Compost anyone? Among other topics shared at storytime today was the great work that worms do to make dirt. We read the book Compost Stew by Mary McKenna Siddals We also shared this flannel rhyme : Five little worms went out to play On a bright and sunny day, A banana peel is what one found And he brought it home into the ground. Four little worms ... a cracked eggshell Three little worms ... some rotten leaves Two little worms ... a old newspaper One little worm ... a used tea bag Those five little worms dug deep in the ground, They wiggled their bodies around and around, They ate those kitchen scraps, munch! munch! munch! And made some DIRT from their garbage lunch! We also read Round As A Ball by Ernst, 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Walsh and A Leaf Can Be ... by Salas. I shared the book What's This? by Mockford in book prop format : We ended storytime with a rousing version of "We've got the whole world in our hands". Our take-home activity sheet was designed to encourage writing together : for at-home use only