‘LOVE FOOD? LOVE BEES!’

Free Yr 5&6 Integrated Unit

Create a BUZZ in your classroom with this new unit!

While it is well known that bees produce honey, many other food sources also rely on bees. Conservative figures show that bees pollinate at least ONE mouthful in every THREE that we eat! Bees around the world, including in Australia, are in serious trouble. Overuse of pesticides and herbicides make bees more vulnerable to disease and pests. Modern agricultural practices and urbanisation are greatly reducing bee habitat and food sources. Scientists are seeing a large decline in bee populations worldwide. This poses a threat not only for our food production but our environment as a whole, as flowering plants rely on pollinators to survive. The good news is we can all do things to help ensure the survival of bees!

 The Australian Curriculum aligned “Love Food? Love Bees!” Year 5 & 6 integrated unit explores the importance of bees and enables students to take real and bee-friendly action in their community.

Each lesson contains hands-on activities, tips, content information, assessment ideas, engaging videos and a range of other tools that support teachers to navigate this unit.

There is also a great range of resources in the Cool Australia Toolbox  to use in the classroom including a digital library that has a load of fun and entertaining bee information. .  The ‘Love Food? Love Bees!’ curriculum has a broad foundation about the importance of bees for our world and can be used for all age groups.

This resource is free and can be used anywhere in the world.

Download and print our new ‘How to create a Bee Friendly Garden‘ flyer. It has lots of great simple ideas on how to be ‘Bee Friendly!

“It’s our task to teach children the wonder and value of bees, to feel calm and not be afraid of them.

They are working for the good of the whole ecosystem and live in an extraordinarily complex social system which is fascinating for children to learn about.

We all have much to learn from honeybees about co-operation and working together.”

For Kids

Go outside and look for bees. What colour are they? What colours are the flowers they enjoy? Are there different types of bees in your garden?

When you go walking in the bush, keep a lookout for ‘natural hives’ in tree hollows or even hanging from tree branches. It is wonderful to watch the wild bees flying in and out of their hive and glimpse them on the wax comb.

Join Project Noah a tool to explore and document wildlife from around the world. Document nature with your mobile phone and get your photo on the site and help scientists with ongoing research.