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Preschool

Lesson Plans

Worms

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We hope you find it useful in your preschool classroom.

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How to use these lesson plans

This lesson plan packet contains the following:

Book list

1-page weekly lesson plan grid o Alternate weekly grids for 4 day, 3 day, and 2 day programs

5 daily lesson plan sheets

2-page centers explanation

Printables

Use the Book List to stock your classroom reading center and choose which books

you’ll read aloud during the apple theme.

The 1-page weekly lesson plan has ideas for center activities, read alouds,

whole group lessons, small group math lessons, small group science lessons, and small group literacy lessons.

The alternate lesson plan sheets are perfect for creating your own plans if

you teach a 4-day, 3-day, or 2-day preschool program. Simply grab the items you’d like and arrange them to the calendar that’s best suited for you. These sheets are editable – so you can type in the dates, days of the week, and activities. You can also just print the templates and handwrite your plans.

The daily lesson plans delve into the specifics of each lesson idea. Materials are

included along the top of each daily plan. The days of the week and dates on these sheets are editable.

The centers explanation has more information about each center activity. There

are 2 to 3 ideas for each center. Some teachers keep the same activities in each center for an entire week, while others like to change the activities a couple times a week.

You can pick and choose the activities that suit you and your classroom best. For example, maybe some of the small group ideas would be better done during your whole group time. You may decide to use some of the small group ideas during center time. Even though the plans are listed as one week, there are really enough activities to encompass an additional week or two if you incorporate non-themed activities.

Text highlighted in blue indicates a hyperlink. Click on the hyperlinked text to be taken to activities and ideas online.

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Worms and Mud Book List

Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin

Garden Wigglers: Earthworms in Your Backyard by Nancy Loewen

Jonathan and Martha by Petr Horacek

Yucky Worms by Vivian French

Wiggling Worms at Work by Wendy Pfeffer

An Earthworm’s Life by John Himmelman

Wonderful Worms by Linda Glaser

Earthworms by Claire Llewellyn

Superworm by Julia Donaldson

It’s a Good Thing There are Earthworms by Jodie Shepherd

Wiggle and Waggle by Caroline Arnold

Bob and Otto by Robert O. Bruel

Ned’s New Home by Kevin Tseng

Mud by Mary Lyn Ray

Mud Puddle by Robert Munsch

Jump Into Science: Dirt by Steve Tomecek

Dirt: The Scoop on Soil by Natalie M. Rosinsky

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Worms Plans Dates: ____________

Notes or special events:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Read Aloud

Diary of a Worm Wiggling Worms at Work

Superworm Wonderful Worms Jonathan and Martha

Whole Group

Wiggle like a worm Digging for worms “I like worms” chart

Plan a mud day Worm cup snack

Literacy Find the worm Worm letters Beginning letter match

Descriptive words Button worm literacy

Math Counting worms Worm patterns Measuring worms Worm shapes Color worms

Science Worm habitat Learning about worms

Wiggly worm sensory bin

Gummy worm science

Worm and dirt exploration

CENTERS Arts & Crafts Pipe cleaner worms

Worm weaving

Science Worm habitat

Life cycle

Pretend Play Life cycle

Digging for worms

Literacy Letter puzzles

Sensory writing tray

Math Number cards

Making numbers

Sensory Worm play dough Mud and worms

Building The longest worm

Worm garden

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Materials Read Aloud Sand; dirt; plastic worms or gummy worms; sensory filler

Diary of a Worm

Whole Group Activity Small Group Literacy

Wiggle like a worm Say different words. Children wiggle if

the word starts with /w/.

Find the worm Write every child’s name on a

sentence strip or piece of construction paper. Place in a pocket chart. Use one of the worm printable cards included with these plans. Have

kids close their eyes and hide the worm behind a name. Give clues and

let children ask questions to help determine where the worm is hiding.

Small Group Science Small Group Math

Worm habitat Make a simple worm tower using a

cylindrical glass jar or vase. Place a plastic wrapped cardboard tube in the middle. Alternate layers of sand and

dirt. Add the worms once they’ve been collected. Add food for the worms

(bits of vegetables). Be sure to mist the tower every few days to keep the

soil damp. Wrap a black piece of construction paper around the outside to keep it dark (but so you can remove it when you want to view the worms).

Counting worms Fill a sensory bin with either real dirt

or a dirt-like material (like coffee grounds or black beans). Add plastic

fishing worms or gummy worms. Place number cards near the bin. Children use tongs or tweezers to pull out the correct number of worms to match

each number card.

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Materials Read Aloud Bucket; shovels; plastic worms or

cooked noodles Wiggling Worms at Work

Whole Group Activity Small Group Literacy

Digging for worms Grab a bucket and some shovels. Go

digging for real worms.

Worm letters Use “worms” to make letter art.

Small Group Science Small Group Math

Learning about worms Brainstorm a list of things you know

about worms and questions you have about worms. Read a nonfiction book about worms and watch Worms Are

Wonderful. Discuss things you learned.

Worm patterns Use small construction paper

rectangles to build a worm creating patterns of the worms segments.

Alternatively, use colorful worm cards to make patterns.

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Materials Read Aloud Cornstarch; plastic fishing

worms; yarn or gummy worms Superworm

Whole Group Activity Small Group Literacy

“I like worms” chart Create a simple sign in graph about

worms. Write “I like worms” at the top of c large piece of chart paper. Make a column for yes and a column for no. Kids can write their names under their

answers.

