Math is More Fun With: Honey

Made by bees from flowers and mother nature herself, honey is a well loved ingredient around the world. It is not only known for its sweet rich flavour but have been used for its medicinal properties for thousands of years. There are over 300 known varieties of honey and one of the most sought after is Manuka honey which is only found in New Zealand.

This is a fun printable activity which involves learning about honey and the important role bees play in nature and also going through basic mathematical concepts using honey as a subject matter.

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Printable & Activity Objectives

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to learn more about honey and also the mathematical concept of number bonds and addition through a simple story based challenge.

It will help your child or student:

• Learn more about honey and the important role bees play in nature.
• Improve his/her basic understanding of mathematical concepts: number bonds and addition.

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Classroom Resources

Simple steps to start:

• Research and find out more about honey and bees to get your child excited about the subsequent math learning. Here's a good introduction video about how bees make honey:

Here's a video about why honey bees are so important to nature and the human race. It also highlights why honey bees are under threat today:

• Get started on the "math" printable worksheets.

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What's in the Printable Worksheet Pack

This printable pack consists of 3 printable worksheets to learn about multiplication. It includes:

• 1 story based math problem (division) sheet featuring honey bees.
• 2 number bonds based (2 times table) problem sheets featuring honey bees.

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Click on the download link below to get started. Please note that this printable pack is only for paid members.