Wormland

Today we fininshed up Worm Week. A day late, but worth the wait. We made "Wormland" last week the kids fingerpainted worm tracks on some brown paper so that it looked like the worms were digging through the dirt. Then we colored some paper different shades of brown and black to show the different types of dirt the worms lived in and then crumpled up the paper to look like dirt clumps which we discovered that the worms prefered to live in. We found lots of those during our worm hunt. Then we used clay to make some worms. The kids had a blast rolling the clay into different sized and colored worms. Then we put it all together and made "Wormland" on the wall. So much fun and great way to close the worm exploration.

Worms ~~~~~~

This week we are learning all about worms! We decided to take advantage of the weather and explore all of the worms that the kids have been seeing all over. We started the week by talking about the worms and how their bodies are different than ours. They don't have eyes, so all of the kids practiced moving around the house with their eyes closed feeling for the walls and furniture. Then we learned that the worms don't have ears, but the hear by vibrations. So we all laid down with our ears on the floor to listen while someone jumped up and down.

The next day we made a wormery. This is a worm's house. We found different kinds of dirt (potting soil, outside dirt and sand) and made layers for the worms to dig through. Then we went on a hunt for worms. They found some worms to live in the wormery and we check their dirt for tunnels everyday at circle time.

We included a song about worms into circle time each day. We even made our own worm puzzle and the kids colored it :) It has been a blast getting dirty and learning all about the world around us!