Honey Bees
Big Question: How is a community of
insects like a community of people?
Author:
Jesus Cervantes
Illustrator:
Tom Leonard
Genre:
Expository Nonfiction
SMALL GROUP
Timer
BIG QUESTION
HOW IS A COMMUNITY OF INSECTS LIKE A
COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE?
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
Life in the Forest
Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. ants cant fly.
2. Ant’s lift huj things.
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. ants cant fly.
Ants can’t fly.
2. Ant’s lift huj things.
Ants lift huge things.
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 1
Morning Warm-up
Bees fly where flowers
grow. They look
around to find food.
How is a community of
insects like a
community of people?
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 1
We Are So Industrious
We work hard. We don’t fuss.
We are so industrious.
Each individual has a job to do.
We think we’re a special crew.
Each of us plays a part.
We turn work into an art.
We are proud that we all
do our very best.
Each of us helps out the rest.
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 1
Amazing Words
individual –
An individual is one person.
industrious –
An industrious person works hard.
special –
Special means “different from or really
good.”
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 1
Long e: e, ee
these
we
seed
me
see
need
sleep
wheel
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 1
Pete
we
s ee d
me
s ee
n ee d
sl ee p
wh ee l
Word Work
he
b ee f
d ee p
fr ee
sh e
qu ee n
gr ee n
t ee th
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 1
he
beef
deep
free
she
queen
green
teeth
bee
Word Reading
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we
feel
these
sweet
Pete
step
he
keep
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weed
tree
she
ten
week
Steve
me
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 1
What Some Insects Do
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 1
What Some People Do
People and Ants
Alike
Different
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 1
1. Reading WB pages 113, 114
2. Spelling WB page 46
3. AR test
4. Centers
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 1
Daily Journal Writing
Day 1
Write about a time
when you worked
with others to
complete a job.
Life in the Forest
Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. A cut bird ate six worm.
4. three bird sat on a branch.
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. A cut bird ate six worm.
A cute bird ate six worms.
4. three bird sat on a branch.
Three birds sat on a branch.
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 2
Morning Warm-up
Today we will meet the frog in the
bog again. We’ll read what he eats
and see how big he gets. Would you
like to have a frog for a pet?
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 2
Share Literature
• creep
• slither
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 2
Amazing Words
creep –
Creep means “to move slowly and
quietly.”
slither –
To slither means “to move along by
sliding.”
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 2
Syllables VCCV
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tab
let
tablet tab let
attic
at tic
kitten
kit ten
rabbit rab bit
problem prob
lem
• traffic traf fic
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but ton
hid den
ob ject
fab ric
un til
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 2
button
hidden
object
fabric
un til
nap
ten
napkin
bonnet
ribbon
pet
one syllable
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 2
rib
tennis
net
trumpet
two syllables
Word Reading
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kitten
insect
napkin
happen
object
pretzel
rabbits
invent
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trumpet
pencil
until
problem
basket
attic
traffic
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 2
family
other
some
new
also
their
1. The queen bee rules the bee family.
2. Other bees also live in the hive.
3. These bees do their jobs well.
4. Some bees will make a new hive.
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 2
Genre: Expository
Nonfiction
Expository
nonfiction tells facts
about real people,
places, or animals.
This article tells
about honey bees.
1. Reading WB page 115, 116
2. Spelling WB page 47
3. AR test
4. Centers
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 2
Daily Journal Writing
Day 2
Tell what happens in “A
Frog in the Bog.”
Life in the Forest
Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. do you see the be?
6. Shee wants nectar
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. do you see the be?
Do you see the bee?
6. Shee wants nectar
She wants nectar.
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 3
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about honey
bees. First we’ll read about the
different kinds of bees and the jobs
they do. Then we’ll learn about how
they live together. What do you
know about bees?
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 3
Amazing Words
• romp To romp
means to move or
play in a lively way.
Unit 2 Honey Beels - Day 3
Long e: e, ee and Syllables VCCV
• she
• sheep
• hidden
• me
• jacket
• jeep
• mitten
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 3
e, ee
Two syllables
he
happen
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 3
A beehive is a busy and
amazing place! Honey bees
live there in big groups. do
you think a community of
insects can be like a
community of people in
some ways? In the
selection we are about to
read, we’ll find out how bees
work and live together in a
beehive.
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 3
Sequence
First
Next
Last
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 3
High – Frequency Words
also
new
some
other
their
family
food
grow
little
many
together
work
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 3
Antonyms
The bees work to gather nectar.
They do not stop to play.
outside bad hot large Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 3
Main Idea: Honey bees live and
work together.
Bees make honey for food.
Honey is made from nectar.
Bees store honey in wax cells.
Bees will attack a bear.
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 3
1. Reading WB page 117
2. Spelling WB page 48
3. AR test
4. Centers
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 3
Daily Journal Writing
Day 3
Write about ways a
group of people
can work together.
Life in the Forest
Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. Mr deek is a beekeeper.
8. he had six jar of honey.
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. Mr deek is a beekeeper.
Mr. Deek is a beekeeper.
8. he had six jar of honey.
He had six jars of honey.
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 4
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about a
community of insects. One ant will
lead the others. Why do you think a
community needs a leader to be in
charge?
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 4
Amazing Words
eagerly –
Eagerly means “with
excitement.”
wander –
To wander means “to
move from place to
place without a
reason.”
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 4
High – Frequency Words
 s ___ ____ e
 f ___ ___ ___ ___ y
 a ___ ___ o
 n ___ w
 o ___ ___ ___ r
 t ___ ___ ___ r
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 4
Long u, e; Ending -ed
• cute
• spelled
• mixed
• rested
CVCe
spell ed
mix ed
rest ed
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 4
Long u
Not Long u
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 4
Word Reading
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around
mud
under
best
food
water
June
these
saw
grow
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find
her
rode
called
into
Dave
walked
sun
bugs
bike
Read Words in Context
June called to me as she rode her
bike around the water.
I saw that Dave walked into the mud.
Will the bugs find food under the tree?
These seeds grow best in the sun.
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 4
Nouns in Sentences
Bees use nectar to make honey.
Butterflies sip nectar from flowers.
Hummingbirds in the forest like
nectar too.
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 4
1. Reading WB pages 118, 119
2. Spelling WB page 48
3. AR test
4. Centers
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 4
Daily Journal Writing
Day 4
Write about what a
bee’s life is like.
Life in the Forest
Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. Bes make honey to eat
10. Where do the bee get pollen.
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. Bes make honey to eat
Bees make honey to eat.
10. Where do the bee get pollen.
Where do the bees get pollen?
Unit 2 Honey Bees - Day 5
Morning Warm-up
This week we read about bees and
ants. These insects live together in
groups. Each one has a special job
to do. How can insects be like a
community?
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 5
Review Long e, ee, and Syllables VCCV
Keep the pet rabbit in a deep basket.
Will she need a sheet from the tablet?
See the kitten in that green pine tree.
Sweets are not good for your teeth.
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 5
Review High – Frequency Words
other
some
new
family
their
also
•The opposite of old, it’s true, is a three letter word
called ____________.
•It’s _____________ pool. They own it. That’s cool!
•All my brothers, sisters, and me are a ______________.
•Mom is going. Dad is too. Let’s go _____________ me and you.
•If you ask my mother, we have to pick one or the
________________.
•Bring the popcorn when you come. We’ll sit down
and gobble _______________.
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 5
1. Handwriting sheet
2. Reading sheet
3. AR test
4. Centers
Unit 2 Honey Bees – Day 5
Daily Journal Writing
Day 5
Write a sentence
about your favorite
insect.