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Bee Anxiously Engaged and isn't Math Amathazing?

We had a good time exploring responsibility and accountability in bees last week.  We learned that each bee contributes on 1/12 tsp. in its lifetime but by working together they produce enough to last the hive through the winter and more to share.  When we work together with our families and communities we can accomplish a lot more than when we work alone. *Can you find something you can do as a family or as a group that will help you accomplish something hard in a small amount of time?  Ideas might be to clean out the garage, build something, clean the whole house in 30 mins etc. We also learned about tessellations and the Fibanacci sequence and discussed the use of math in nature and our responsibility to notice the gifts/knowledge of God that show his hand and be grateful for his guidance. * Here are some great tessellation coloring pages - pick one and show us your pattern. Every one will be unique depending on the colors you choose. There is even a honeycomb one.  You could

Responsibility/Accountability

Hello Leader League, It was fun hearing what you had to say in class today, we love hearing from you.  Here is a reminder about your assignment from W#1 and what else you can do in the coming weeks.  Everyone should complete level 1 or core but you can do more.  There are so many great things to learn and do!   Core: Read the words and lyrics of the song Star Spangled Banner and highlight anything you think discusses leadership, responsibility and accountability and be prepared to share your view point. Watch this overview of the honey bee and then go here  and do a second activity of your choice!    Stretching: Study the life of a bee and see if you see any connections to responsibility/accountability - make a poster or something to share with us on Eureka week. (poem, art, movie, song etc) Cook something with honey as a featured ingredient and bring it to share Girls - Beehives and you   this is a great article about YW and becoming a beehive and what that means f