Earthworms
*Hi Families...I love reading all the emails about what everyone has been doing and what your children have been talking about and discovering. Today’s activity is “string painting”. What you will need for this activity is either mud or brown paint, string or yarn and paper. Have fun creating!
What is our theme? Weather
(This project was sparked by a conversation with a classmates family. )
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To learn about earthworms!
MA Guidelines/Standards:
*Prek-ESS2-1 (MA): Raise questions about how different types of environments provide homes for living things.
Learning Outcomes: I want the children not to be afraid of earthworms and hold them with confidence.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Worms are wonderful https://youtu.be/l-zc_1vjLnI
Herman The Worm (song): https://youtu.be/0-rg7EIt1x4
Materials:
*String/yarn
*mud or dark colored paint
*Paper
Activity (Procedure):
-KWL Chart: What do you know about earthworms, what do you want to learn? (and at the end what did you learn and retain about earthworms).
-Watch: Worms are Wonderful
*Put the string/yarn in the paint (until it is all covered)
*Put the string on the paper
*pull the string around your paper, as if you are moving like a worm
Activity Wrap Up:
Sing and dance to Herman The Worm song (link above).
How do I know that my child is learning? (Assessment)
Talk with your child about what they know about worms.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Make a wormery: Layer in a see thru glass jar gravel (on the bottom), soil, sand, soil, sand, soil and old leaves on top. Also put a small amount of water on the surface (not too much). Find a few worms and put them on the topsoil layer (then put the leaves on top). Have a grown up help you make holes in the cover and then put the cover on tight. Keep the wormery out of direct sunlight (ie. put in a cupboard/cabinet)
Go on a worm hunt: Can you find some earthworms?
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have a string for this activity, you can use a stick or a flower stem or even your finger.
*Hi Families...I love reading all the emails about what everyone has been doing and what your children have been talking about and discovering. Today’s activity is “string painting”. What you will need for this activity is either mud or brown paint, string or yarn and paper. Have fun creating!
What is our theme? Weather
(This project was sparked by a conversation with a classmates family. )
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To learn about earthworms!
MA Guidelines/Standards:
*Prek-ESS2-1 (MA): Raise questions about how different types of environments provide homes for living things.
Learning Outcomes: I want the children not to be afraid of earthworms and hold them with confidence.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Worms are wonderful https://youtu.be/l-zc_1vjLnI
Herman The Worm (song): https://youtu.be/0-rg7EIt1x4
Materials:
*String/yarn
*mud or dark colored paint
*Paper
Activity (Procedure):
-KWL Chart: What do you know about earthworms, what do you want to learn? (and at the end what did you learn and retain about earthworms).
-Watch: Worms are Wonderful
*Put the string/yarn in the paint (until it is all covered)
*Put the string on the paper
*pull the string around your paper, as if you are moving like a worm
Activity Wrap Up:
Sing and dance to Herman The Worm song (link above).
How do I know that my child is learning? (Assessment)
Talk with your child about what they know about worms.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Make a wormery: Layer in a see thru glass jar gravel (on the bottom), soil, sand, soil, sand, soil and old leaves on top. Also put a small amount of water on the surface (not too much). Find a few worms and put them on the topsoil layer (then put the leaves on top). Have a grown up help you make holes in the cover and then put the cover on tight. Keep the wormery out of direct sunlight (ie. put in a cupboard/cabinet)
Go on a worm hunt: Can you find some earthworms?
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have a string for this activity, you can use a stick or a flower stem or even your finger.
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