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"Bee" on a Quest!

A WebQusst for kindergartners with help from their "Reading Buddies"

by Dawn Picard

Introduction

Today we are continuing our unit on "Creepy Crawlies". We are going to investigate the fascinating world of bees! Bees live in colonies and work together to accomplish many great things. Like the bees, we are also going to accomplish many great things with the help of our "Reading Buddies". It will be your job to work together as a small colony to become bee experts and to discover some interesting facts about bees.

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The Task

Read the book Bees by Gallimard Jeunesse and Raoul Sauti with your "Reading Buddies". Then work together to investigate at least four of the following:

identify the three types of honeybees
define nectar
identify what a bee uses to collect nectar
illustrate and label the three body parts of the bee
identify what a bee uses to collect pollen
create a bee using clay which depicts insect characteristics

and then share your findings with two other groups.

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Resources

Visit these web sites for new and exciting information about bees.

Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
Bee Printout

The Honeybee Body

Information Sheet

Use these books for more information about bees.

Bees (First Discovery Book) by Gallimard Jeunesse and Raoul Sauti
The Honeybee by James L. Gould and Carol Grant Gould

The Magic School Bus: Inside a Beehive by Joanna Cole

Busy Buzzy Bee by Karen Wallace

The Bee by Paul Starosta

The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco

The Honeybee and the Robber by Eric Carle

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The Process

To "bee"gin your quest you will:

Read Bees by Gallimard Jeunesse and Raoul Sauti.
Utilize the above resources (World Wide Web and teacher provided literature).
Work together to complete four out of the six tasks.
Share your findings with two other groups.

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Evaluation

Your work will be checked in in two ways:

1.) A "Buddy" Score Sheet

Buddy Score Sheet (circle Yes or No)	Your Name:____________	Buddy Name(s):____________

I helped my buddy!	Yes	No
I listened to my buddy's ideas!	Yes	No
I did my best!	Yes	No

2.) A "Teacher" Rubric

Teacher Rubric

Students' Names:_____________________

	Developing (1 point)	Accomplished (2 points)	Exemplary (3 points)
Worked well with others	some of the time	most of the time	all of the time
On-Task	some of the time	most of the time	all of the time
Contributed to the Group	some of the time	most of the time	all of the time

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Conclusion

Hurray, you have finished your quest! Now that you have "bee"come a bee expert you may choose to do one of the activities below:

Games(Suggestions: maze, word find, crossword pollination, trivia, word scramble)

Learn more about Eric Carle and his books for our

Author Study

Don't forget to share your quest with your family and friends!

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