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Worm Week 23 - 29 March 2009

Worm Week is a great way to get children interested in nature. Most children could identify a ‘worm’ but would not necessarily know much about them – what they eat, how they live, how they produce young and why they are important to humans and other animals.

Earthworms play a crucial role in the production of our food. They live underground in the soil, feeding on decaying materials and turning them into fertile soil which is perfect for growing healthy crops and plants. Worms also play a vital role in the food chain providing food for lots of other animals such as birds and hedgehogs.

hibernating earthworm
Hibernating Earthworm © Roger Key

Buglife has produced a number of supplementary earthworm worksheets that you can download from our website. The worksheets cover topics highlighted in the National Curriculum, Science, Key Stage 1 and 2, Scientific Enquiry and Life Processes and living things.

Buglife are holding two fun and educational competitions:

Photo of Julia Donaldson
Children's author Julia Donaldson, creator of The Gruffalo, will be
judging the Wonderful Worms Poetry Competition!

All primary schools across the UK are invited to take part with great prizes on offer including a free bug day for the school and a desktop wormery.

Worm Week runs from 23 to 29 March but the competitions close on 30th April this will allow you time to prepare your activities and submit your results.

wiggly wigglers logo are offering Buglife members 10% discount on any product from their onilne store. Click here to visit the Wriggly Wrigglers website and enter BG1419 as the Promotional Code. Offer ends 1st May 2009.

Thank you to News International and Wiggly Wigglers for their kind donations towards Worm Week.

Primary Schools Worm Charming Competition. For more information click here.

Wonderful Worms Poetry Competition. For more information click here.

Worm Craft Activities. For more information click here.

Worm Teaching Resources. For more information click here.

Common Garden Earthworms. For more information click here.

Gardening for Worms. For more information click here.

Worm Week coincides with a scientific Soil and Earthworm Survey run by Open Air Laboratories (OPAL). They are hoping to gain an insight into the location and numbers of earthworms across the country whilst getting secondary school pupils involved in science. For more information on their project click here.