Pollination

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Materials:

Nature journal, drawing utensils of choice, a nature outing with many flowers

Activity:

Go to a field, orchard, or garden and observe bees, butterflies, and beetles pollinating plants. Watch closely. What do you notice? What do you wonder? Have the kids ask questions about what they see and draw their observations in their nature journals.

Younger:

Have the young kids explain their drawings to you and narrate what they observed. Remember to write down their narrations to show them that their words have meaning and importance.

Older:

If the older kids can already correctly explain pollination to you, challenge them to look closer and come up with 3 things they don’t know. Encourage them to write their questions in their nature journals and to draw what they ACTUALLY see, not what they THINK they are going to see.

Take it Further:

Do a mini-lesson pollinators. A fun way to do this would be a unit study on bees. Talk about what a “keystone species” is and why pollinators are so important and how bee populations across North America are disappearing at an alarming rate. Ask them what they think we can do to keep bee populations safe.

For more nature journaling card activities click here

If you are feeling especially generous check out this bee-themed charity: https://hatchingcuriosity.com/bees