In line with the emergent curriculum being implemented in the Kindergarten, our school invited Mr Mark Psaila, Principal Agricultural Officer within the Vocational Education Unit to talk to our students about bees.
The aim of the activity was to show the importance of insects by using honey bees as ambassadors. Some insects and minibeasts are considered to be pests by humans but are very important in the food chain or as pollinators.
Our children could see bees (in an observation hive) and students were invited to wear a bee suit and use basic beekeeping tools.
Students were encouraged to ask questions, express their opinion on insects and to observe and listen and use their senses to smell the beehive, to touch an empty bee hive comb and to hear the bees buzz in the hive.
This activity was linked to the topics flowers and minibeasts being explored by the different classes.
St Ignatius College, Patri Ġużè Delia, Siġġiewi Primary 