Beginning letter match Match the letter cards to the pictures

that start with those letters. Emphasize the sounds each letter

makes.

Small Group Science Small Group Math

Wiggly worm sensory bin Make “mud” goop and add plastic

fishing worms for a wormy sensory experience.

Measuring worms Use gummy worms, yarn or cooked

pasta, or printable worms and measuring printable. Measure how long the worms are, or measure household

items using the worms. Record.

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Materials Read Aloud Gummy worms; various liquids;

plastic worms Wonderful worms

Whole Group Activity Small Group Literacy

Plan a mud day Even if you’re not able to plan for an actual mud day with your students,

you can still work with the kids to write about what they’d do at a school mud

day.

Descriptive words Create a list of words that describe worms. Ask prompting questions as

needed.

Small Group Science Small Group Math

Gummy worm science Experiment with what happens when gummy worms are put in different

liquids. Make predictions, set up the experiment, and record results. Use

this experiment as inspiration.

Worm shapes Use worm manipulatives (gummy

worms, yarn, tackle worms, or cooked pasta) to make different shapes.

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Materials Read Aloud Chocolate pudding; Oreos; gummy worms; ribbon; felt; dirt; worms

Jonathan and Martha

Whole Group Activity Small Group Literacy

Worm cup snack Add chocolate pudding to a cup.

Crushed Oreo cookies get layered on next. Place a few gummy worms on

top.

Button worm literacy Have a ribbon “worm” make its way through the letters in a child’s name,

or the letters in the alphabet.

Small Group Science Small Group Math

Worm and dirt exploration Place real dirt/mud on a tray, along with some real worms. Very gently,

look and touch. Make observations in a science journal.

Color worms Match colorful worms to color word

cards. Can also sort items from around the classroom to the correct

color cards.

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Centers

Arts & Crafts Pipe cleaner worms – Thread pony beads onto pipe cleaners to make worms. Worm weaving – Take a piece of brown construction paper. Cut slits into it at about 2-inch intervals. Use thick ribbons or construction paper worms to weave in and out of the brown paper “dirt”.

Science Worm habitat observation - Take a peek at the worms in the worm tower. Record observations about what the worms are doing and how the habitat changes. Add bits of food and mist the soil each day. Life cycle - Put the earthworm life cycle in order. Write or talk about the life cycle.

Pretend Play

Life cycle – Act out the earthworm life cycle. Include a sleeping bag or a blanket for children to use as a “cocoon”. Leave space for wiggling worms! Digging for worms – Pretend to be going on a worm digging trip. Add hats, shovels, buckets, and fake worms to the center.

Literacy Worm letter puzzles - Put the puzzles together, matching uppercase and lowercase letters. Worm sensory writing tray - Place sand or dirt in a shallow tray. Add some plastic fishing worms and some pebbles. Create letters, words, and designs in the sand/dirt using finger writing, rocks, or by dragging “worms” through the dirt.

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Centers

Math Worm number cards - Put the cards in numerical order, use pretend worms to explore one-to-one correspondence, etc. Making numbers with worms - Use cooked pasta, gummy, worms, or plastic fishing worms to form numbers.

Sensory Worm play dough - Create habitats for worms using play dough. Add in some pretend worms for more play. Mud and worms - Add dirt or mud to a sensory bin, along with pretend worms. Include shovels, pails, scoops, and cups.

Building

The longest worm - See how long you can make a “worm” built of blocks. Count how many blocks long it is, or measure it. Worm garden - Use blocks to create a garden for worms to live in. Add pretend worms.

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Weekly Lesson Plans Read Aloud

Whole Group

Literacy

Math

Science

CENTERS

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Weekly Lesson Plans Read Aloud

Whole Group

Literacy

Math

Science

CENTERS

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Weekly Lesson Plans Read Aloud

Whole Group

Literacy

Math

Science

CENTERS

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Weekly Lesson Plans Read Aloud

Whole Group

Literacy

Math

Science

CENTERS

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Worm Color Cards – Print, cut apart, laminate.

Match with the colorful pattern worm cards.

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Worm Color Cards – Print, cut apart, laminate.

Match with the colorful pattern worm cards.

brown

orange yellow green

blue purple pink

red

black gray white

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Worm Letter Matching Puzzles Print letter cards. Cut in half diagonally, from the top-right corner to the bottom-left corner (so uppercase and lowercase are separate). Laminate for durability. Children match the uppercase to lowercase letters, like a puzzle.

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Letter Sound Matching Cards

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Worm cocoon Worm hatchling

Young worm Adult worm

Earthworm life cycle cards

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© ECEducation101 Worm Measurement– Print, cut apart, and laminate the measuring worms. Print the recording sheet.

Use the worms to measure items in the house/classroom. Or use a ruler or Unifix cubes to measure the worms.

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© ECEducation101 Worm Measurement– Print, cut apart, and laminate the measuring worms. Print the recording sheet.

Use the worms to measure items in the house/classroom. Or use a ruler or Unifix cubes to measure the worms.

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Worm Measurement

Object Length

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Worm Pattern Cards – Print, cut apart, laminate.

Use to make patterns, sort, etc. Pair with color cards to explore color words and literacy.

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Worm Pattern Cards – Print, cut apart, laminate.

Use to make patterns, sort, etc.

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Worm Pattern Cards – Print, cut apart, laminate.

Use to make patterns, sort, etc.