This document contains information about setting up a kindergarten classroom with bumblebee and pollination themes. It includes ideas for an incentive board, worksheets, a welcome letter to parents, bonus points for students, introduction activities, supply lists, lessons on pollination using Cheetos, and instructions for a bumblebee craft. The goal is to create an exciting learning environment centered around bumblebees and their important role in pollination.

2. 1. Incentive container
2. Incentive board
3. Make up your work sheet
4. Letter to parents
5. Bonus Points
6. Introduction activity
7. Supple List
8. Reward Club
9. Lesson plan
10. Bumblebee Craft

5. Children can decorate their bumble bees at the beginning of the
school year and put their name on it for the incentive board.

6. M ake up your BEE-aut if ul work!
N ame:
D at e:
Subject : M at h
Science
Reading

7. D ear Parent s and st udent s,
Welcome t o Kindergart en! It ’s t he best place you can BEE!
M y name is M iss Boylan and I am looking f orward t o welcoming each of you int o my “hive” f or an
excit ing new school year! There are sweet t hings prepared f or you and I believe our classroom wit h be
simply buzzing wit h excit ement . There are so many wonderf ul and BEE-aut if ul t hings we will be learning
t oget her t his year and I can’t wait t o begin. Please remember t hat I am here t o serve you and answer any
quest ions or concerns you may have during t he course of t he upcoming school year.
M y goal f or each st udent is t o make t heir experience in Kindergart en a posit ive one. M ost
import ant ly t here will be t ime f or socializing and making f riendships. Throughout t he year we will read
st ories, sing songs, memorize poems and by t he end of t he year t he st udent s will be able t o read
t hemselves. Their lit t le bumble bee wings will be st rong enough f or t hem t o sore on t heir own. In mat h
t hey will learn shapes, numbers, adding, subt ract ing and many more f un t hings. In science, we’ll have
hands-on experiment s and my personal f avorit e, learning about bumblebees!
I look f orward t o meet ing you in A ugust ! Please remember t o bring you pencils, crayons, scissors
and a coloring book.
Sincerely,
M s. L eslie Boylan

8. Children will receive a honey pot with their
name on it for bonus points.

9.  Start by having the students make a big circle.
 Once the circle is made, go around to each student and have them say their
name along with either one fact, statement, or gesture that they feel best
describes themself.
 Example- “My name is Miss Boylan,”
 Fact- I have nine siblings, 3 brothers and 6 sisters.
 Statement- I love hula-hoops!
 Gesture- fist pump
 After all the students have introduced themselves the game will begin!
 For Kindergarten students, the game can be adjusted to have more emphasis on
gestures rather than facts and statements. A bumblebee ball can be incorporated
into the circle to indicate who is speaking and where the student’s attention
should be focused. (They can pass the ball around the circle to indicate whose
turn will be next, rather than just going from one person to the next.)

10. Bee Helpf ul!
Pencils
Crayons
M arkers
Not ebooks
Coloring Books
Hand sanit izer
Scissors
Glue
Paper

12. Cheeto Pollination Lesson
 This is a great visual lesson for kindergarten students when learning about
pollination. The following steps will direct the teacher through this fun and
easy lesson.
1. Students will each be given a bumblebee finger puppet.
2. Large flowers will be scattered throughout the classroom room.
3. The students will begin by sticking their puppets into a bowl of cheetos, so
that they are covered by the cheese or “pollen.”
4. The students will then travel from flower to flower, leaving “pollen” on
each one as their little bumble bee flies around the room .

13. The Bumblebee Craft
 The teacher can have students make this craft to hang around the room for
decorations. The teacher can precut all of the different pieces to save time
when making the craft. The following supplies will be needed.
o Yellow, tan and black construction paper
o Pipe cleaners
o Pompoms
o Googly eyes.
o A clothesline and clothespins.

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