Flower Power Anchor Chart Flower Power!
How Flowers Turn Into Fruit
Pistil
Petals: The colorful outside parts.
Stamen: Makes the yellow dust called pollen .
Pistil: The vase-shaped center with a sticky top .
The Pollination Path
1
Bees visit a flower to drink sweet nectar .
2
Yellow pollen from the stamen accidentally sticks to the bee's fuzzy body.
3
The bee flies to another flower. Some pollen falls off onto the sticky top of the pistil .
4
The flower's petals fall off, and the bottom of the pistil grows into a yummy fruit !
Did You Know?
Bees don't mean to move the pollen! They are just looking for food. It's a happy accident that helps us have fruit to eat!
Nectar
Sweet bee juice
Pollen
Yellow dust
Pollination
Moving pollen
Stamen
Pollen maker
Pistil
The vase part
Bernies Buzz Diary Worksheet Bernie's Buzz Diary
Name: Date:
Bernie the Bee
Today's Writing Mission:
Imagine you are Bernie the Bee . You just finished a long day of visiting flowers. Write a diary entry describing what happened. Why are you so dusty? How did you get that way? Use your sequence words!
Buzz-Words
Nectar
Stamen
Pollen
Sticky
Pistil
Order Up!
First...
Next...
Then...
Finally...
Selfie from the Flower
Dear Diary,
"Diary of a Bee" Creative Writing Project • 3rd Grade Science & ELA
Pollen Party Slides Pollen Party
A Journey from Flower to Fruit
3rd Grade Science & Writing
Warm Up: Spot the Secret!
Apple Blossom
Red Apple
How does the flower on the left turn into the fruit on the right?
Watch & Learn!
Embedded media
Listen for Sequence Words
Listen for Flower Parts
The Order of Events
Good stories follow a sequence . This helps the reader know what happened and when.
First...
Next...
Then...
Finally...
The Stamen & Pollen
Stamen
What is it?
The part inside the flower that makes yellow dust called pollen .
"Pollen can make some people sneeze!"
The Pistil & Sticky Top
What is it?
It looks like a vase or a bowling pin . The top is sticky like glue!
Pollination Point:
Pollen travels down the pistil and makes the bottom swell into fruit!
Pistil
The "Accidental" Hero
"I'm just looking for some sweet nectar . Why am I suddenly so yellow and dusty?"
?
Bees don't try to move pollen—it just sticks to their fuzzy bodies!
!
When they bump into the sticky pistil of the next flower, they drop the pollen off.
Diary of a Bee
Write a story from the perspective of Bernie the Bee .
Required Words:
Nectar Stamen Pollen Sticky Pistil
Don't forget to be confused!
Bernie doesn't know why he's so dusty. Tell us how he feels!
Final Thought
"What would happen to our favorite foods if bees disappeared?"
Discuss with your partner
Busy Bee Facilitation Guide Busy Bee Facilitation Guide
Lesson: Pollen Party | Grade 3 Science & Writing
TEACHER RESOURCE
Learning Objective
Students will create a narrative describing the sequence of events in plant reproduction (pollination) using domain-specific vocabulary and chronological sequence words.
Essential Materials
• Pollen Party Slides
• Flower Power Anchor Chart
• Bernie's Buzz Diary Worksheet
• Pencils & Colored Pencils
Lesson Procedure
5 MIN
Warm-up: The Transformation
Display Slide 2. Show the apple blossom next to the apple.
"How does the picture on the right turn into the picture on the left? What is the secret ingredient?"
5 MIN
Video Viewing & Notes
Play video on Slide 3. Encourage students to listen specifically for the sequence words: First, Next, Then, Finally.
Pause at 1:05 (Stamen):
"Have you ever touched a flower and gotten yellow dust on your hands? That's the pollen being made!"
Pause at 1:45 (Pistil):
"Look at that sticky top. Why do you think it needs to be like glue? What is it trying to catch?"
25 MIN
Creative Writing: Diary of a Bee
Hand out "Bernie's Buzz Diary" worksheet. Students write from the perspective of Bernie. Key requirement: Bernie should be confused about his pollen-covered body.
Encourage students to use the Flower Power Anchor Chart for spelling and definitions.
Remind them to check off vocabulary words as they use them.
10 MIN
Sharing & Closure
Students read their stories to a partner. End with the whole-class discussion on Slide 9.
Common Misconception Check:
Ensure students understand that fruit doesn't just appear—it grows from the flower after pollination occurs.
Differentiation & Support
Scaffolding (Support)
Provide sentence starters: "First, I flew to the flower because I was thirsty for..." and "Suddenly, I noticed yellow dust from the..."
Extension (Challenge)
Ask students to describe what happens after the pollen goes down the pistil. What does the "transformation" look and feel like for the plant?
Buzzworthy Writing Rubric Buzzworthy Writing Rubric
Assessment for Bernie's Buzz Diary Narrative
Criteria 3 - Proficient 2 - Developing 1 - Beginning Scientific Accuracy Correctly describes the sequence of pollination: Stamen → Bee → Sticky Pistil. Describes the process but may skip a step or mix up parts (e.g., pollen on pistil first). Major misconceptions about how pollination works. Narrative Perspective Written from Bernie's perspective (uses "I"). Captures the "accidental" and confused nature of being dusty. Uses "I" but sounds more like a textbook explanation than a story. Missing character personality. Written in the 3rd person (he/it) or lacks a clear perspective. Sequence Words Uses at least 3 sequence words (First, Next, Then, Finally) to organize the story. Uses 1-2 sequence words. Story might jump around slightly. No sequence words used. Hard to follow the order of events. Vocabulary Usage Correctly uses all 5 buzz-words: Nectar, Stamen, Pollen, Sticky, Pistil. Uses 3-4 buzz-words correctly. Uses 2 or fewer buzz-words or uses them incorrectly.
Example of Proficient Writing (Teacher Reference)
"Dear Diary, today was so weird! First , I found a beautiful lily and drank some sweet nectar . While I was inside, I bumped into these fuzzy parts called stamens . Next , I flew away and noticed I was covered in yellow pollen ! Why am I so dusty? I went to another flower, and then I accidentally bumped into a sticky part called the pistil . Finally , I felt much lighter, but I hope that flower likes my dust!"
Teacher Comments & Feedback 
