All resources in The Bee Cause Project

Search

About the Bee Cause Project

(View Complete Item Description)

The Bee Cause Project connects bees and their keepers with communities and classrooms in order to share the life-giving lessons of our humble friends, the bees. Our shared habitat is in trouble, and bees have the tools to help us make a world fit for people and pollinators. For students of all ages, a look into a hive can revolutionize their understanding of our food system while working together towards a common goal. The Bee Cause Project delivers teaching tools to communities and classrooms so long looks into a hive turn into STEM exploration, career development, and the curiosity that fuels change. Join us in building the next generation of environmental stewards!

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

How To Start + Grow Your Bee Program

(View Complete Item Description)

Learn how to build a strong foundation for your Bee Program! Our most successful programs begin with a layer of lessons and curriculum. Here we share exactly how to start a Bee Program and grow from the bottom up! Whether or not you have live bees on your campus, this will help to grow a community around your buzzworthy educational endeavors! The folders in this Group will provide curriculums, virtual field trips with lessons, suggested Citizen Science Projects, book clubs for kids with lessons, and relevant webinars and recordings to help any educator deliver quality instruction. All of our offerings have teacher guides, are mapped to the standards, and are easily adapted to digital platforms. We recommend the educator work through each level of the How to Start + Grow Your Bee Program Pyramid by exploring the offerings within each Folder. The resources build on each other as the educator and students move through this learning pathway.

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration

Author: The Bee Cause Project

Welcome to OER Commons with the Bee Cause Project!

(View Complete Item Description)

If you want to learn how to build a strong foundation for your Bee Program, we’ve got you covered!Our most successful programs begin with layers of lessons, curricula, and labs to foster the excitement and love of learning about the honey bee and other pollinators. We share exactly How to Grow Your Pollinator Education Program! With or without live bees on your campus, we will help to grow a community around your buzzworthy educational endeavors!

Material Type: Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin

(View Complete Item Description)

This unique book is a love letter written as a poem from the author, Shabazz Larkin, to his two sons. This artist, author, and activist is learning to overcome his fear of our most amazing pollinators --bees! With careful research and experiences with his sons, Larkin is learning to be fearless and wants to teach kids to be brave when facing their fears.Lexile Level: Not availableGuided Reading Level: Not availableGenre: FictionPre-Reading

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

Insight Citizen Science Project

(View Complete Item Description)

Insight is a free IOS app that was developed by Border Free Bees and Pollinator Partnerships to inspire and empower citizens including students age four and up to learn about North America's pollinators. When you join Insight Citizen Science, you become a member of this national team, participating in observation-based research. The link provided will take you to the website for more information and a how-to video. When entering the name and email information, be sure to select the Bee Cause Project as your organization.  

Material Type: Interactive

Author: The Bee Cause Project

The Bee Cause Project: 6 Week Bee Unit - Complete Guide

(View Complete Item Description)

Our mission is to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards while protecting our planet's most precious pollinators. The resources we have provided are designed to engage students through observation-based and hands-on learning with a little help from our tiny friends -- the bees! This unit of study has ample resources including teacher guides, video links, material lists, background information, standards mapping, and engaging work for students. 

Material Type: Assessment, Unit of Study

Authors: The Bee Cause Project, Tami Enright

Back to School with the Bee Cause Project!

(View Complete Item Description)

This year, we are taking a cue from the honey bee, and trying our best to adapt to new environments. Whether this is an online classroom, part-time school, or full-time classroom planning, The Bee Cause Project is here to meet you where you are with plug and play pollinator lesson plans. The Back to School Bee Program is built to begin with the Six Week Bee Unit and then adapt to your classroom as you see fit. The Six Week Bee Unit can be completed in sequence, or as individual lesson plans. Each of our new resources has teacher guides, are mapped to the standards, and are easily adapted to digital platforms.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Authors: Tami Enright, The Bee Cause Project

Educator's Guide for Q & A Webinar with Author Shabazz Larkin

(View Complete Item Description)

Now is the time to teach others what we have learned about bees and their many benefits! And Shabazz Larkin has done just that in his delightful children’s book The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter. In this pre-recorded webinar, we discuss his passion for learning, his process for writing as well as simple things we can all do to save bees in our own backyards!

