
Little Red Bug
Little red bug, oh so cute
Here's a black spot for your suit.
Now you go and have some fun,
With your spot, your very first one.
Little red bug, oh so cute.
Here's a black spot for your suit.
It's so nice to own a few,
So enjoy these lovely two.
Little red bug, oh so cute.
Here's a black spot for your suit.
We are pleased to see,
How you look with all three.
Little red bug, oh so cute.
Here's a black spot for your suit.
You might feel that you need more,
So we proudly give you four.
Little red bug, oh so cute.
Here's a black spot for your suit.
Heaven, heaven sakes alive,
Look at you you're wearing FIVE!
Susan M. Paprocki
LADYBUG PINS
Submitted by Lisa
We also took plastic spoons and poured plaster of paris in them - let them harden and then popped them out. You now have the body of a little ladybug ready to paint. A magnet could go on the back or you could insert a safety pin before it hardens to make a lovely ladybug pin for grandma!
LADYBUG IDEAS
Submitted by Kim
Ladybug Paperweights: Take the children on a walk to find ladybug shaped rocks. Have the children paint their rocks red. Allow the paint to dry. Let each child use a black felt tip marker to draw a line and several dots on his or her painted rock. Glue felt to the bottoms of the ladybug paperweights.
Ladybug Prints: Have the children press their thumbs on red stamp pads or red paint and make thumbprints on pieces of white paper. Then let them turn their thumbprints into ladybugs by adding dots and six legs to each one with black markers.
Ladybug Puzzle Game: Cut large ladybug shapes out of red posterboard, one for every two children. Attach black self stick circles to each shape. Cut each shape into two puzzle pieces. Mix up all the pieces and give one to each child. Then have the children move around the room and try to find their puzzle partners by matching up their puzzle pieces. When all the ladybug puzzles have been put together, mix up the pieces and play the game again.
Ladybug Number Books: For each child cut five large ladybug shapes out of red construction paper. Put the shapes together, punch two holes on the left-hand side and tie with yarn to make a book. Use black felt tip markers to number the pages from 1 to 5. Give a book and fifteen black self stick circles to each child. Help the children put the appropriate numbers of black circles on their pages according to the numbers written on them.
Ladybug Matching Game: Draw a ladybug shape on each of ten index cards and divide the cards into pairs. l Mark each pair of ladybugs with a different number of spots. Mix up the cards and let the children take turns counting the spots on the ladybugs to find the matching pairs.
Lucky Ladybug: Cut a large ladybug shape out of red felt and several black spots out of black felt. Place the ladybug shape on a flannel board. Sing the song with the children and ask a child to put tow felt spots on the ladybug shape. Take the spots off and sing the song again, this time naming a different number of spots. Ask another child to add that many spots to the ladybug shape. Repeat the song until each child has had a chance to put spots on the ladybug.
Sung to "The Muffin Man"
Lucky ladybug has two spots,
Has two spots, has two spots.
Lucky ladybug has two spots,
Lucky Ladybug.
I'm a Little Ladybug (I'm a little Teapot)
I'm a little ladybug on the go,
Landing on an arm, now an elbow.
See me fly around and around your hand,
Now watch as on your thumb I land.
I'm a little ladybug searching for some toes,
But watch me quickly land on your nose.
Now I look around and head for your hair,
I muss it up a bit, then pat it down with care.
I'm a little ladybug looking for a knee,
I'm just so happy you're not bugged by me.
Now you see me heading for your chest,
This little ladybug needs some rest.
Title: Lady Bug Count
Submitted by Peg
Math
Five Little Ladybugs...
Five little ladybugs climbing up a door
One flew away then there were four
Four little ladybugs sitting on a tree
One flew away then there were three
Three Little ladybugs landed on a shoe
One flew away then there were two
Two little ladybugs looking for some fun
One flew away and then there was one
One little ladybug sitting in the sun
She flew away and then there were none
(May be used on a flannel board)
Ladybugs...
Lady bug, lady bug,
How are you today?
Lady bug, lady bug,
Are you going to stay?
Lady bug, lady bug,
Or will you fly away.
