Weekly Activities Worm / Mud
May 20-24, 2024
Here are samples of activities that your child may be participating in this week.
Monday – Letter “W”
How you can participate: Help your child look for worms in your backyard.
Book – Stuck in the Mud (Amazon)
Phonics – “W says, w,w,w,w,w,w, worm….I can dance and do a squirm.”
Art – Worm Cheerios
Math & Science – Measure with worms
Music – It’s Warm Up Time
Stuck in Mud Read Aloud
Tuesday – Dirt!
How you can participate: Talk with your child about the uses of dirt.
Book – Mud (Amazon)
Action – Body “W”
Art – Paint with dirt
Science – Dirty W’s in Wet Sand
Music – Silly Willies
Mud Read Aloud
Wednesday – Mud Pies
How you can participate: Make mud pies for dessert. Crumbled cookies, chocolate pudding and a gummy worm is all you need.
Book – We Love Dirt (Amazon)
Phonics – “W says, w,w,w,w,w,w, worm….I can dance and do a squirm.”
Art – Finger paint mud pies
Science/Math – Cooking Mud Pies
Music – 5 Little Ducks
We Love Dirt Read Aloud
Thursday – Worm Villages
How you can participate: Get on the floor and move around like inch worms.
Book – Wonderful Worms (Amazon)
Musical Instruments
Art – Worm on a stick
Science – Build a worm house
Music – Wheels on the Bus
Wonderful Worms Read Aloud
Friday – Composting
How you can participate: Start a compost at home or talk about things you’re eating for dinner that could/could not be put in a compost pile (no dairy, fats, or meats)
Book – Compost Stew (Amazon)
Phonics – “W says, w,w,w,w,w,w, worm….I can dance and do a squirm.”
Art – Paper Compost
Science – Composting
Music – Hokey Pokey
Compost Stew Read Aloud
Earthworms have been around for a very long time.
An earthworm does not have a skeleton. It has bristles on each segment called setae (see-tee) that help the earthworm move. Earthworms have no limbs but the setae are almost like little legs that help it slide through the soil. There are four pairs of setae in each segment of a worm’s body. The earthworm has two sets of muscles: one that makes it long and thin and one that makes it fat.
An earthworm has a nervous system with a simple brain and nerve cord. Some earthworms (nightcrawlers) can live up to 5-10 years! This is probably because they can’t be attacked and eaten by birds since they are so deep below the surface (unlike the common red earthworm).
