BEE DISCOVERY
WOW DAY
Discover the fascinating world of bees and inspire young minds through our engaging workshop, where primary school students will explore the importance of these incredible pollinators and the wonders of their hive.
‘It was perfect’
WOW DAY OVERVIEW
The hi-impact team bring their portable beehive with a bee colony and queen into the classroom. It has observation panels where pupils can see the bees at work and try to find the queen.
Other bee-related activities take place that are linked to the year group’s science curriculum.
WOW DAY ACTIVITIES
Researching ways to protect bees, creating bee food webs, producing videos of the bee life cycle, drawing a bee garden, using magnifying glasses to observe the bees as they go about their work and investigating the hexagonal cells
CURRICULUM AREAS
KS1 and KS2 Science:
- Living things and their habitats
- Animals (including humans)
WOW DAY TESTIMONIALS
‘Absolutely loved this workshop. Pitched perfectly for the children and a great balance of chat, information and activity’
Year 2 Teacher, Bidston Village Primary School
‘Just excellent. The children responded positively and with such interest!’
Year 4 Teacher, Bidston Village Primary School
‘The workshop provided a one off opportunity for the children to see bees up close and learn all about them in detail.’
Year 4 Teacher, Bedford Drive Primary School