Inch by Inch!

 

                                   Worms!

What do you do when your class finds worms on the playground? In my classroom, you build worm habitats, grab the worm books off the shelf, turn worms into math, and more. 

We started by reading another classic by Leo Lionni, Inch by Inch. We made our inchworms from playdough and compared sizes with our table teams. I brought a "super worms" cup to feed our pet tarantula, Ms. Webbington. After investigating the superworms, we determined how many she needed each week. We were also surprised that our cup stated that fifty worms were inside, but after counting each one, we had sixty. Bugs, kids, and counting. Too much fun. 

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Ms. Webbington eats two super worms a week, and we learned that she needs eight worms a month to be happy. Since we had so many extra worms, we shared them with Toto, a visiting box turtle. She enjoyed her tasty treat.

                                                              Math and Nature Rock!