Introduction
This lesson plan helps raise awareness of the importance of bees as pollinators. It is based on the United Nations' World Bee Day, which takes place on 20 May annually https://www.un.org/en/observances/bee-day/background, but it can be used at any time of year. World Bee Day aims to show how important bees are as pollinators for ensuring the survival of wild plants and farm crops. It draws attention to the environmental problems that threaten bees.
The first part of this lesson is based on a video which provides facts about bees, outlines the dangers they face and suggests what we can do to help. The second part focuses on the logo for World Bee Day. Learners think of new slogans and design a new logo to promote this special day.
Aims:
- To raise awareness of environmental issues connected with bees
- To build learners' vocabulary for bees, pollination and environmental issues
- To develop listening comprehension skills
- To develop creativity and design skills
Age and level:
Primary (8–12 years) at CEFR level A2 and above
Time:
60–90 minutes approximately
Materials:
The lesson plan and student materials can be downloaded below in PDF format.
- lesson plan for face-to-face teaching
- lesson plan for remote teaching
- worksheet
- example new logo for face-to-face teaching
- presentation slides for remote teaching
You will also need:
- YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQr1NPwBTFQ – transcript available from https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/world-bee-day/13343076
- original World Bee Day logo from https://www.worldbeeday.org/en/toolkit.html#logo
- coloured pens/pencils and paper, or access to a design tool like Canva https://www.canva.com/
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