Honey Bee Tree & the 6 Things Your Preschooler Can Learn by Playing
Setting up the game Honey Bee Tree consists of placing long leaves through various holes in the tree. While some parents may view this as tedious and time consuming, they should really look at this as an opportunity to focus on their preschoolers fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination. Have your preschooler help you place the leaves into the tree. Though it may take 10-15 minutes the first few times you play the game, children will quickly learn to do it with ease.
Once in place, you place thirty plastic bees on top of the leaves. Then, the object of the game is to remove leaves one at a time without waking any bees and having them fall down. The winner is the person who has the least amount of bees after the last leaf has been pulled. While playing the game, parents are able to reinforce skills such as taking turns and following directions.
After game play is over, parents have a variety of options and possibilities for focusing on educational skills. To begin with, count the bees that each player has accumulated. If your child has only learned to count by rote memorization and not learned to count objects one by one, this is a perfect opportunity to focus on this skill. Once you have counted the bees, you can discuss the concept of more than, less than, and equal to in order to determine the winner of the game.
These are just 6 of the skills that parents can focus on with their children while playing the game Honey Bee Tree by International Playthings. Undoubtedly, there are more options. If you are homeschooling your children or if you're a classroom teacher, you could use this game as an introduction to a science unit on bees or a unit on counting. The possibilities are endless. At only $11, Honey Bee Tree is a wonderful first game for preschoolers.
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12 Comments
Post a CommentSounds really fun.
I want to play-- it sounds like a great gift
Sounds like a great game. Nice write up.
What a good game suggestion!
Sophie
Thank you for reviewing a preschool game. This sounds fun and productive. I just added it to my Christmas list for one of my nieces. Excellent job.
That sounds fun. I bet my toddler and preschooler would love that. :-)
I gotta get me one of these. I seriously need some developmental help with several of those skills.
Sounds neat.
It does sound like a great game!
Sounds like a great game!