Worm Your Way In

 

As spring arrives worms are busily aerating the soil – and maybe hiding from folks who fish. Worm into the lives of worms with these online activities.

CONNECT:

• Watch how earthworms work at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-zc_1vjLnI
• Get the dirt on worms at https://www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au/funfactsaboutworms
• See weird and wonderful deep-sea worms at https://youtu.be/cdr1kWmSiiE

CREATE:

• Check out this worm activity theme for preschoolers with this rich list: http://www.preschoolexpress.com/theme-station12/worms-june.shtml
• Make a wormery by following the directions at https://naturestudyhomeschool.com/observe-worms-with-preschoolers/
• Try these wormy crafts at https://www.daniellesplace.com/html/worm-crafts-learning-activities.html

CARE:

• See five good reasons to have a pet worm as a pet at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH60RBZvqyQ
• Help the planet by composting – with worm help; see how to do it at https://www.acua.com/Community-Hub/News/Blog/2019/Worms-Pets-that-Help-the-Planet-Through-Composting.aspx
• For parents: Worm infections are common in children. Find out how to prevent and treat them at https://raisingchildren.net.au/guides/a-z-health-reference/worms

CAREERS:

Want to worm yourself into a career that focuses on worms? You could be a scientist, a fisher, a worm farmer, a worm counter, or a vermiculturist (impress your friends with this fancy word). Dig into some possibilities below.

• https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/vermiculturist
• Worm counter: https://budgetsaresexy.com/side-hustle-series-worm-counter/
• Worm farm: https://www.abc10.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/backroads-ott/how-worms-at-a-california-farm-help-gardeners-and-farmers-improve-soil/103-04f68015-f09d-4fcc-a8d2-cd084efcd5bb

 

 

Doves are COO!

Doves are often associated with peace and love. Both ideas are timely – and now’s the time to put your heart into these online activities.

CONNECT:

• Watch about the world of doves at https://youtu.be/1zgA3TGMNYQ
• Read about doves (and pigeons) as symbols at https://kids.kiddle.co/Sign_of_the_Dove and (for older kids at https://wysinfo.com/doves-and-pigeons-in-history/)
• Get 10 fun facts about mourning doves at https://www.audubon.org/magazine/10-fun-facts-about-mourning-dove

 

CREATE:

• Get inspired by over a dozen dove crafts at https://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/dovescraftsideasactivitieskids.html
• Play a hopeful dove relay by following the directions at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Abt4diHhuo
• Feel free as you dance to this musical game about doves: https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/open-the-dovecote-ring-game/

 

CARE:

• Watch what do to if you find a baby dove or other baby bird at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPhVJRvzZFo
• Learn how to care for a pet dove at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srPvKJCLZ0c&t=76s and get more details at https://www.petmd.com/bird/dove-care-sheet
• See how people have helped to revive the extinct Socorro Dove at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Dwm0b2Zoc

 

CAREERS:

Are you lovely-dovey about an avian (bird) career? Besides being an ornithologist who focuses on the study and care of birds, you could be a bird breeder and trainer, a zookeeper, a pet store owner, a veterinarian, a fashion designer or manufacturer, a conservationist, and even a bird census taker. Here is a bird’s eye-view of some of the job possibilities.

• https://www.globalyoungbirdersnetwork.org/bird-related-careers.html
• Ornithologist interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LvtC8N9CNA
• https://abcbirds.org/careers
• Bird monitors: https://www.birdpop.org/pages/jobs.php
• Zoo bird keeper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBB7kXVTubI