How Bees Make Honey
How Bees Make Honey
How Bees Make Honey
How Bees Make Honey
How Bees Make Honey
How Bees Make Honey
How Bees Make Honey
Informational (nonfiction), 1,114 words, Level U (Grade 4), Lexile 1020L
Did you know that a hive of bees must fly nearly fifty-five thousand miles and visit two million flowers to produce a pound of honey? These incredible creatures work together in an intricate and fascinating system to create a food source for themselves as well as other species. How Bees Make Honey details the sequence of events necessary to fill a single honeycomb cell and explains the importance of protecting and preserving bees. The book can also be used to teach students how to effectively sequence events and the proper use of prepositional phrases.
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Reading Strategy
Summarize to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence Events : Determine a sequence of events
Grammar and Mechanics
Prepositional Phrases : Recognize and use prepositional phrases
Word Work
Compound Words : Identify and use closed compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
