These activities are borrowed from a variety of sources. Credit is given to known sources and authors although many are common with no known original source. Special thanks to the staff of the Beginner’s Nature Program in the New Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan, Connecticut, for creating original material and breathing new life into some “old” activities. --Marcie Oltman 

Bees

Playground: Watch for bumble bees and honey bees in the spring and fall months. Observe closely and you can see the pollen sacks attached to their legs.

Stories: The Reasons for a Flower by Ruth Heller

Song:  When I Grow Up by Bill Hartley

When I grow up to be 23

A bee is what I’m gonna be

I’ll buzz and collect pollen everyday

She’s a good bee you’ll hear them say

When I grow up to be 23

I’m still gonna be me, ya

I’m still gonna be me.

When I grow up to be 33

A ______________ is what I’m gonna be

Etc.