Ladybugs Fly...
(Three Blind Mice)
Fly, fly, fly.
Ladybugs fly..
Fly over here.
Fly over there.
They fly up high and they fly down low.
Around and around and around they go.
They fly fast, and they fly-fly slow.
Oh, ladybugs fly.
Spray paint dried lima beans red on both sides. When dry, put spots on with black permanent marker. Count and sort "ladybugs" by the number of spots on each "bug". We use these when we do our insect unit.
More General Insect Activites
Title: That Bugs Me!
Submitted by Kathy
Activity from Creative Classroom Fall 1986
Make paper bugs
Cut an oval from a 9"x12" sheet of construction paper use precut strips of paper have the children glue six legs to body. Cut out two white circles and two black circles (smaller than the white) to make eyes. Have the children decorate the bug. When the bugs are finished have the children name something that bugs them and write on the back of the bug
Title: Bugs Come Out In Spring
Submitted by Peg
Tune: When the Saints Come Marching IN
Oh when the bugs come out in spring
Oh when the bugs come out in spring
I want to be outside watching
When the bugs come out in spring
I'll see some crawl; I'll see some fly
I'll count how many go marching by
I'll watch and see how many I know
Of the bugs that come out in spring
In Insect Song
(Three blind mice)
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
Bumblebees buzz. Buzz over here, Buzz over there.
They buzz up high and they buzz down low.
Around and around and around they go.
They buzz-buzz fast and they buzz-buzz slow
Oh bumblebees buzz!
*** grasshoppers hop, butterflies flutter, little ants run, ladybugs fly,
crickets jump.
Oh LIGHTING BUG
Submitted by Anne
Oh Lightning Bug
Sung to The Saints Go Marching In
Oh lightning bug
Oh lightning bug
Oh lighning bug please light the way!
So we can see where we are going
Oh lightning bug please light the way
Lightning Bug
(You are my Sunshine)
I'm like a "lite brite"
I have a night light.
I fly in circles, up in the sky.
Some call me "lightning".
When my light's blinking.
But to my friends, I'm just "firefly."
While others sleep tight,
flash my night light,
fill the dark sky with light so bright.
Look out your window,
You'll see me flashing,
And then I'll turn off and tell you
"good night
Buggy Biology Lesson
(London Bridge is Falling Down)
Head and thorax, abdomen, abdomen, abdomen.
Head and thorax, abdomen, That's an insect.
Every insect has six legs, has six legs, has six legs.
Every insect has six legs, that's an insect.
Antennae to feel their way, feel their way, fell their way.
Antennae to feel their way, that's an insect.
Shiny Green Bug
(Little White Duck)
Chorus:
There's a shiny green bug
sittin by the water.
A shiny green bug
Doin' what she oughter.
Verse one
Her special name is dragonfly
and she stares at you with her great. big eye.
Repeat chorus
Verse two
She lays her eggs near a clear, wet pool.
And she sits on a stem looking like a jewel.
Repeat chorus
Verse three
She flies in the air searching for her lunch.
And she grabs and insect for a tasty munch!
Repeat chorus.
by Andra Christenson both the above and below.
It's an Insect
( My Darling Clementine)
It's an insect
not a spider
it has six legs
instead of eight.
3 on this side
3 on the side
and it's crawling on my plate.
BUGS BUGS AND MORE BUGS!
Submitted by Kelly
Learner Outcomes
1. Gain a basic understanding of what an insect is.
2. Ability to identify a variety of insects.
3. Recognize that insects are beneficial.
4. Exposure to the concept of metamorphosis, and life cycles.
5. Provide a variety of activities to practice early learning skills.
Center Ideas
Circle:
1. Use Die Cut Bugs for Calendar Numbers, or hang some bug pictures.
2. Discuss with the children the characteristics of bugs..
3. Question the children whether bugs are bad or good, how might they be good? Give examples of good, such as ladybugs eating Aphids and helping the farmer's crops, bee's making honey for us to eat as well as other examples. Discuss some things bugs may do that are not so good.
