Overview
Each book in this series is a guide for using a well-known piece of literature in the classroom. Included are sample plans, author information, vocabulary-building ideas, and cross-curricular activities. At the Intermediate and Challenging levels, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and ideas for culminating and extending the novel are also included.
Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a fieldtrip to a beehive in her magic school bus.
Synopsis
When the Magic School Bus turns into a beehive, Ms. Frizzle's class learns firsthand about how workers, drones, and the queen bees live together. Readers will be abuzz with knowledge as they discover how honeybees find food; make a comb, honey, and beeswax; and care for their young, all from the bee's perspective.
Children's Literature
Readers buzz off on another fact filled adventure. This time the kids and the Friz turn into bees and young readers learn all about how they live, work, reproduce and communicate. The story and pages are crammed with fascinating facts such as how an ordinary bee becomes the queen, the various roles and duties of bees, and how bees make that sweet delicious honey.