Worms, Yucky or Not Yucky?

Students read Yucky Worms by Vivian French and Illustrated by Jessica Ahlberg

Students have been raising seedlings in their classrooms and are getting ready to start gardening! Students shared lots of knowledge about worms and composting. After reading Vivian French’s book, Yucky Worms, students learned even more fun facts about how beneficial worms are to our environment!

Some  fun facts we learned about worms:

• Worms can live up to 22 years
• Worms have 5 hearts
• Worms have no eyes, they sense vibrations, light, and temperature through special organs in their skin
• The longest worm was found in South Africa, it was 22 feet long
• Baby worms hatch from a cocoon, smaller than a grain of rice
• There are 2,700 different kinds of worms
• Worm poop or castings are nutrient rich and help plants to grow
• Worm tunnels help to bring air into the soil and allow water to reach plants roots

Pezzettino by Leo Lionni

A classic fable about the search for identity, from Caldecott Honor winning picture book creator Leo Lionni. Pezzettino learns that he belongs to no one but himself a  joyous and satisfying conclusion to this beautiful mosaic style picture book.

“In Leo Lionni’s books, it is critical that the citizen not hoard his resources, it is critical that the artist not hoard his vision, but it is also important that the person not hoard himself. In Lionni’s books, the connection between one another is the most important thing we have. And it is by reaching out, grasping hands, that we build a better, more beautiful world, one we can all enjoy.” –Olivia Rutigliano

Students in K-2nd used Pattern Blocks to build imaginary characters to retell the story of Pezzetino.

Students in 1st-6th grade have been story mapping in Library Class with Ozobots!

We have been exploring 2 ways to code:

Completely screen-free with Color Codes, and more advanced block-based programming with Ozobot Blockly.