• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

  • Home
  • Start Here
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Printables Terms of Use
  • Subscribe!
  • Printables
    • Free Printables
    • Circle Time Printable Packets
    • Fall Printable Packets
    • Themed Printable Packets
    • Fine Motor Printable Packets
    • Dramatic Play Printable Packs
    • Literacy and Story Time Printable Packets
    • Color Recognition Printable Packets
    • Winter Printable Packs
    • Spring Printable Packets
  • Preschool
  • Toddlers
  • Lesson Plans
    • Preschool Lesson Plans
    • Toddler Lesson Plans
You are here: Home / Spring Activities / Printable Bee Circle Time Props

This post might contain affiliate links. Click here for more information. Thanks for visiting!

Printable Bee Circle Time Props

March 28, 2022 by Sheryl Cooper

Share
Pin
Tweet
Email

Inside: Add these bee theme circle time props to your bug theme this spring. Toddlers and preschoolers can hold their bee sticks while singing bee songs!

If you are adding bees to your bug theme, you will love these printable props.

Make enough so that each child has a bee to hold during circle time.

I’ve created these props for children to hold while listening to favorite bee books.

They are also perfect to use with bee songs during music and movement!

Scroll down towards the bottom of this post to find the link to the free download.

bee theme Circle Time Props

I’ve been having so much fun adding props to our circle times!

While I’ve been using puppets and flannel board sets for years, stick puppets are something I started last fall when I was virtual teaching.

I was struggling to find a way to connect with my toddlers and young preschoolers through a screen, so I came up with the idea to create a themed printable that could be turned into something they could hold.

It was such a success that I decided to continue creating stick puppets when we returned to the classroom.

CLICK HERE to find my entire year’s worth of free circle time props!

Why props?

I was that new teacher that struggled with circle time.

I could not get their attention while reading books!

They’d wiggle, they’d talk, they’d get up and walk away.

It took me a few years to realize that visuals were extremely helpful at keeping my students’ engaged.

Then, many years after that, I discovered that if the children actually had something to hold during our books and songs, even better!

CLICK HERE to see more of my successful circle time tips!

Printable Bee Circle Time Props

Start with Songs

For our bee theme I found some cute bee songs that I knew the children would love:

Bumblebee Buzz (Laurie Berkner)

Buzzy Bees (TheBeanies)

Two Little Bees in a Beehive (Benny Time)

Buzzy Bee Bop (Alex Papps)

You can find these and more in our bugs and butterflies playlist:

preschool bugs and butterflies songs

In fact, it was these songs that inspired me to create the printable bee theme circle time props.

Putting Together Your Bee Props

bee theme circle time

What you will need:

  • Popsicle sticks or Jumbo Craft Sticks
  • Laminator
  • Scotch tape
  • Printable bee prop (scroll down to find the link)

I suggest either printing these on heavy paper or laminating them for extra durability.

Make enough copies so that you have one bee stick for each student and yourself.

bee theme circle time

Preparation:

Cut out the desired amount of bees and gather your popsicle or jumbo craft sticks. After cutting them out, tape them to the top of a popsicle stick.

bee theme circle time

I keep all of my props in jars on our circle time shelf.

Our children get so excited to see what props we will have that day!

From the first day of school I tell them that they need to be sitting quietly and then I will hand them the prop.

We talk about keeping our props to ourselves – not tapping friends with them.

We also talk about not putting props in our mouths – something that is more common with our 2 year olds.

If the children are having a hard time handling our props with care, we stop and I collect them, explaining that we will try again another day.

Fortunately this usually only has to happen once and the children remember to hold them carefully the next time.

bee theme circle time

Click below to get your free pdf download:

preschool printable

More Bee and Bug Ideas

Bug Painting

Ladybug Suncatchers

Bee Themed Activities for Preschoolers

bee theme Circle Time Props

Bugs and Butterflies Activity Plans

I’m so excited to be one of the authors of these hands-on activities for toddlers and for preschoolers!

Easy to follow plans include activity modifications and adaptations to meet the needs of all learners.

Note: This is a digital product. Links to downloads will be sent to you after purchase!

For more information, click on the graphics below:

Toddler Lesson Plans Bugs and Butterflies
preschool lesson plans bugs and butterflies

FREE CIRCLE TIME PLANNER!

Get your FREE circle time planner as a gift when you subscribe to my free weekly newsletters.

Here is my Privacy Policy

Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription.

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time. Powered by ConvertKit
Share
Pin
Tweet
Email

Filed Under: Circle Time, Music and Movement, preschool, Printables, Spring Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: bugs, circle time, music and movement, preschool, printables, toddlers

About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

Previous Post: « Printable Toddler and Preschool Gardening Theme Circle Time Props
Next Post: Fish Counting Activity for Preschool {Free Printable} »

Primary Sidebar

You can also find us here!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Looking for something specific?

Categories

Welcome! I'm Sheryl Cooper, teacher of 2 and 3 year olds for over 22 years. Read more about me here!

More Printables!

preschool printables

Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds is a participant in Amazon Associates.

preschool printables

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds · Privacy Policy