🪱 Worm Composting Lesson (Digital Download)

📚 Grade Level: 2nd–5th Grade
⏱️ Time Required: 30–40 minutes

Bring your classroom to life with this fun, hands-on lesson about worms and composting! 🐛 Students will learn how worms turn food scraps into nutrient-rich “black gold” 🌱 while exploring science, sustainability, and teamwork. Perfect for teachers, garden educators, nature centers, and homeschool families.

✨ What’s Inside

• 📖 13-Page Lesson Plan – Objectives, step-by-step instructions, and extension activities.

• 💻 Google Slides Presentation – Composting basics, worm anatomy, and food-sorting visuals.

• 🎲 Worm Menu Sorting Game – Printable cards + easy directions.

• ✏️ Observation Sheet – Space for student drawings and worm notes.

• 📝 Quick Worm Quiz – With answer key included.

• 🪱 Build & Care Guide – Teacher-friendly instructions for a classroom worm bin.

• 🎨 Optional Activities – Naming worms, journaling, and drawing habitats.

(All materials are digital files for instant download upon purchase 📥)

📏 Standards Alignment

Aligned with NGSS & Michigan Science Standards:

• 🔹 2-LS4-1

• 🔹 3-LS4-3

• 🔹 5-PS3-1

• 🔹 5-LS2-1

🌟 Perfect For

• 🏫 Classroom teachers (science & sustainability)

• 🌿 Garden-based education programs

• 👩👩👧👦 After-school clubs & nature centers

• 🏡 Homeschool families

❤️ Why Kids & Teachers Love It

• 🧒 Kids love it because it’s hands-on, a little wiggly, and a lot of fun! They get to draw, play games, and discover the “secret life” of worms up close.

• 👩🏫 Teachers love it because everything is ready-to-go, aligned with standards, and designed to spark curiosity while making science easy to teach.

• 🌍 Both love that it connects classroom learning to real-world sustainability and gardening!