Materials
colorful breakfast cereal rings
bags or cups
poster board
markers
chenille stems
Instructions
l Place crayons, drawings of flowers to color, magazines and books with flower
pictures, and plain poster board on tables for the children.
What to Do
1. Sit in a circle on the floor.
2. Ask the children, "What colors are flowers?" "Have you seen bees or
hummingbirds or butterflies on flowers?"
3. Talk about the importance of colors in attracting these small creatures to
flowers, and how colors help with pollination.
4. Explain that "pollination" means to transfer, or move, pollen from one flower
to another and that it helps flowers make seeds so that new flowers will grow.
5. Have the children choose to draw flowers or put bees, hummingbirds, or
butterflies on the flowers.
6. Ask the children to write their names on the papers. Display their artwork.
POEM
Roses Are Red (Traditional)
Roses are red, Sugar is sweet,
Violets are blue. And so are you!
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Show the children pictures of flowers. Can they name the colors and explain
why colors are important to flowers?
l Are the children able to describe why bees are important to flowers?
