Earthworms For Kids
All about Earthworms for Kids is a hands-on science unit that can get slimy and dirty! Enjoy these kid-friendly activities that encourage vocabulary and a love for God’s slippery creations! In this unit, you will find a slideshow, worm lab sheets, Worm Writing Sheets, and Parts of a Worm Worksheets. Our recommendations and other fun activities help to create a meaningful lesson on worms!
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All About Earthworms for Kids Slideshow
The 14 slide reader, All About Earthworms for Kids is a fun way to start your study into earthworms. . It describes the unique features of earthworms and their characteristics. To download the editable PowerPoint version of this slideshow, go here.
All About Earthworms Graphic Organizer
The Worm Graphic Organizer is the perfect companion to go with the All About Earthworms Slideshow. This graphic organizer features four basic questions about worms.
1.) Describe a worm.
2.) Where do worms live and what do they eat?
3.) Why are worms important?
4.) Write at least 1 interesting fact about worms.
3 Worm Emergent Readers
There are 3 worm readers to choose from. The Fun Facts about Worms is a great reader for older students. It highlights 10 fun facts about worms. The Where is the Worm reader focuses on position words and shapes. With repeating sentence structure, the reader is great for budding readers. The I like Colorful Worms features colors and numbers. Download the readers that work for your students! Check out our Worm Emergent Readers here!
Earthworm Writing Sheets
The first writing sheet is simple and meant to be used for your youngest learners. We have six children, so for us, we have often battled with younger siblings who want nothing more than to participate with the big kids. So, this sheet is meant for those kiddos. They can color on it, doodle all over it, and if they can write, then great!
The next two writing sheets are ideal for elementary students. I like to read the book, “Diary of a Worm,” before introducing the writing assignment. That way, students can have a better understanding between the two types of writing involved. One writing prompt leads students to write a factual paragraph. The other writing prompt guides students to write a creative piece. The story written by Doreen Cronin is a perfect example of creating a character from an imaginative place. This is a perfect opportunity to combine science and writing.
Parts of a Worm
Our Parts of a Worm Worksheets are simple, which in my book is great. This fill-in-the-blank worksheet is an assignment I give after my students have read a science reader about earthworms and their parts. Students can refer to the poster, but ideally you would want to encourage your student to think about what they have heard and learned before looking at the poster for help.
Worm Lab Sheets
What a fun hands-on lab! I can’t think of a kid that wouldn’t want to participate in a lab that involved real live earthworms and editable sour gummy worms! One is yucky! One is yummy! In this lab, your students will need earthworms and gummy worms. The teacher can easily guide the students through the lab sheets answering questions that require the students to observe, think, and make conclusions.
Make an Earthworm Habitat
creating a habitat for a worm is a cinch! This is my favorite activity under the Earthworms for Kids unit study. All you will need is minimal supplies and a handful of slimy worms. Your kids will love investigating the world of worms as they make a worm habitat in a jar. Download our free lab sheets too! The lab sheets help to create a more effective hands-on learning experience by asking students open-ended questions. Read more about how to create a Worm Habitat in a Jar!
Worm Craft
My three youngest participated in making a worm craft. I didn’t have anything fancy planned. They used big sheets of red construction paper (courtesy of a friend of mine who cleaned out her closet!) for the backdrop, construction paper, crayons, and glue. I gave them some ideas, but they each created their own pieces of art with worms as the star!
My 6 year old cut out segments to put his worm together. He cut out pieces of brown paper for under his worm to represent dirt. In the end, he drew himself riding on his worm… the imagination of children is inspiring!
My oldest girl who is 4 years old insisted on making pink worms. She drew herself standing above her worms on a sunny day.
The baby of the family, who is an older 2 year old, pasted the “W” worm that I cut out for her. She cut out her own grass and colored sunshine around it. This was a great time to review the “W” sound with her.
Diary of a Worm Read-aloud Book
Wonderful Worms Video
Food for thought...
Looking for a more permanent science curriculum? Even though we pursue various science units that encompass labs and such, we also use a science textbook each year. Some might say that our science units supplement our textbook, while others would say the opposite to be true. The labs, experiments, graphic organizers, videos, and other activities bring the textbook information to life.
We use Abeka Science textbooks. I love that they incorporate God and His sovereignty into their curriculum. When I taught in the public school system, many of my students were lacking in vocabulary. This made it difficult for them to understand the why behind many of our investigations. Unfortunately, they were deficient in their background knowledge. Our science time would be lacking too if it weren’t for the rich vocabulary and science language that we find in our science textbook and readers. If you are interested in shopping for a full-time science curriculum or even just a textbook to guide you, click on the following link! Happy homeschooling!
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