Will this game work for preschoolers?

Question

This is a game to teach children about pollination. The children will sit in a circle. Each child will get a handful of pom poms, representing pollen. These children are the flowers. They each get a chance to play the bee. The bee will fly around the middle of the circle looking for pollen. The bee can pick any flower to get pollen from. Once the bee picks a flower, the flower stands up, gives the pollen to the bee and then gets a turn playing the bee.

Please critique this game and give suggestions. Can preschoolers play it?

Answer 1

I like it as long as you keep it simple as pollination in detail comes into science in the Year 5 curriculum (9-10 year olds).  The pom poms will work well and I would use a few bees.

Maybe don't just change bees in mid game as children could become confused - I would let the bees pollinate the flowers or maybe give bees a distinguishing feature such as little wings to avoid confusion!

Answer 2

This is a workable game, at first there will be confusion, but after a few times they will get the jist of it.....and they will def. learn about the bees and pollen....but use this game more than once...have a blast...

Answer 3

I doubt that a preschooler will get the concept of bees and pollen, but I think they would enjoy playing the game. Sounds alittle like duck, duck, goose without the running.

Answer 4

think most preschoolers can play it. I'd modify it so that you have several bees, and they go from flower to flower picking up pollen. Maybe you could even have different colored pom-poms, and then you can talk about how the bees take pollen from all different kinds of flowers.

I'd give the bees a certain amount of time, then redistribute the pollen and

or that if you do an example round so the little ones don't get mixed up, it could probably work. It's good because it's tactile with the pompoms, and physical in that they get to move around. I think it communicates the concept well. I would just keep an eye on the pompoms because they're kind of little and preschoolers might try to eat them

Answer 5

I think that if you do an example round so the little ones don't get mixed up, it could probably work. It's good because it's tactile with the pompoms, and physical in that they get to move around. I think it communicates the concept well. I would just keep an eye on the pompoms because they're kind of little and preschoolers might try to eat them.

Answer 6

I think if it is older preschoolers 4 or 5 years old they will respond very well to this game.  I agree that you should have more than one bee and that they should go from flower to flower picking pollen.

Answer 7

I think most preschoolers can play it.  I'd modify it so that you have several bees, and they go from flower to flower picking up pollen.  Maybe you could even have different colored pom-poms, and then you can talk about how the bees take pollen from all different kinds of flowers.

I'd give the bees a certain amount of time, then redistribute the pollen and let others have a chance to be bees.