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Squirmy Wormy Composters (Primary Ecology)

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Teachers: This book will give you confidence in teaching about worms and composting. Intermediate primary students are also able to read and understand the text. Some of the sections include "Starting a vermi-composter," "Feeding your worms," "How a worm eats," and a cute fairy tale that demonstrates the importance of worms. This book is an excellent teacher resource.

Squirmy, Wormy Composters is a unique book that teaches children about vermicomposting. It has clear illustrations and language about worm anatomy and reproduction on a child's level. (Not easy to find anywhere else!) There are many photographs of children interacting with worms which can help to overcome the 'yuck' reaction. I have found this book to be a terrific teaching tool.

I do worm composting presentations in schools and sometimes if the teacher wants, I leave a vermicomposting bin in the classroom. This book has some of the best illustrations! One of the worm's anatomy and another close-up of the worm's mouth are EXCELLENT. I choose to NOT show a photo of a boy with a worm on his tongue. I do not want to give students any ideas to try that and besides, it would cause a big distraction to what I'm trying to teach in my presentation. I also don't show the worm "sex" pictures to a classroom, not knowing policies at the schools for that sort of thing. Those illustrations are very good, however, and I would choose to show my own childdren.