Math
- Draw a number line or use masking tape to create a number line on the table or floor
- Have Bee-Bot add two numbers
- Program Bee-Bot to go forward and then back (subtraction)
- Program Bee-Bot to go forward x units, 3 times (multiplication)
- Add the negative number line and talk about negative numbers
- Draw an xy axis and talk about ordered pairs, slope
- Ask children to sit on the floor. Let children program Bee-Bot to visit others (estimation)
- Color, shape recognition
- Patterning
- Time
- Money
- Show movement on a grid – put a shape on bee-bots back
- Schedule for the day
- Charts
- Estimation
- Skip counting
Language Arts
- Sequence a story – Give a Moose a Muffin
- Act out a story – Little Red Hen, The Three Pigs, Billy Goats Gruff, Are you My Mother, I Went Walking
- Phoenemic Awareness
- Number of sounds and syllables
- ABC hunt
- Letter, sound, sight word recognition
- Animated Literacy
- Word Webs
Science
- Draw a map of the planets. Program Bee-Bot to visit different planets
- Have Bee-Bot start at the sun and visit the planets in order
- Draw or build a zoo. Have Bee-Bot take food to the animals
- Habitats – bee-bot can be different animals (i.e. rain forest)
- Incline Plane – compare objects as they go down the ramp (velocity)
Health
- Draw a grid with different types of food. Program Bee-Bot to pick the healthy foods
- Talk about food groups and have Bee-Bot pick a well-rounded meal
- Pick out ingredients for a recipe
Community
- Draw a map of a town. Program Bee-Bot to visit the post office, the library, the fire station, etc.
- Ask students to find a different route to their destination
- Add street signs and talk about safety
- Pretend Bee-Bot is a school bus picking up children
- Build a town with cardboard boxes, cut outs, etc. Pretend Bee-Bot is a delivery man and give him a list of houses to visit
- Draw a “blueprint” of a house. Program Bee-Bot to go from room to room (could be a blueprint of your school or the public library)
- Draw a road. Program Bee-Bot to travel the road to certain destinations. How many ways can he get to his destination?
- Draw a map of the United Kingdom (or of the World!). Program Bee-Bot to travel to different places