Text interpretation activity, proposed to fifth or sixth year students, the text used in this activity is “The little bee and the hummingbird”.
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It was very windy.
The branches of trees and plants moved from side to side. Dry leaves flew mixed with the rising dust. From a distance you could hear the ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ……..that the wind made.
The little bee, hidden in a branch of the mango tree, was looking at the sky.
– Chi! It's so dark! It will probably rain!
And she hid herself, then, under several leaves, so as not to get wet when it started to rain.
And the rain came down in thick drops, killing off the dust and the wind. It rained for a long time, until it stopped, completely.
Taking advantage of the drought, the little bee left where she was and flew over the gardens. Everything was wet, including the flowers. But even so, she decided to land on a beautiful red rose, when, suddenly, she felt a strong wind. She looked up and saw that it was the flutter of a hummingbird's wings.
– Hello, little bee friend! What are you doing for these “bands”? asked the hummingbird.
– I am here “quenching” my thirst in these droplets that are on the petals of these flowers.
Today I worked all day long, from sunrise to sunset, looking for the nectar from the flowers, to transform it into honey. Do you know what honey is?
– I know, and by the way it is delicious! How is honey made?
– The nectar I take from the flowers goes into my stomach, which is called “honey stomach” and undergoes several chemical transformations as I fly back to the hive. At the entrance to my house are the youngest bees, to whom I pass the ready honey that was in my stomach. They swallow everything and deposit it in the alveoli of the combs, where they remain until it hardens. Then other bees come and cover each socket with wax. This capping activity is called capping.
– What are alveoli?
– They are small hexagonal boxes, glued together, which were the comb. There the honey remains until it ripens.
– Mature? Like this?
– Ripen or become thicker. For this to happen it is necessary that several little bees move their wings, doing gymnastics to thicken the honey.
– Wow! What a wonderful job you do! So tiny and so efficient! Now answer me, little bee: do you feed on the honey you make?
- The Yes! We not only feed on honey, we also give it to our nymphs.
– What are nymphs?
– Nymphs are the sleeping bees, that is, baby bees that come out of our master's eggs. They are treated for the first three days of life with royal jelly, then honey and pollen. Before them, they were little white larvae and eaters. Some young bees have the task of giving them food, even when they are eating without help. Later, these nymphs will be worker bees, which will fly through the fields in search of food. I am a worker bee!
– What an interesting story you told me! I didn't know you were such a useful insect!
– You are also a very important bird in the pollination process, hummingbird! We owe this wonderful color to you, hummingbirds and butterflies.
– And you too, little bee! In addition to everything you told me, you still have this usefulness. You also contribute to the pollination of flowers.
And the little bee kept staring, looking thoughtful...
Grace Batituci
1) What is the title of the text?
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2) Who is the author?
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3) How many paragraphs are there in the text?
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4) Where does the story take place?
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5) What is the text about?
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6) What are the main characters?
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7) How was the weather on the day this story takes place?
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8) Explain how honey is made.
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9) What are some uses for honey?
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10) Make an illustration of the story.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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