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Get a buzz

Support children's knowledge and understanding of the world by making them aware of bees and other mini-beasts in the garden, as Lorraine Hall suggests. Planned learning intentions

Planned learning intentions

*To find out about, and identify, living things, objects and events they observe

*To look closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change

*To ask questions about why things happen and how things work

*To speak with confidence and control

Resources

*Poster paints *Yellow mounting paper *White paper *Backing paper or wrapping paper (preferably with a bee motif) *pencils *pens *camera

Step by step

* Take the children to a garden or park.

* Encourage them to paint a picture of a bee, but, to inspire creativity, do not direct them.

* Cover a section of a wall with brightly-coloured paper.

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