2nd Grade

Beethoven encounters a giant. Survival depends on his determination to keep flying. Beatrice helps him deal with being deaf and the biggest giant of all.. his dad's alcohol problem.

The delightful bee characters help kids understand and deal with difficult problems. Students are equipped with life skills to fly through life safe and drug free.

4 Lessons 

Mrs. Ruby teaches her Kindergarteners how to fly on their first day at Honeycomb Elementary. Gumbee is afraid and Barnabee slips and falls out of the hive. Gumbee learns that she can help her friend in their adventures with drugs and the neighborhood bears. Bee Attitudes guide the Kindergarteners to “bee all that you can bee”.

4 Lessons 

Imi Tator, Spec Tator and Sweet Tator face difficult situations and provide children practical skills to deal with the pressure.

The stories appeal to children ages 8-12. The book describes skills which can be applied to any peer pressure situation with special emphasis on substance abuse prevention.

The format of each chapter includes a story, review and activity. It contains a FaciliTator's Guide for adults. This section provides counselors, teachers and parents with concrete information to use in helping children cope with peer pressure.

5 Lessons 

Gabby makes fun of Tubby. He is a Bumblebee in a first grade class of honeybees. He wears old goggles. But he is not the one with the real problem. There is a bear who lives in Gabby's house. Tubby learns that he needs more than goggles to help his friend. The Bee Attitudes guide the friends to make good choices when faced with tough situations.

4 Lessons 

5th Grade

Herbie meets two new "friends" who are bee assassins. Spike and Dinah Mite get Herbie addicted to marijuana and plan to use him to take over the beehive. Dinah convinces Herbie to betray his real friend, Frisbee, and now the other fifth graders are in danger.

Students learn about "frenemies" and eight skills how to be cool when pressure to use drugs heats up.

4 Lessons 

3rd Grade

Hornet and Freebee pretend to be Bobby's friend. They bully and pressure him to steal and experiment with drugs. Rugbee tries to reason with Bobby and prevent him from getting caught in their traps.

Story scripts and lessons focus on healthy "Bee Attitudes". Eight save-face skills are introduced to help students stay cool when pressure becomes hot. Role plays reinforce the skills.

4 Lessons 

4th Grade

Aunt Cuckoo bee infiltrates the hive. She sells Beetlejuice (alcohol) to the bees during a Beetles concert. Many bees are arrested for drunk flying. The hive is damaged beyond repair. In the confusion Aunt Cuckoo kills the Queen and takes over the hive. She tries to convince the fourth graders to have "Free Drugs" assemblies. Bixby and Shelby must find a way to rescue their friends from the imposters and save the royal larva.

4 Lessons 

Eight colorful posters visually reinforce refusal skills. They can be posted in a classroom. They can also be used to play "Concentration".  Ask 8 students to face the audience with their poster and then turn the poster backwards. The audience must guess which student is holding which refusal skill. The posters can also be visible during role plays in the K-5 Bee Wize curriculum.

Middle school students learn how to survive peer pressure, gangs, illegal drugs, violence and change through the story script and ANTventures.

ANThony is transformed and finds himself in Queen AbundANT's colony which is threatened by King TyrANT's enemy armies. ValiANT, VibrANT and other defenders must rescue the captive DescendANTs from captivity in the dungeons of ANTemortem.

 12 Lessons

Pictures elementary students have drawn to express their fear. Children also colored pictures of how to successfully cope with their fears.  Their stories illustrate their vulnerability and insights.  

Chanz parties with his "friend" Zoomer and then wipes out on his skateboard. He finds himself in a wacky world of fabled characters who lead him through a journey of choices and chances. He discovers that the Hare lost to the Tortoise because of his steroid use. The Big Bad Wolf pressures the three little pigs to huff (inhalants), puff (marijuana) and blow (cocaine). Chicken Little, Red Riding Hood and others learn to beware of their "frenemies".

Activities equip 5-8 grade students with the street smarts and skills to successfully navigate through their changing and challenging world.

8 Lessons 

5th - 8th Grade

Billy Barracuda bullies Marlin. Piranhas tries to recruit Snapper into his gang. Holy Mackerel! These and many other fish characters help kids discover what is fishy about violence and drugs in the reel world.

Students learn skills to help them survive the dangers in the age of Aquarium. Flex your mussels by teaching the ten universal rules that will guide kids to healthy lifestyles, actions and attitudes.

10 Lessons