Did you know that this Tuesday, May 20th is World Bee Day? 
What is World Bee Day?With more than 20,000 identified bee species in the world, and the importance of bees to the world’s environment – not least to the production of both food and oxygen, World Bee Day was initiated on May 20th, 2017 by the United Nations as a means of raising awareness of the significant contribution that bees make to the world.
For those interested in exploring World Bee Day with their students, here are some simple-to-use resources to help;
– Printable Bee Word Searches: Includes 3 levels of difficulty
– Printable Bee Facts Sheet & Research Question Prompts
– Printable Bee Jokes Fortune Teller
– Insect Action Songs & Finger Plays
– Mindful Breathing Cards: The bumblebee breathing is our all time fave!
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Hives of free resources on the internet – get buzzing!! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Bee books on the blog 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
100 Australian Butterflies, Bees, Beetles & Bugs – Georgia Angus
The Bee Squad: Boosting biodiversity in your neighbourhood – Judy Friedlander
The Bug Book – Tania Ingram. Illustrated by Lucinda Gifford.
The Beehive – Megan Daley/Max Hamilton
Bugs in Danger – Mark Kurlansky
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