The Dangerous Wosa-bee

This document is a lesson plan for “The Dangerous Wosa-bee”, part of a Fledge Town career education set linked to the Animals, Land and Environment – Horticulture sector. The lesson centres on Veemo, a violet Lina bird whose role is gardener and creature caregiver, introducing children to gardening, environmental care, insects, and the importance of biodiversity.

The plan is organised around a PowerPoint with slides and facilitation notes. Early slides introduce the story, explore children’s fears of insects, and highlight insects’ role in ecosystems, pollination, biodiversity, food security, and human survival. It introduces characters, story elements, and interactive activities to engage children in environmental care and awareness.

• Lesson introduction and characters: The story features Veemo and supporting Lina characters, including Gwana, Bun, Yell, and Navi, with discussion prompts about their colours, roles, tools, and objects connected to each character.
• Story and discussion prompts: The lesson uses a PowerPoint to introduce the story and characters, encouraging children to discuss why insects are important and to share their experiences.
• Story sequence and recall activities: The lesson then moves into story-based activities. Children listen to “The Dangerous Wosa-bee”, practise recall by sequencing key story items, and answer reflective questions using an “Ask Me Question” activity.
• Character engagement and self-assessment: Children learn about Veemo’s role, tools, and skills, then self-assess how much they relate to Veemo using a scale and dot system that tracks their engagement across lessons.
• Pea to Pea, growing instructions: Later slides offer practical and creative extensions, including a pea-growing classroom project to observe germination and plant growth.
• Interactive games: A hide-and-seek style game based on the wosa-bee theme involves children playing roles as Lina birds and wosa-bee insects, promoting physical activity and role-play related to the story.
• Creature combination: Instructions explain how to create and write about a new imaginary creature by combining 2 or 3 other animals, insects or fish. Examples are provided of a ‘p-ow’ and an ‘a-mon-phin’.
• Fledge Town Swap Shop resource: A card game with Veemo-themed cards supports lesson activities, where children colour cards to match character colours and engage creatively.

The lesson encourages outdoor learning, curiosity about nature, teamwork, story recall, self-reflection, and early career awareness connected to horticulture, creature and environmental care.