The Poetry of Mother Goose Mother Goose    

Lesson 9: Bees

Performer: Librivox - Allyson Hester

Directions

Study the poem for one week.

Over the week:

• Look at the poem picture.
• Read or listen to the poem.
• Review the synopsis.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

The poem captures when bees are needed for fertilizing crops.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Recite the Title, the Poet's Name, and the Poem

• Each day this week, recite aloud the title of the poem, the name of the poet, and the poem. Instructors may need to prompt children line-by-line.

Activity 2: Narrate the Poem

• After reading or listening to the poem, narrate the poem events aloud using your own words.

Activity 3: Color the Poem   

• Click the crayon above, and complete page 13 of 'Poetry Coloring Pages for Kindergarten.'

Activity 4: Act Out the Poem

• Pretend to be a swarm of bees. You are happy in your hive.
• It is May. Leave your hive and fertilize a few crops.
• It is June and your busy time. Leave your hive and fertilize many, many crops.
• It is July. Stay at your hive and relax. There is little work to be done fertilizing now.

Activity 5: Create Novel Artwork Based on the Poem

• One day this week, create artwork of a swarm of bees fertilizing some crops.
• Use paints, crayons, pastels, Legos, blocks, or Play-Doh to create the artwork.

Review

Question 1

What is the title of the poem?

1 / 4

Answer 1

The title of the poem is 'Bees.'

1 / 4

Question 2

What happens in the poem?

2 / 4

Answer 2

The poem captures when bees are most valuable for pollinating crops.

2 / 4

Question 3

Does the poem teach us anything?

3 / 4

Answer 3

That bees are valuable for crop pollination in May, even more valuable for crop pollination in June, but by the time July comes, bees can no longer help to grow crops.

3 / 4

Question 4

Describe the poem picture and how it relates to the poem.

4 / 4

Answer 4

The picture shows a child looking at an active beehive up in a tree.

4 / 4

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1. What is the title of the poem? The title of the poem is 'Bees.'
2. What happens in the poem? The poem captures when bees are most valuable for pollinating crops.
3. Does the poem teach us anything? That bees are valuable for crop pollination in May, even more valuable for crop pollination in June, but by the time July comes, bees can no longer help to grow crops.
4. Describe the poem picture and how it relates to the poem. The picture shows a child looking at an active beehive up in a tree.