author: jo oliver illustrator: jo oliver notes · bee in your bonnet” mean? write down one thing...
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FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEEAuthor: Jo Oliver Illustrator: Jo Oliver
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T E A C H E R N OT E S
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Gardner'sMultiple
Intelligences
Bloom�sTaxonomy
Verbal/Linguistic
Logical/Mathematical Visual/Spatial
Bodily/Kinaesthetic
Musical/Rhythmical Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalist
Remembering
Write a listof all thebee wordsyou know.Read them
to apartner.
Collect picturesof all the insectnames you know.Can you find away to group
them?
Display thelabelled insect
pictures onthe wall.
Mime Bumble�sattempt toland on aflower.
Clap a rhythm towords such as:bumble bee,
pollinate, buzzing,Proboscis, insect,
beehive.
Discuss and reenact with a friend,
a skill you learntfrom practicing a
lot, ie tyingshoelaces or hitting
a tennis ball.
Write a diary ofany activitiesyou have donesince reading
the book.
What isthe
definitionof an
insect?
Understanding
What does“having a
bee in yourbonnet”mean?
Write downone thing
that appliesto you.
Make apictograph of
the instrumentsyou
know are in thesame
family ofinstruments, eg
violin, viola.
Write orperform ashort play
which includesthe line
“You have abee in your
bonnet!”
Choose threeinsects which
have threedistinct
sounds, andask your classto guess which
insect itapplies to.
What does“orchestra” mean?Write a list of all
the instruments youthink are in an
orchestra.
With a partner,discuss a time when
you could notsucceed at
something you reallywanted to be able to
do.
If you were thequeen bee, whatwould you havesaid to Bumble?Record answers
on the boardunder headings
of Positive,Negative,
Interesting.
Find outhow many
nativeAustralianbees there
are, andany other
interestingfactsaboutthem.
Applying
Draw andlabel a realbeehive, as
well as aman madebee box.
What shape arethe cells in the
honeycomb? Howmany sides doeseach cell have?Can you draw
one?
Visit a beefarm, or watcha video aboutan orchestra,or listen to anapiarist tell his
story.
Act out “runnyhoney”
dripping fromyour sandwich.
Find out the fourmain families of
instruments in anorchestra. Write
them down.
Listen to the music,and clap along to
the beat as well asyou can. What
words would you useto describe the
music?
Talk to yourgroup or classabout why youwould NOT like
to be anApiarist.
Draw andlabel themain bodyparts of an
insect.
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Gardner'sMultiple
Intelligences
Bloom�sTaxonomy
Verbal/Linguistic
Logical/Mathematical
Visual/Spatial
Bodily/Kinaesthetic
Musical/Rhythmical Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalist
Analysing
Using columns,record theSimilaritiesbetween the
Drone, Workerbee, and Queen
bee. Do the samewith
Differences.
Collect fourdifferent sized
honey containers,and line up in order
of weight. Labeleach with its
weight.Do you know whichone cost the most,
and the least?
Using thePositive,
Negative,Interesting
format, discuss and record your
ideas abouteating honey inpreference to
jam.
Compose a new“bee dance” totell the otherbees wherethe flowers
are.
Develop a fourline Rap sequence,
beginning withwords, “I am a
worker bee”, andperform for your
group or class.
Find out whybees are so
important to ourlife on Earth.Tell a partner
yourconclusions.
Listen to themusic withyour eyes
closed. Discusswith yourclass, the
images thatcome to mind.
Is abumblebee ahoneybee?
What isthe
difference?
Evaluating
Describe whatwould happen ifeveryone in the
orchestra playedthe melody
however theywanted to.
How many flowerscan a honey beevisit in one day?How much honeycan she collect inher whole life?
Design a mobileof either musicalinstruments or
bees, whichshows how they
work.
Cook a recipewhich uses
honey as a keyingredient.
Have a look atpart of the score
from theBumblebee music,and discuss how
the notationreflects thetempo of the
melody.
How can beesbe a healthhazard tohumans?
How can humansbe a health
hazard to bees?
If you were abumble bee
annoyed by ahuman, wouldyou choose tosting and die,
or fly away andlive?
What isspecial
about theLigurianbees on
KangarooIsland in
SouthAustralia?
Creating
Write a storyabout how
Rimsky-Korsakovcame to write
the music, ‘Flightof the
Bumblebee.”
Create anillustrated posterof “number” factsrelated to bees.
Create someantennae for
yourself to wear,or create a newdesign in beeslippers, tocollect the
pollen .
Develop a skitaround the
line, “fright ofthe fumble
bee,” from thestory. Perform
it for yourclass.
Choose anothercreature, and
develop a simplemusical scorewhich reflectsthe creature�smovement or
sound.
Find out what a“beeline” and
“honeyguide” is,and create some
new ones ofyour own.
Listen to othermusic played
by anorchestra andtalk about how
they aredifferent toBumblebee.
Create anillustratedposter of
“beefacts.”
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Make a listof things you
would never seeon a bee�s body.
What ifwe all hada stinginghook like some bees
do, in our littlefinger?
What are some of thedisadvantages of
playing theviolin?
List the attributes ofwoodwind instruments.
Do an A-Z of all the musicwords you know.
Use theBAR format todesign a drum or flute.(Bigger, Add, Remove
or Replace)
How many ways canyou think of to make a
buzzing sound?
Paint, draw or create acollage of “Flight of
the Bumblebee.”
What would bethe
consequencesof no more bees in our
country?
Make a list of otheruses for conductor�s
baton.
THE THINKER’S KEYS
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What would happen ifwe all had to fly
everywhere?
What do bees, waspsand ants all have in
common?The answer is Bee.
What are 5 questionsthat could have this
answer?
List all of the flowernames that you know. Invent a new way to
collect honey from abeehive.
Whatwould
happen ifwe had a
proboscis to eat with?
Whatmakespeoplegive uptryingto succeed at a new
skill?
Design a machine totake the honey from
the hive withouthaving to dress in
protective clothes.
What is the conductor�srole in the orchestra?
Could anyone do that job?
What do you think wouldhave happened to Bumbleif he had never learned to
fly properly?