DIARY OF A WORM HOW TO

Colors: crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc.*Diary of an Animal* Perspective Writing Template.If you and your littles are interested in creating your own animal diaries, check out the activity below with all of the templates you will need to get started! The TK kiddos were thrilled to be in an upper grade classroom (and enjoyed the read alouds of course), and the third graders felt a sense of pride and responsibility and to be modeling for the little ones what third grade works as like. The whole project culminated in an across-grade level collaboration~ we invited the TK kids to come visit out classroom, and the third graders paired up with the little littles and shared their animal Diaries.

Then, they carefully illustrated and colored each page, and filled in some bonus fun-fact pages and a scrapbook at the end of the diary. Using the Diary of a Worm as our mentor text, each student chose an animal and created a diary recording that animal’s daily activities and more~ who their family members were, did they have any siblings, who were their friends, what did they do at school, what kind of jokes did they tell, what might be their worst nightmare, what do they want to be when they grow up, what are the the three best and worst tings about being them~ etc.

Well, I told them, you may not be able to find an actual diary of that animal, but *you* can write one! It’s your job to *become* your animal~ imagine life from the *perspective* of your animal, think like your animal, even move like your animal if you must! (abiding by safe classroom behaviors, of course). If you could read the diary of any animal, which animal would you choose? This was the question I asked my third graders and they were bubbling over with ideas. Subscribe: MaiStoryBook Youtube Channel for additional read aloud videos! Diary of an Animal Perspective Writing Booklet Activity Check out the activity at the end of this post for an extension to this lesson. For example, a fun game of hop-scotch is a a deadly activity for a worm, and while a small group of girls may feel squeamish when a worm crawls up, to Worm, it’s absolutely hilarious to hear them squeal. Scenes that readers will be familiar with are retold from the worm’s perspective, giving us another point of view to consider. From a teacher’s perspective, this read aloud is also perfect for engaging students in a lesson about perspective/ point of view writing. The illustrations are complete with clever speech bubbles, adding another layer of character development and humor to the text. From going to school, bantering with siblings, indulging in shenanigans with friends, and dreaming of the future, readers will connect with Worm’s adventures while also learning some fun worm facts along the way. This witty read takes a seemingly mundane creature and makes its life relatable to ours. This tiny little worm has some big adventures~ perfect for his next diary entry!

DIARY OF A WORM HOW TO

This hilarious reading adventure will take you through the ins and outs of being a worm~ from the 3 most important things to remember as a worm, the best jokes to tell your worm sister, how to dance the hokey pokey worm style, and even what not to eat before bed to avoid having nightmares of giant birds playing hopscotch. Ever wonder what it’s like to be a worm? What does a worm do all day? Do worms have friends? Do they go to school? Prepare to have all your questions answered as we embark on an intimate sneak peak into the life of a worm through Worm’s very own Diary.

Diary of a worm