Lets Meet A Beekeeper

Mount Aloysius College

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Introduction Lesson Title: Let’s Meet a Beekeeper! Teacher Name: Ms. Mandi Skura Date Lesson is Taught: 10/19/20 Subject/Discipline: Science Grade Level: 2nd Grade Number of Students: 20 Allocated Instructional Time: 25 minutes Multiple Intelligences Addressed: Linguistic, Spatial, Naturalist Pennsylvania Common Core Standards or Early Learning Standards: • 4.3 2. A Describe the jobs/ hobbies people in the community have that relate to natural resources.

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Rationale and Background The purpose of this culminating experience is to allow students to meet a Beekeeper! Bees are a super-organism and without them; the human race could be in danger. Students should experience this culminating experience to get the chance to ask an expert questions and further their knowledge about this amazing insect. This lesson will meet the needs and relevance of the students’ lives by continuing their learning experience about the life of Bees. Students are familiar with insects, Bees, their duties, pollination, and their environments.

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Lesson Objectives TLWBAT: Identify community jobs/hobbies relating to natural resources. (e. g., gardening, fishing, farming, hunting, water treatment).

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Materials 1. Teacher Materials • A Beekeeper • Buzz Words i. Bulletin board ii. Border 1

iii. Word processor iv. Computer v. Printer vi. Construction paper • Buzz Word glossary i. Word processor ii. Printer iii. White paper iv. Created by teacher v. Staples vi. Stapler • Index Cards • Pencils 2. Student Materials • A Beekeeper • Buzz Words i. Bulletin board ii. Border iii. Word processor iv. Computer v. Printer vi. Construction paper • Buzz Word glossary i. Word processor ii. Printer iii. White paper iv. Created by teacher v. Staples vi. Stapler • Index Cards • Pencils V.

Procedures A. Introduction and Motivation To engage the students, I will inform them that we will have a guest speaker visiting our classroom today. The guest speaker is a Beekeeper! This will excite them and motivate them to be attentive and cooperative. Before the guest speaker comes we will need to use our Buzz Word Glossaries. Each student will get 5 index cards. The students will be instructed to write questions using their Buzz Word Glossaries on each card and put them into the question bin in the front of the room. B. Lesson Body

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This culminating experience involves a Beekeeper coming to talk to the students about what we have learned about Bees so far and what it is like to be a Beekeeper. They will bring their gear, some tools, Bee artifacts, and a listening ear. The students will be able to touch the gear, feel the artifacts and have the expert answer all of their questions. Higher level questions to ask the students: 1. What does a Beekeeper do? (Remembering) 2. How are Bees important to the world? (Remembering) C. Simplification and Extensions 1. Gifted Child – prepare 8 questions for the guest speaker instead of 5. 2. Visually Impaired Child – seat them close to the front of the room, give them their own, smaller copy of the Buzz Words to have at their desk. 3. English Language Learners – find the appropriate equivalent to the Buzz Words in their native language, allow them to copy and learn them in both languages. Speak slowly so that the child can watch your lips, listen to your annunciation, speak loudly, and place the student at the front of the room. D. Closure/Conclusion To end lesson, I will call the students back over to the Buzz Word wall. Together with the Beekeeper we will add the following words: Bee Suit, Hat with veil, Gloves, Boots, Beehive, Bee yard, Frames, Smoker, Hive tool, and Queen catcher to our Glossaries and define them. VI.

Home-School Connection/Homework Assignment/Independent Practice I will take pictures of the Beekeeper’s presentation to the class and post them to the classroom’s website.

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Evaluation A. Student Assessment Formative Assessment: the students will show that they can identify community jobs/hobbies relating to natural resources. (e. g., gardening, fishing, farming, hunting, water treatment) by being present during the Beekeeper’s presentation. Summative Assessment: the students will show that they can identify community jobs/hobbies relating to natural resources. (e. g., gardening, fishing, farming, hunting, water treatment) by writing and asking questions using their Buzz Words for the Beekeeper. B. Reflective Practice/Self-Evaluation 3

Reflect on your teaching experience and answer these questions: 1. What were two strengths of the lesson? 2. What are two areas of the lesson that need improvement? 3. What would I do differently, if I were to reteach this lesson?

4. What biases, if any, existed in the materials, activities, language, or interactions with children?

5. Did anything surprise me?

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