4. Show the children the life cycle of the butterfly and talk about Metamorphosis - teach them that it means, "to change". Discuss the common bug that we know of that will "change" - a caterpillar to a butterfly. Give them other examples too.
Creative Art:
1. Bug hand prints- have kind make an upside down paint hand print on a sheet of paper, add details such as wiggly eyes, wings, and antenna. Make a caterpillar by making a row of upside down hand prints.
2. Butterfly blob painting- cut a butterfly shape out of construction paper. Have kids paint one half of it. Then fold it in half to make a copy onto the other side.
3. Tissue paper Butterflies- let the kids use pipettes to squeeze different colors of paint or colored water onto coffee filters, slide them into an old fashion clothes pin for an instant butterfly. You could also use chenille sticks for the body.
4. Create one of a kind bugs using any medium such as, egg carton containers, Styrofoam balls, package peanuts and chenille sticks, Crayola Model Magic Clay, or what ever you can think of. Give kids paints, wiggly eyes, sequins, tissue paper, and what ever else they might need to create a one of a kind bug!
5. Plaster of Paris Bugs. You will need Plaster of Paris mix, plastic spoons, paint, wiggly eyes, glue, and optional, wicky stixs, chenille sticks, pin back or baby safety pin. To make them pour mixed Plaster of Paris into a plastic spoon, set baby safety pin in to use as a pin if you want. Stick wicky sticks in or chenille sticks for legs if desired, let dry, remove and paint. Glue on eyes to finish it off! A cute little bug!
6. Butterfly Puppets- Using a butterfly pattern, let the kids color, paint with water colors, paint with tempera paint, marker, cover with tissue paper, marble paint, sponge paint, crayon rub, or anything on and then glue to a Popsicle stick to create a butterfly puppet.
Science & Discovery:
1. Display a picture of an insect that names the parts of an insect's body; teach the children that an insect has a head, thorax, and abdomen. And that most insects have 6 legs.
2. Hang up as many pictures of insects as you can find with their name printed out next to them. Have the children practice naming the insects.
3. Make butterfly Life Cycle Cards, let the kids take turns ordering them.
4. Add plastic bugs to the sand table for fun discovery, be sure to have
out some magnifying glasses, tweezers, and bug jars.
5. Set up an ant farm! There are some great ones you can purchase.
6. Visit www.insectlore.com and order REAL BUGS! They even have caterpillars you can order to hatch into butterflies! They have a free catalog request on their web site.
Math & Manipulative:
1. Bug lacing cards.
2. Bug Matching
3. Make Bug Counting Books
- One way is to put together a book shaped like a ladybug and let the kids place the correct number of dot stickers on each page. So the first page would have the number one on it and the kids would stick one sticker dot on it (found in office supplies). The second page has a two and the kids stick two sticker dots on it. etc.
- Another idea is to make up a simple book with numbered pages and use some sort of bug stickers or let the kids make their own bugs with their fingerprints. Here again on page one stick on or print one bug. If you do the fingerprint bugs show the kids how they can easily draw little legs or wings on their bugs.
4. Circle Ladybugs - Cut out a large circle from red construction paper, small black circles for spots, and a black circle half for a head. Discuss the shape circle; point out how to halves of a circle make a whole circle, etc. Then have the kids glue together the construction paper to make a ladybug. Let them add black chenille legs if they want and antennae.
5. Circle Caterpillars- Cut out a many circles from different colored construction paper for the children to glue together to make long circle caterpillars. Have them count how many circles their caterpillar is made from. Let them add a face and even some antennae or lags if they choose.
5. Carson-Dellosa makes a great Bug Counting Bulletin Board Set, with bugs in jars, check your local teacher supply store or the internet.
www.carsondellosa.com
Dramatic Play:
1. Set up a Bug Science Lab. Use the Discovery Table. Have available, white shirts that look like scientist coats, goggles (swim goggles work), clip boards with bug identification charts, tweezers, specimen containers (bug jars), and a microscope if you have one!
2. Make or purchase some bug puppets to use in the puppet area. A spider is a great one for retelling familiar stories and poems like "Little Miss Muffet", or "Miss Spider's Tea Party".
