Are you teaching your students about types of bees and body part nomenclature? This hands-on and multi-sensory bee craft will make science come alive in your insect units! Whether you are teaching about the types of bees or beginning to label bee body parts, this bee activity will provide meaningful entry into an intensive bee unit study.
Using Elmer’s X-treme School Glue (no worries, it’s washable) makes working with heavier materials simple. After completing this bee craft, students can use this bee anatomy board in science centers to practice labeling bee body parts!
- Elmer’s X-treme School Glue
- Elmer’s Glitter Glue (Yellow)
- Elmer’s painters markers (black & yellow)
- Elmer’s foam board
- 3 medium sized coarse stryofoam eggs (cut in half)
- 2 small sized coarse styrofoam egg (cut in half)
- pack of black pipe cleaners
- pack of black pom-poms
- heavy white cardstock
- black permanent marker
- cut milk jug plastic or vellum
- scissors
- two toothpicks
- brown and yellow craft paint
- paint brush
- cup of water
- the e-book of templates and labels below
Download our Bee Unit Craft E-Book loaded with FREE templates and labels.
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