Week 09 · Thursday: Soil and Worms (Grow It K-2)

Thursday: Meet the earthworm

After digging, Rocket spots something wiggly.

"A worm!" Raven whispers. "What do you notice?"

Nova says, "Let us be gentle soil scientists."

An earthworm's body

An earthworm has a soft body made of rings.

Each ring is called a segment.

Tiny bristles help it grip the soil.

A hard spot on its head pushes into cracks.

Breathing through skin

Earthworms breathe through their thin skin.

Their skin makes a slippery slime.

The slime keeps the worm damp.

A worm needs damp skin to breathe.

So worms live in damp soil.

WORM FACTS

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

How does an earthworm breathe?

What keeps a worm's skin damp?

What helps a worm grip the soil?

Sentence	True or false?
An earthworm body is made of rings.	?
Worms need damp skin to breathe.	?
Worms like hot, dry places best.	?
Each worm ring is called a segment.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISEDamp soil has what worms need.

Try it

With a grown-up, look under a damp board or leaves.
If you find a worm, just watch it.
Count how many rings you can see.
Put the board or leaves back gently.

Safety first

A grown-up lifts the board or leaves.
Wear gloves, and wash your hands after.
Be gentle. Leave the worm where it lives.
Do not touch unknown plants outside.

WORM HOMES

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

Why do worms live in damp soil?

You find a worm. What do you do?

Bean check

Look at your bean plant.
A grown-up marks its height on your strip.

Draw an earthworm. Show its rings.

Word Spot: spell, air

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Spell: S-P-E-L-L.

Air: A-I-R.

FIND THE WORD

Listen to the word.
Tap it.

Find the word you hear.

FILL THE GAP

Listen to the sentence.
Tap the missing word.

Can you ___ cat?

We breathe ___.

You were a gentle worm watcher!

Tomorrow you will see how worms help the soil.