Honeycomb STEAM Activity
Learn about bees while practicing fine motor skills with your preschoolers this spring using this quick and easy Honeycomb STEAM Activity. This adorable idea is the perfect addition to your list of STEAM activities for your next bee preschool theme. You’re definitely not going to want to miss it!
This week we’re learning about Bee Basics and today’s topic is Work. We’re answering the question, “What type of work do you think a worker bee does?”
Bees are definitely fascinating! Did you know that bees have specific jobs to do for their colony?
This adorable honeycomb STEAM activity is a great way to demonstrate how worker bees find food. And best of all? It’s perfect for your preschool-aged learners.
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Activities such as this one are a great way to teach preschoolers natural and earth science concepts in an engaging and hands-on way.
Honeycomb STEAM
Supplies
- Pompoms
- Paper
- Tape
- Scissors
- Tweezers
Prep
- Cut out a paper flower. Make a honeycomb by cutting strips of paper and then folding them into hexagons. Tape together all of the hexagons.
Set the hexagon honeycomb, flower, pompoms, and tweezers on a tray. Encourage the child to move the pompoms from the center of the flower to the hexagon cells.
Instead of making honeycomb using paper, I grabbed a few of the yellow and black hexagon attribute blocks that were included in this month’s preschool curriculum kit.
We also used the hexagon-shaped ice cubes we made when we did our Nectar STEAM instead of using pompoms. Either way, this activity was a great way to practice fine motor skills while also learning about worker bees.
Don’t forget to check back if you’re interested in seeing what we’re up to next week with our bees and butterflies preschool theme from Experience Preschool!
