Science

Bee Small World Tray

Ioan set up another small world tray, this time for the bees.

Resources

Card
Pencil
Scissors
Insect Lore bee life cycle figurines
Circus scarves
Trees
Leaves
Flowers

Method

Ioan painted some toilet rolls yellow, then cut them and folded them to make them look like the hexagons in the honeycomb.

He spent a long time focussing on the smaller details, including the life cycle of the bee.

He talked me through the tray:

DfES Outcomes for EYFS and National Curriculum (2013)

Science Year 1 programme of study

Animals, including humans

identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals

Resources used in this activity

Whilst I try to use free resources where possible, for this activity we did use the following selection of materials and products that you can purchase online:

Bee Life Cycle Figurine Set

Bee Life Cycle Figurine Set

Figurines of the four stages of Honey Bee development.

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Circus Scarves

Circus Scarves

Made of soft chiffon, skin-friendly fabric.

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Wooden Spools

Wooden Spools

Wooden Spools in assorted sizes.

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Tiny Wooden Bees

Tiny Wooden Bees

100 Tiny Wooden self adhesive bees.

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