Worms, Glorious Worms!

Loose Parts Nature Play

Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College

International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education

Natural Start Alliance

Books:

An Earthworm’s Life by John Himmelman

Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman

Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals

Darwin’s Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular by Polly Owen

Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin

Hello, Garden Bugs: A High Contrast Book by duopress labs

How to Say Hello to a Worm: A First Guide to Outside by Kari Percival

The Worm: The Disgusting Critters Series by Elise Gravel

This is a Book to Read with a Worm by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen

We Dig Worms by Kevin McClosky

Wiggling Worms at Work by Wendy Pfeffer

Worm Weather by Jean Taft

Yucky Worms by Vivian French

The Worm Project by Illinois Early Learning Project

https://illinoisearlylearning.org/pa/projects/worm-project/

The Worms are Dancing by Alissa Lange, Lynn Lodien, and Anna Lowe in Science & Children

https://www.ecstemlab.com/uploads/4/0/3/5/40359017/langelodienlowe.pdf

Growing Up Wild—Wriggling Worms by Project Wild

https://www.fishwildlife.org/projectwild/growing-wild/resources/wiggling-worms

Earthworm Digging Activity for Kids by Tinkergarten

https://tinkergarten.com/activities/friends-in-low-places

The Adventures of Herman by University of Illinois Extension

https://web.extension.illinois.edu/worms/

Invasive Worms—Asian Jumping Worm https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/terrestrial/invertebrates/asian-jumping-worm

Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms

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