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Bella Bumble's Waggle Dance

Bella goes in search of clean water to cure the poorly bees of their bad bellies. She meets new friends and develops new skills on her journey.
Bella Bumble is a kind, caring and enterprising little bee, she loves flying with her bee friends and collecting pollen from beautiful flowers. One day, she wakes up to find that her the bees in Honeywood hive, have taken ill after drinking dirty water from the local river. Bella Bumble is full of energy and keen to find a fresh supply of good clean water for the bees in the hive. She flies off on her adventure and meets new friends along the way. Bella learns that partnerships and friendships are very important and that by working together you can achieve a lot more than working alone.
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An activity to develop and demonstrate entrepreneurial skills - putting into practice the learning from The Bumbles of Honeywood storybooks or supplementary teaching materials.

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A detailed plan to support teachers in delivering a lesson dedicated to the development of an entrepreneurial mindset. Highlighting areas of learning and key skills explored, this lesson guide will identify appropriate resources required for activities and also differentiation options for varied abilities.

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Mini Challenge – Bella Bumble’s Waggle Dance
Host your own 'Ugly Bug Ball'. Encourage the children to plan the whole event. Think about food, music, theme and who they will invite. Remember to be creative and think outside the box.
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Ages 5 & 6
Story map
Download Bella's Journey Story map. Encourage each of the children to create their own story map using the template provided.
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Ages 5 & 6
Waggle Dance
Bees do a happy waggle dance when they go out to collect pollen. Use this lesson to create and choreograph your very own waggle dance. Use our song and lyrics to learn the song and perform your own dance.
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Ages 5 & 6
Waggle Dance – Lesson Plan

In groups ask the pupils to think of actions to go with the Waggle Dance lyrics. Each team can perform their version of the Waggle Dance to the rest of the class.

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Ages 5 & 6
Waggle Dance lyrics
Download the lyrics to Bella Bumble's Waggle dance to learn before you start to choreograph your own dance routine.
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Ages 5 & 6
Waggle Dance song
Play the song to learn Bella Bumble's Waggle dance. Enjoy listing to the music and learning the lyrics before you choreograph your own dance routine.
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Ages 5 & 6

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