Activity+Topics+and+Ideas

Quick Topics/Ideas for using Bee-Bot in the Classroom
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 Science
 * 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
 * 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 States (or of the World!). Program Bee-Bot to travel to different places

Testing/Review
 * matching games
 * jeopardy games