3. Find some fun "Bugs Life Toys" for the kids to play with.
Books
Bugs! by David T. Greenberg (This one is gross and the kids LOVE IT!)
I'm a Caterpillar by Jean Marzollo
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Grouchy Lady Bug by Eric Carle
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs by Bob Barner
Amazing Bugs; Sticker Activity Book Author: Time Life Books
Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies Author: Harriet Ziefert,Harriet Zeifert
Let's Look at Bugs Author: Nicola Tuxworth (Board Book)
Hi-Ho Bugs
Give each child a Hi-ho or Ritz cracker, PNB, pretzel sticks, and chocolate chips or Mini M&Ms. Let them spread the PNB on the cracker and create a one of a kind bug with pretzels for legs and chocolate chips for eyes. Great for making spiders.
Hi-Ho Lady Bugs
On a Ritz or Hi-Ho cracker, spread with cream cheese colored red with food coloring, and add raisin spots.
Crunchy Caterpillars
Spread PNB on celery sticks or bread sticks, and then sprinkle coconut over it that has been colored with green food coloring.
Ants on a Log
Celery with PNB spread on it with raisins on the PNB. Kids love to make this!
Crawly Bug
See the little crawly bug
Walk across the floor.
See the little crawly bug
Walk right up the door.
See the little crawly bug-
I hope he doesn't fall!-
Walk across the ceiling,
Then down the other wall.
See the little crawly bug
Creep out in the sun.
Come again, crawly bug,
Watching you is fun!
Beverly Qualheim
Grasshopper Green
Grasshopper green
too quick to be seen
jump like a Mexican jumpity bean!
Grasshopper high
Grasshopper low
over my basket of berries you go.
Grasshopper low
Grasshopper high
Watch it or you will end up a pie!
Nancy Dingman Watson
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is very thin
Straight and shining like a pin.
With narrow wings of stiffened gauze,
In the air he likes to pause.
And look at you with popping eyes,
He shimmers like a small surprise.
Florence Page Jaques
BUG IN THE RUG
Bug in the rug (child covers face with towel)
Bug in the rug
Who is that
Bug in the rug? (Everyone calls out child's name- child uncovers face)
Repeat for all children
Little Black Bug
(Encourage preschoolers to add the appropriate sound effects to this
poem by Margaret Wise Brown)
Little black bug,
Little black bug
Where have you been?
I've been under the rug,
Said little black bug.
Bug-ug-ug-ug.
Little green fly,
Little green fly,
Where have you been?
I've been way up high,
Said little green fly.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Little old mouse,
Little old mouse,
Where have you been?
I've been all through the house
Said little old mouse.
Squeak-eak-eak-eak-eak.
WATCH OUT FOR THE BUGS!
Submitted by Susan
Tune: Jingle Bells
Clap your hands, stomp your feet,
Wiggle all around
Throw your hands up in the air,
Now lets touch the grou-ound
Hold your head
Hold your hips
Give yourself a hug
Lay yourself down on the floor,
Buuttttt....... WATCH OUT FOR THE BUGS!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
FIREFLY ART PROJECT
Submitted by Sally
Use the little wooden spoons that come with ice cream cups for the body of your firefly. You may be able to get these from your local school cafeteria. Paint the spoon with the glow in the dark neon paint. One 2 oz. bottle should be plenty for your whole class. Let dry and place 2 black sticky dots on one end of the spoon for eyes. Cut rice paper or tissue paper into ovals and let kids glue an oval on each side for wings. Turn out the lights and see them glow while you sing your favorite firefly song or perform a finger play.
A BUGGY BAND
Submitted by Peg idea taken from Mailbox Magazine
Have your little ones pretend to be noisy bugs with this outdoor idea. In advance, collect a classroom supply of baby food jars lids. (These lids have raised centers that make a clicking sound when pressed.) Provide each child with a lid. Demonstrate how to hold the lid and press the center with your thumb. Ask the children to imagine that the clicking is the sound of bugs hopping about in the summer. Encourage youngsters to click as you recite your favorite rhyme or sing favorite summer songs. It's a buggy band!
