Summary
A short Nature Cat clip (~2 min). A catchy look at three little bees and the important job they do — carrying pollen from flower to flower. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Three little bees show us the big job bees do for flowers.
- What do bees pick up when they land on a flower?
- Where do bees carry the pollen?
- What happens to a flower after a bee visits it?
- Why are bees important to the food we eat?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: bee, pollen, flower, pollinate, seed.
Try it: Pretend your finger is a bee. “Visit” two paper flowers and show how pollen travels between them.