Yucky Worms (Nature Storybooks)

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There are a lot of little facts thrown in that inquisitive, "teaching" children will relish. A full body diagram of a worm is also included in the beginning with not only the outside but the inside of a worms body as well. This book explores the nature of humble worms and what job roles they have. From recycling our waste to make rich compost for your garden which your crops will love, what they eat, how they aerate and improve the soil, how they move around as well as explaining the anatomy of those 'underground farmers!'

Understanding the World ELG: Past and Present. Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society.Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, non-fiction texts and – when appropriate – maps. Understanding the World ELG: People and Communities. Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps. Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter. Take your child outside, to dig a patch of soil and look for worms. Follow up by encouraging your child to become worms themselves – by moving and wriggling to music!

Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter. Who would have thought those little wrigglers we call worms would be such a high importance in our environment?! Studying worms will involve critical thinking. Children will naturally ask themselves, and you, where one might appear, how it can move without legs, and other questions, perhaps also considering whether they are disgusting or beautiful, stupid or clever. Later, they will also have to think hard to represent the worms bodily, then with crayon strokes, colours and perhaps words. Some will share thoughts, selecting language to express their ideas. They may also evaluate muddy soil, as they explore its properties and content.Link to phonics by focusing on the phonic ‘w’, heard in ‘worm’ and ‘wiggly’. Say the sound together and sky-write the letter. Then write the letter, with a worm sketch. Help children recognise the sound in other relevant words, such as ‘wet’, ‘we went walking’, ‘which way?”.

Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants. Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps We love this non-fiction book because unusually for a book aimed at EYFS, it has photographs rather than illustrations. This book contains 24 National Geographic photographs of water being collected, stored, transported and shared in different ways around the world. Each picture has a brief caption of two or three words, with longer descriptions of the photographs and a map of the world at the end of the book. For water related activities, see our looking through water STEM at home activity and our floating flowers activity.Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World- Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter. Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps;

Mathematics ELG: Numerical Patterns. Compare quantities up to 10 in different contexts, recognising when one quantity is greater than, less than or the same as the other quantity;Children and even adults can learn the true science and facts behind these little magnificent creatures such as what they can do, create and what roles they play in our gardens! This picture book is a lot of fun to read and tells the story of a boy who is spending time with his Grandmother in the garden. He is disgusted when he comes across a worm but the grandmother explains why he ought not be disgusted, telling him all about the crucial work a worm does. The book is told from the point of view of the young boy who is spending the day with his Gran while she tends to the garden. When she digs up a worm he’s disgusted at first but then his Gran starts to explain just how great these creatures are. Although it sounds a little like a fiction story it’s a non-fiction book and there are a lot of worm facts explained in a really fun way. Something about the ‘story’ aspect of the book just seems to work and makes it easier and more engaging to learn about worms. Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. The illustrations really made me love this book even more. Not only are they clear and fun but there are also lots of little extras going on in each picture and the best part of all the illustrations is the fact they are quite funny with little speech bubbles and comments made by the worms and other insects. There’s something about funny pictures that makes them more fun to read and I can see kids really enjoying looking over this book again and again and spotting all the extra things in the pictures like extra worms, insects, toys and cats. It makes each picture more interesting and fun and I’ve always felt that books with extra things to see in the picture make it great fun to re-read.