INSECTS!!
Submitted by Gina
Work, Work, Work
(Sung to: She'll Be comin' Round the Mountain)
They'll be flying 'round the flowers in the yard. Buzz buzz. (flap hands)
They'll be flying 'round the flowers in the yard. Buzz buzz.
They'll be flying 'round the flowers; they'll be flying 'round the flowers;
They'll be flying 'round they flowers in the yard.
More verses:
They'll be slurping up the nectar when they come. Gulp! Gulp! (pretend to swallow)
They'll be scooping up the pollen with their legs. Fun! Fun! (Stomp twice)
They'll be feeding all the babies in the hive. Eat! Eat! (pretend to rock baby)
They'll be cooling down the hive with their wings. Flap! Flap! (flap arms)
They'll be making lots of honey that we'll eat. Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
Insects move many different ways. Some crawl, fly, jump, walk and swim. Depending on your class size have children have a relay race, with each child moving the way an ant crawls, or a dragonfly flies, a water beetle swims, a praying mantis walks and a grasshopper jumps.
Little Grasshopper
(sung to: Cucaracha)
Little grasshopper, Little grasshopper
Hop across the grassy land.
Little grasshopper, Little grasshopper
Hop into my open hand.
Little grasshopper, Little grasshopper
Sweet and green as you can be.
Little grasshopper, Little grasshopper
Hop away so safe and free.
For Language and letter recognition. Cut a blue piece of construction paper in half. Cut two inch piece the length of the blue piece and make that grass.
Cut letter "c" shapes out and make a caterpillar ( CCCCCCC )
Make a face and some antenna's. Let the cut the gras only one inch and let them curl it with a pencil.
Make "cereal sow bugs" I like using cookie crisp cereal. Use a blunt needle and thread and string the pieces of cereal loosely on a double thread. Tie off. hand from the ceiling.
BUGS
Big bugs, little bugs, thin bugs, fat.
Creepy, crawling, creepy, crawling. Just like that!
Black bugs, brown bugs, green bugs, too.
Leaping, jumping, leaping, jumping right past you!
Move like insects: butterflies, grasshoppers, bumblebees; also spiders and worms
Five Little Flies
Five little flies buzzing through a hive,
One snuck some honey, and took a deep dive.
Four little flies buzzing through a door,
One slipped and fell, Crash! on the floor.
Three little flies buzzing through the trees,
One bumped the bark and bloodied his knees.
Two little flies buzzing through a shoe,
One held his nose and said, PEE YOO!
One little fly buzzing through a bun,
The swatter goes SPLAT! Now there are none.
More Bee Activities
Title: The Beehive
Here is the beehive (show fist)
Where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Watch as they come out of their hive-
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (show fingers)
They're alive! Bzzzzzzzz (Wiggle fingers)
Five Busy Bees
Five little busy bees on a day so sunny (Hold up all fingers in one hand)
Number one said, "I'd like to make some honey". (Bend down first finger)
Number two said, "Tell me, where shall it be?". (Bend down second finger)
Number three said, "In the old honey tree". (Bend down third finger)
Number four said, "Let's gather pollen sweet". (Bend down fourth finger)
Number five said, "Let's take it on our feet".
Humming their busy little honey bee song.
LARGE BEEHIVE
Submitted by Staci
I am starting a unit on insects next week and will be focusing on bees and their various jobs within the hive. I was thinking of making a giant bee hive for the kids to play in. This is my thought, to take a large cardboard box(like from a tv or such) and hot glue gun in a ton of egg cartons with the open part facing up. When the children crawled in it would look like a hive???? They could use some of the bee art project props to play bees with. I think the kids will get a kick out of it.
BEEHIVE BB
Submitted by AJ
I have the children paint 6 egg carton cups that are pre-cut a sort of honey color.
Then they cut oak tag into hexagons and glue their cups on. Each child then
creates a bee and sticks it on with a pipecleaner so it can "fly" around the
hive. Lastly, all the children put their "hives" together to create one
large "hive" bulletin board.
