Worm inquiry kindergarten

We've started one of my favorite science units to teach, on worms! A lot of grown-ups are grossed out by wriggling worms, but I think they're fascinating. The kindergarteners are fascinated by them as well, and not a single one of our kiddos was afraid to touch them! Here's what we've been doing in our worm unit. What do you know about worms? What do you wonder about them? At the beginning of the unit, we made a chart together about things we know and things we wonder about worms. I love…

Exploring, observing, and investigating are the building blocks of a good scientist, and these worm activities for preschool are fun, too!

After we investigated worms, the kids decided on a mural as the project to show what they had learned. One thing they all helped with was p...

Students have continued to keep a tally of the number of days our kitchen waste has been in our compost hole. Once a week, we dig it up, make observations, then turn it a few times before burying it back up. First time digging up the kitchen waste in the compost hole. One morning, J. K. handed me a bag full of garbage that him and F. D. picked up on the weekend in the school park. "I went for a garbage walk with my mom and my scooter and the big bag was attached to my scooter, that's where…

These Worm Weather Book Activities are a fun way for kids to learn new vocabulary, practice rhyming, and much more!

We love doing science experiments! They are such fun and engaging activities for little learners. Since it’s October, we’re sharing a fun Creepy Wiggly Worms Science Experiment today. This would be a fun, quick and easy experiment as part of a Fun Friday, or even as a station during your Halloween party. Materials Needed gummy worms – we used 3 each...

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I must share with you one of my most favorite activities ever, second only to painting with fish, but I'll save that for a different day. I ususally incorporate it with reading several non-fiction worm books . . .

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