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Wormy Time

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CD-SC3.4a
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

Purchase mealworms at a pet store; they are beetle larva used for feeding small mammals, reptiles and birds. Keep them in an open container with the bottom covered in old fashioned oatmeal. A cut apple provides enough food and moisture for the worms The children can hold them, watch them shed their skin as they grow and see them change into beetles. They can be released when you are finished with your study. Have the children journal their observations. This can be done in small group.  

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