Toyland® Pack of 100 Assorted Colour Wiggly Worms On Sticks

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Waiting for the paint to dry on this cute paper plate craft is a great opportunity to talk about the composting role of earthworms in our ecosystem. This craft can also be used to discuss the difference between worms and caterpillars and their respective life cycles. Bend some pipe cleaners into a wavy shape, glue on some googly eyes and you’ve got an adorable earthworm! This craft is a great activity for developing creativity and imagination and can be used as a classroom project or as a fun way to decorate a bulletin board.

When you think about it, the caterpillar actually does most of the work out of all 4 stages of the butterfly life cycle. They have to eat an enormous amount of food and can grow up to 100 times their size in preparation for the chrysalis phase.These vibrant and detailed fact cards are an easy way to develop scientific knowledge while enhancing students’ reading and comprehension skills. They can be used as an assessment activity at the end of a unit or incorporated into a learning station during a hands-on Science lesson. We also got a butterfly growing kit and watched the caterpillars eat and eat until they form a chrysalis. There is nothing like watching the metamorphosis take place in person and seeing the butterflies bust out of the chrysalises. I highly recommend doing this with your kids as part of your butterfly unit study. Get kids up and moving with their best worm-like moves to this catchy song, featuring Herman, a worm who gets into trouble when he eats one too many grapes! You need to allow 2 - 5 days for delivery, and we can post to anywhere in mainland Britain. See below if you are in Highlands and Islands. Creating a worm farm habitat is a wonderful way to teach kids about sustainability, environmental responsibility, and food production. This activity can easily be extended by having kids draw and label the different parts of a worm’s home as well as discussing the different types of soil one can use.

Study earthworm anatomy while discussing how these wiggly creatures move, eat and survive. This activity can be extended to help students learn about the biology and ecology of earthworms. STRAWBERRY SYRUP: Strawberry syrup that’s traditionally used for ice cream topping or to make strawberry-flavored milk is perfect for pretend vampire blood. It’s drizzled over whipped cream for a delicious topping. This shoe-box-based earthworm discovery experiment will help students discover whether earthworms prefer wet or dry conditions, dark or light, or have a preference for specific colors, surfaces, or soil. It makes a great basis for a science project delving further into these fascinating critters. VAMPIRE DRINK: Fill a plastic cup with red Gatorade (or any red colored juice or Kool-aid). Pour canned whipped cream on top. Drizzle strawberry syrup on the whipped cream and add vampire teeth gummy candy. This fun science experiment doubles as an opportunity to learn about the different body parts of worms and their function. Kids can also explore how worms move and how they are classified in the animal kingdom.Syringe: I found these Halloween syringes with “poison” labeled on the front at the dollar store. They work perfectly for the skull potion drink! You could also use jello shot syringes. Develop measuring skills with this colorful worm-themed activity. This lesson makes a great launching point for measuring living worms out in the real world. Each species of worm is a surface litter worm meaning unlike the usual worms you find in your garden (lob worms - Lumbricus Terrestris) surface litter worms like reds and dendras like to work in the top few inches of the soil which is perfect in your wormery. They're found naturally in a manure heap or on the forest floor. Going on a worm hunt is a great motivator for hands-on learning! This sensory bin offers a fun tactile experience for kids to enjoy the sensation of working with different materials and textures while developing their observation and hand-eye coordination skills. By comparing a fictional story about worms to real science facts, students can gain critical and logical thinking skills and learn the difference between fiction and non-fiction sources.