Wiggling Worms Journal: HelpLombrices your child find two leaves outside. Discuss the similarities Ondulantes and differences between them using the sense of sight, touch, smell and hearing (do not taste, unless you are positive the leaf is edible). Why do Your child is learning about earthworms and the important job they do the two leaves look different? Encourage your child to draw a picture environment. They break down dead materials and help fertilize offor thethe leaves in his or her journal. Help your child write (or otherwise and aerate the soil. Investigate your wiggly neighbors with your indicate) special features of the leaves. Record where you foundchild. the leaves. Su hijo o hija está aprendiendo acerca de las lombrices de tierra y el trabajo importante que ellas hacen para el medio ambiente. Ellas Binocular Safari:materiales Practice using binoculars (real, homemade, descomponen muertos y ayudan a fertilizar y airearorelboth, if possible) with yourjunto child. Observe at home or in avecinas. local park. suelo. Investigue con su hijo animals o hija a sus ondulantes Discuss what they look like and what they are doing. To use binoculars, first spot an animal or object with your eyes. Without taking your eyes off the object, lift the binoculars to your eyes to peer through. to keep your eyes theyour object? Worm Were Walk:you Goable on an earthworm walkon with child. Look for them in moist soil beneath rocks, logs or leaf litter. A great time to go for a worm walk is after a rainfall. They come out of their flooded burrows. How many worms can you find? Where can you find them? What are they doing? Help your child record the worm observations you make together in a notebook. Buscando Lombrices: Salga a buscar lombrices con su hijo o hija. Búsquelas en suelos húmedos, debajo de las ramas u hojas muertas. El mejor momento para buscarlas es después de una lluvia, cuando salen de sus madrigueras inundadas. ¿Cuántas encontraron? ¿Dónde las encontraron? ¿Qué estaban haciendo? Ayude a su hijo o hija a anotar las observaciones que hicieron acerca de las lombrices en un Cuaderno Ambiental. Fishing Worms: Use worms as bait to go fishing with your child. Many common freshwater fish can be caught with a worm on a hook including sunfish, bass, perch and catfish. Visit www.takemefishing.org for fishing information. You can find out where to catch fish and may even be able to borrow equipment. Cebo: Utilice las lombrices como carnada para ir a pescar con su hijo o hija. Muchos peces comunes de agua dulce, incluyendo perca, róbalo y bagre, pueden ser capturados colocando una lombriz en un anzuelo. Busque información sobre la pesca en www.takemefishing.org. A través de este enlace, usted puede encontrar información sobre dónde pescar y dónde pedir prestado equipo de pesca. Home Connections _ Conexiones en el Hogar Growing Up WILD: Exploring Nature with Young Children © 2009 Council for Environmental Education