Notes
Step 1: Look at the Cover
Step 2 + Step 3: Listen and Watch
Step 4: Add your Voice
Step 5: Share and Evaluate your work
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| Synopsis | Norman is a bear who loves honey. He disguises himself as a bee to enter Bee School where he hopes he will have an endless supply of honey. |
| Lesson access | via url-link or QR-Code |
| Equipment for child | tablet, phone or laptop, internet connection, perhaps headphones |
| Materials | dictionary (online or paper), craft materials |
| Language Skills | listening, vocabulary (verbs), speaking (read aloud) |
| Cross-curricular Links | science, maths |
| Values | Friendship and loyalty, heroes and villains, identity, accepting differences |
| World Event Day | World Bee Day |
| Look | What do you see on the front cover? Creatures, colours, shapes, facial expressions. |
| Look | Count the bees. What do you notice about some of the bees? |
| Think | Look at the title. Replace the final two letters ‘ar’ with ‘e’. What word do you get? |
| Research | What do bees make? |
| Research | What is one thing bears love to eat? |
| Check | Look up the word ‘tricky’. Can you think of another word for ‘tricky’? How do you say ‘tricky’ in your language? |
| Check | Look up the word ‘suspicious’. How do you say ‘suspicious’ in your language? |
| Predict | Why do you think the bear is disguised as a bee? |
| Part A | Listen and watch for general understanding and enjoyment. |
| Part B | Listen and watch again and answer the questions, pause and replay when you need to. |
| What is the bear’s name and what does he love? | |
| What is Norman’s brilliant idea? | |
| Who is the ‘new bee’ at bee school? | |
| Where does the ‘new bee’ say he is from? | |
| What do the bees learn at bee school? | |
| What is the name of the bee who is suspicious about Norman? | |
| What other creatures like honey? | |
| What happened when the suspicious bee took Norman to the bee’s secret honey store? | |
| Why was Norman asked to leave bee school? | |
| What happened later that night? | |
| How did Norman save the bees? |
| Review | Remember the different things the bees learn at bee school. |
| Create | Draw or make your own bumblebear or another ‘bumble creature’ costume. (see link below) |
| Create | Make your own bumblebear daily planner. |
| Move | Do your own ‘buzzing practice’ and ‘waggle dancing’ like a bee. |
| Research | Find out five facts about bees. See if you can find out something about the ‘waggle dance’. |
| Research | Find out three reasons why honey is good for you. |
| Think | Why do you think Nadia Shireen chose the title ‘The Bumblebear’? |
| Think | What do you think is the message of this story? |
| Your opinion | Do you think Norman is a hero or a villain? |
| Your opinion | Which is your favourite part of the story? Why? |
| Share | Send your work to your teacher or share in your virtual classroom. |
| Evaluate | Complete the evaluation sheet to reflect on your learning. |
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Part A: Read and complete. You can write or say your answers. You can do this on your own, in pairs or in a class discussion.
Part B: Think about how well you did. Choose and draw the smiley face that fits best.
Notes
| Synopsis | Norman is a bear who loves honey. He disguises himself as a bee to enter Bee School where he hopes he will have an endless supply of honey. |
| Lesson access | via url-link or QR-Code |
| Equipment for child | tablet, phone or laptop, internet connection, perhaps headphones |
| Materials | dictionary (online or paper), craft materials |
| Language Skills | listening, vocabulary (verbs), speaking (read aloud) |
| Cross-curricular Links | science, maths |
| Values | Friendship and loyalty, heroes and villains, identity, accepting differences |
| World Event Day | World Bee Day |
Step 1: Look at the Cover
| Look | What do you see on the front cover? Creatures, colours, shapes, facial expressions. |
| Look | Count the bees. What do you notice about some of the bees? |
| Think | Look at the title. Replace the final two letters ‘ar’ with ‘e’. What word do you get? |
| Research | What do bees make? |
| Research | What is one thing bears love to eat? |
| Check | Look up the word ‘tricky’. Can you think of another word for ‘tricky’? How do you say ‘tricky’ in your language? |
| Check | Look up the word ‘suspicious’. How do you say ‘suspicious’ in your language? |
| Predict | Why do you think the bear is disguised as a bee? |
Step 2 + Step 3: Listen and Watch
| Part A | Listen and watch for general understanding and enjoyment. |
| Part B | Listen and watch again and answer the questions, pause and replay when you need to. |
| What is the bear’s name and what does he love? | |
| What is Norman’s brilliant idea? | |
| Who is the ‘new bee’ at bee school? | |
| Where does the ‘new bee’ say he is from? | |
| What do the bees learn at bee school? | |
| What is the name of the bee who is suspicious about Norman? | |
| What other creatures like honey? | |
| What happened when the suspicious bee took Norman to the bee’s secret honey store? | |
| Why was Norman asked to leave bee school? | |
| What happened later that night? | |
| How did Norman save the bees? |
Step 4: Add your Voice
| Review | Remember the different things the bees learn at bee school. |
| Create | Draw or make your own bumblebear or another ‘bumble creature’ costume. (see link below) |
| Create | Make your own bumblebear daily planner. |
| Move | Do your own ‘buzzing practice’ and ‘waggle dancing’ like a bee. |
| Research | Find out five facts about bees. See if you can find out something about the ‘waggle dance’. |
| Research | Find out three reasons why honey is good for you. |
| Think | Why do you think Nadia Shireen chose the title ‘The Bumblebear’? |
| Think | What do you think is the message of this story? |
| Your opinion | Do you think Norman is a hero or a villain? |
| Your opinion | Which is your favourite part of the story? Why? |
Step 5: Share and Evaluate your work
| Share | Send your work to your teacher or share in your virtual classroom. |
| Evaluate | Complete the evaluation sheet to reflect on your learning. |