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

The Beeman by Laurie Krebs and Valeria Cis

(View Complete Item Description)

Grandpa, also known as the Beeman, and his grandson will delight audiences with lyrical verse and facts about honey bees. Learn all about where bees live, how they make honey, and the tools of the backyard beekeeper. The author also provides factual bee information at the conclusion of the story.Lexile Level: 430L-530LGuided Reading Level: IGenre: FictionPre-Reading

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

Education Resource Library

(View Complete Item Description)

In the Education Resource Library, you will find a variety of tools to help your students learn about environmental issues and how to make a change in their communities! Use our beginner, intermediate, and advanced activities on insects to learn about bee behavior, habitat, and pollination. These fun and engaging activities will build students’ understanding of bees and help them protect them at school or at home. Feel free to use these activities as an introduction to Earth Challenge 2020 or stand-alone during a pollinator lesson.

Material Type: Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Authors: Earthday.org, Tami Enright, The Bee Cause Project

1. Hive Alive! Sweet Virginia Foundation: Bee Bodies Lesson

(View Complete Item Description)

Learn how important the honey bee's body structure is to survival in the hive. This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities, reading selections, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. 

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Game, Lesson Plan, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

2. Hive Alive! Sweet Virginia Foundation: Everybody Has a Job Lesson

(View Complete Item Description)

Learn the importance of each and every job within the hive! This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities, reading selections, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. 

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Game, Lesson Plan, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

3. Hive Alive! Sweet Virginia Foundation: Tiny Bug Huge Role Lesson

(View Complete Item Description)

Learn how honey bees work together as a hive to provide for their own needs while pollinating our planet's flowers!  This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities, reading selections, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. 

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

Our School Garden by Rick Swann

(View Complete Item Description)

Michael is feeling all alone in a new city and new school until Jesse, a fellow student introduced him to the school garden! Working with new friends, exploring tastes, harvesting vegetables, nicknaminginsects, and solving garden riddles are just a few of the ways that the school garden helps Michael feel like he is growing roots. This Found Poetry style picture book is perfect for introducing a uniquemodern style of poetry while incorporating history, cooking, word study, and a love for the outdoor classroom.Grade Level: 2nd-5thLexile Level: Not availableGuided Reading Level: Not availableGenre: Fiction, poetry

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

The Life and Times of the Honeybee by Charles Micucci

(View Complete Item Description)

This non-fiction favorite explains all about the honey bee. From egg to bee and everything in between, Micucci answers questions for young readers about honey production, bee dancing, and beekeeping practices. Learn what the bees are doing around the world and what bees have done throughout history! Lexile Level: IG910L Guided Reading Level: N Genre: Nonfiction

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate

(View Complete Item Description)

Want to know a secret? Flowers actually ‘talk’ to animals! This beautifully written and illustrated informational text is a delightful way to introduce the symbiotic relationship between plants and pollinators. Full of interesting facts and told from the perspective of a “prickly” cactus, this book will enlighten and entertain your audience.Grade Level: 2nd-5th Lexile Level: 570L Guided Reading Level: Q Genre: Informational Text

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Reading, Simulation, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

Be The Bee Virtual Field Trip and Educator's Guide

(View Complete Item Description)

Ever wonder how honey gets from the bee to the table? Join the Bee Cause Project and avid beekeeper, Ted Dennard, on this immersive 360 video to find out just how those amazing bees do it!  The National Honey Board has created an amazing look into the life of beekeepers and into the hive. We've created a lesson plan full of resources including science lessons, video links, and a full set of step-by-step printable cards for demonstrating the process of how honey is made! 

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

The World of Bees by Cristina Banfi and Giulia De Amicis

(View Complete Item Description)

This book will take you on an amazing adventure with the bees! Section by section, learn all about the history of bees, the language of bees, and the science of bees. From honey products to honey eaters, this title will help students get excited about the world of bees!Grade Level: 2nd-6thLexile Level: Not availableGuided Reading Level: Not availableGenre: Nonfiction

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: The Bee Cause Project

Earth Day Schools

(View Complete Item Description)

Earth Day Schools is a network of over 5,000 schools around the world that are working to build environmental literacy and civic engagement skills in the next generation. By signing up, your school will be added to the map and you will gain access to stories, resources, contest opportunities, tips, and ideas for Earth Day, and more. We would also love to share your amazing projects to inspire our network. Sign up as an Earth Day School to join the movement and send us your stories at education@earthday.org

Material Type: Interactive

Authors: Earthday.org, Tami Enright, The Bee Cause Project

Load more