TWO BIG BEEHIVES
Two big beehives (hold out 2 fists)
Closed up tight,
Protecting sleeping bees (rest head on hands)
All through the night.
When the morning sun (make circle with arms overhead)
Shows its light,
Ten little bees (hold up 2 fists)
Take to flight. (open hands and wiggle fingers)
BALLOON BEES
Submitted by Lisa
Yellow ballons decorated with black strips of construction paper and heart shaped wings would make a good bumble bee.
HUNTING NECTAR
Submitted by Vickie
Materials:
Wrapped candy (5-10 per player)
Bags or Bug Catchers
Directions:
Hide the candy before the hunt starts. Tell the children that they are pretend bees hunting for nectar (candy). Tell them how many pieces they can search for, find and put in their bag. Once they have found ten candies, he/she can help someone, if they need help.
HEY BEE
Looked up in the sky, and what did I see
but 5 little bees buzzin' by me
I said "Hey bees, Hey bees
what are you doing?",
"We don't know but we gotta keep movin'"
Looked up in the sky, and what did I see
but 4 little bees buzzin' by me
I said "Hey bees, Hey bees
what are you doing?",
"We don't know but we gotta keep movin'"
Looked up in the sky, and what did I see
but 3 little bees buzzin' by me
I said "Hey bees, Hey bees
what are you doing?",
"We don't know but we gotta keep movin'"
Looked up in the sky, and what did I see
but 2 little bees buzzin' by me
I said "Hey bees, Hey bees
what are you doing?",
"We don't know but we gotta keep movin'"
Looked up in the sky, and what did I see
but 1 little bee buzzin' by me
I said "Hey bee, Hey bee
what are you doing?",
"We don't know but I gotta keep movin'"
BEES
POTATO BEE Use a potato half as a stamp to make a "bee body". Add the
stripes, antenae, faces, etc. after the paint is dry.
BEE SONGS
Let's Sing: Do you like to Buzz?
(Do your ears hang low)
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?
A BEE IS ON ME
A bee is on my bonnet
A bee is on my nose,
A bee is on my shoulder
A bee is even on my toes.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
This bee is bugging me.
Help me! Help me!
How can I be free?
A bee is in my hair
A bee is in my pants,
A bee is in my ears
A bee is making me dance.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
This bee is bugging me.
Help me! Help me!
How can I be free?
The bee is near my socks
The bee is near my shoes,
SPLAT!
Bee, I know how to take care of you!
Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee
(jingle bells)
Bumblebee, bumblebee,
landing on my toes.
Bumblebee, bumblebee now he's on my nose.
On my arms, on my legs, on my elbows.
Bumblebee, oh bumblebee he lands and then he goes.
Baby Bumblebee
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me, (Cup hands together as if holding bee)
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Ouch! It stung me! (Shake hands as if just stung)
I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me, ('Squish' bee between palms of hands)
I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee,
Ooh! It's yucky! (Open up hands to look at 'mess')
I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me, (Wipe hands off on shirt)
I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Now my mommy won't be mad at me! (Hold hands up to show they are clean)
HIVES AND HONEY
Have all the kids line up on one side of the play area (in doors or out) and instruct them they are trying to get from the flowers with their honey to the other side of the play area where the "hive" is. Choose one child to be the "Queen" bee and that child will stand in the middle between the bees and the hive. The "Queens job is to catch as many bees as she can to stay with her, before they get to the hive. After a bee is caught it must stay with the queen bee and help her catch the other bees. The bees just keep going back and forth across the play area until all the bees are caught. A new queen bee is chosen and you play again! (AKA Ships, British Bulldog, Hen and Chicks, etc.)
Five Busy Bees
Five little busy bees on a day so sunny (Hold up all fingers in one hand)
Number one said, "I'd like to make some honey". (Bend down first finger)
Number two said, "Tell me, where shall it be?". (Bend down second finger)
Number three said, "In the old honey tree". (Bend down third finger)
Number four said, "Let's gather pollen sweet". (Bend down fourth finger)
Number five said, "Let's take it on our feet".
Humming their busy little honey bee song. |
