Potato Bug Project

Diary of a Worm

Author: Doreen Cronin

Illustrator: Harry Bliss

Summary: Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a worm might be like. Diary of a worm is a hilarious story written from the viewpoint of a worm. Each page has a different diary entry from one little worm and all he experiences down on the ground. This book will make you laugh out loud and is a fun way to introduce worms.

My older sister thinks she's so pretty. I told her that no matter how much time she spends looking in the mirror, her face will always look just like her rear end

Ages: 4-8

Use to teach: worms, earth day, soil, decomposition, writing style

We had a wiggly, squiggly day for our first book project. The Diary of a Worm is a great project book and a great way to kick off Earth day next Wednesday. Here is what we did today hopefully you will find something fun for you and your family to try:

Worm diagram: Rose and I started off the day with a worm diagram. Since she is pretty small. I drew and labeled the worm and she glued on the parts. But it can be adjusted for the age of your child.

Diary of a Ladybug: We decided to start our own diary, we choose a different insect and went around searching for ladybugs to take pictures. We will have to keep working on this one since it has been a little cold and the ladybugs were scare, but we are going to make our own little Diary of a Ladybug.

Worm Hunt: This was our favorite activitiy. We headed out to the garden, anyplace with some soil, compost areas etc, will work. We dug in the earth to search for some worms to investigate with.

Worm Jar home: After finding some worms we filled up a jar with soil, old leaves, and some newspaper so we could watch the worms decompose. You can use a variety of items in the jar and you can make a much larger home for your worms.

Worm races: We drew a circle on the cement and put in our worms and waited to see which worm could make it to the outside of the circle first.

Cup of dirt: This is the best way to end your day of worms. Just crush up some oreos, make some chocolate pudding and add some gummy worms. A lot better than real worms!