Books By Megan
The Beehive
The Beehive
Prepare to embark on a unique journey into the world of native stingless bees, the unsung heroes of pollination, in the company of award-winning teacher librarian and author Megan Daley and Max Hamilton, a CBCA Awards shortlisted illustrator.
Hive day is finally here! Willow’s been counting down the days until groundskeeper Tom divides the school’s native stingless beehive into two, allowing her to take home her very own hive. Every detail must be perfect to ensure the bees flourish in their new home. The story unfolds beautifully alongside a treasure trove of captivating facts about Australia’s native bees, making ‘The Beehive’ a delightful and informative read.
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Activities and Teachers Notes
Build A Beehive
(native hive)
Enlarge the native beehive template to A3 as your display hive. Add ‘Bees and flowers template’ to complete a group collage.
Illustrations copyright Max Hamilton.
Build A Beehive
(Bees & flowers)
Bees and flowers template to be printed and copied at A4 size, coloured, cut out and added to create a whole group collage of native beehive.
Illustrations copyright Max Hamilton.
Plant These For Bees!
(Colour)
This information sheet contains plants our Native Bee’s love. Flower colours that particularly attract bees include blue, purple, white and yellow. Aim to have a diversity of plants and enough varieties to have flowering in all seasons.
Plant These For Bees!
(black and white)
This template contains plants our Native Stingless Bee’s love. Colour them in and add some bees buzzing around the flowers and plants!
Illustrations copyright Max Hamilton.
Mini Bees For Craft
Copy, cut and paste these mini native stingless bees to your nature collages, Magiclay flower or other native bee art pieces!
Illustrations copyright Max Hamilton.
Teacher Notes
19 pages of Australian Curriculum linked teachers’ notes suitable for use in F – 6 classroom environments.
