Pollination for preschoolers

Pollinating Plants... With Kool-aid?!? Sometimes teaching about plants can be difficult to make it hands on without an actual plant. Sometimes as much as I wish I did I just don't have a green thumb. That doesn't stop me from finding some way to make it engaging and hands-on for the kiddos! One way that I do this is by teaching children about the life cycle of plants. When I teach about the life cycle we take a pause and discuss pollination. I pull out the cotton balls cupcake cups and…

Today in our whole group time, we talked about bees, pollination, and honey. I had the children cup their hands and pretend to be flowers. I put a bee puppet on my hand and showed the children how the bees go from flower to flower to collect nectar… but in ...

Un-BEE-lievable! In this Real Science video, Science Educators Becky Wolfe and Don Riefler discover how animals, like bees, help pollinate plants...

Since we've been talking about bumblebees in our home preschool recently, it seemed only natural that we include a little something about pollination.

A hands-on science activity that really digs into pollination for children.

Try this fun pollination STEM activity for students to make a craft stick model bee then simulate pollination using mac and cheese powder!

Learn about how bees pollinate with SIMPLE pollination experiment that uses FREE printable and Jello for a fun summer science project!

Teach your little kids all about honey bees and pollination with this awesome Nectar Painting Flower Craft for Preschoolers. You're definitely going to want to add it to your next Bees or Bugs theme!

Pollination is one of the most important processes in nature and directly affects the health of our planet. Kids of all ages should learn the basics of pollination and its incredible impact on the environment. It's essential for us to understand how pollination works and its importance for our planet's continued survival. So read more on the blog to find out why pollination is important for kids to understand!

Telling time on an analog clock is often a tricky skill for primary students to master. These telling time activities and hands-on ideas bring high engagement and a whole lot of fun when teaching first, second, and even third graders to read and write the time.