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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