I Guess I’ll Go Eat Worms: Two Worm-Inspired Invitations
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I Guess I’ll Go Eat Worms by Linda Liu is a remix of the classic nursery rhyme, a silly, playful story about friendship, belonging & finding connection in unexpected places all through a shared love of worms!
Inspired by the story, we extended the literacy experience beyond the pages and into play with two simple worm-filled invitations.
1. DIGGING FOR WORMS-For our first invitation, I buried an assortment of bait worms, pipe cleaner worms, and yarn worms underneath a bed of soil in our Cosy Direct Tuff Tray.
Children were invited to dig, scoop & search for the hidden worms using an assortment of our favorite Learning Resources fine motor tools, transferring their discoveries into our Rustic Bowls along the way.
Beyond the sensory fun, digging and collecting strengthens fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination & concentration while naturally encouraging children to count, compare, sort & classify their worm discoveries.
2. WORMS IN DIRT- Our second invitation came straight from the recipe included in the back of the book!
To make Worms in Dirt, children:
Poured milk and chocolate pudding mix together and stirred.
Crushed chocolate sandwich cookies with white filling inside a Ziplock bag to create the “dirt.”
Layered cookie crumbs, pudding, cookie crumbs & pudding until their cups were full.
Poked gummy worms into the dirt to finish!
Following a recipe is such a fun way to weave early literacy, math & science into a hands-on experience. Pouring, stirring, crushing and layering build fine motor skills, while following each step supports sequencing, comprehension, independence & early measurement concepts.
Extending a book through sensory play and cooking gives children another way to connect with the story. They aren’t simply hearing about worms, they’re digging, discovering, creating & tasting them!
These hands-on experiences help strengthen comprehension, vocabulary, recall & sequencing while giving children opportunities to revisit the story through meaningful play.
One silly story + two wonderfully wormy ways to bring it to life!
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