Unit Overview: Students studied honeybees and created bee artworks to show realistic drawing of an animal and how to incorporates shapes into an artwork. BEEEEEEEEEEES! That's one of husband's favorites sayings. It comes from the "improved pain scale". #6. I'll post it below for your entertainment. In addition to that being a common phrase in my house, I also happen to own bees. Yes, in my free time, I am a part-time beekeeper. I love bees. I love how focused they are. How happy they are. And yes, they may seem scary. Honestly though, I've never been stung by my bees. Even as I'm ripping open their home to steal their food. They just kind of buzz in an annoyed tone and go along their merry way.
So, inspired by my love of bees (and wanting to teach students about the importance of pollinators), we did this lovely art lesson on bees. We utilized an Art Hub for Kids video (thanks, Mr. Rob!) on how to draw a realistic bee (see here). After drawing the bee in pencil, we sharpied and erased. Then, using hexagon shapes, we traced the hexagons (even through the bee) in pencil to create a honeycomb style design behind the bee. Because we sharpied the bee before we traced the hexagons on top, the students were able to better sharpie the honeycomb pattern around the bee. Finally, we colored using watercolor crayons (yes, they do exist!) and painted with pure water. Ta-da! The pictures are bee-utiful! The kids were a-buzz making them. And that's all the bee puns I got.
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