Diary of a Worm Book Activities

Bring Diary of a Worm to life in your classroom with this engaging read aloud companion pack! Students will love following along as Worm shares the ups and downs of everyday life underground, from school mishaps to family adventures, all through his diary entries.

It’s a fun way to build literacy skills while exploring point of view, character traits, cause and effect, fact vs. fiction, and so much more.

Inside, you’ll find hands-on activities for sequencing, retelling, vocabulary, and writing, along with meaningful cross-curricular extensions in math and science. Together, these activities create a cohesive, multi-day book study in your classroom.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

⭐ Teacher Tools
• Getting Started Tips
• Book Poster
• Author & Illustrator Posters
• Before/During/After Discussion Cards
• Guided Comprehension Questions
• Comprehension Worksheet + Answer Key

⭐ Vocabulary Activities
• Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
• Vocabulary Support Cards
• Vocabulary Practice Worksheets
• ABC Order Activity

⭐ Story Elements & Reading Skills
• Story Elements Poster & Worksheets
• Flip Book Activity
• Making Predictions Worksheet
• Author’s Purpose Worksheet
• Main Idea Worksheets
• Opinion Writing Worksheets
• My Favorite Part Worksheet
• Problem & Solution Worksheet
• Character Traits Circle Maps
• Character Analysis Activity
• Worm’s Thoughts Writing Page
• Making Connections Worksheets
• Fiction vs. Nonfiction Worksheet
• Inferencing Worksheets
• Point of View Poster (First Person)
• Cause & Effect Poster
• Cause & Effect Puzzles
• Cause & Effect Activity Pages
• Compound Words Worksheets

⭐ Crafts & Retelling
• Worm Craft
• Writing Craftivity
• Writing Prompt Pages (Differentiated Options)
• Popsicle Stick Retelling Puppets

⭐ Readers & Sequencing
• “I See Diary of a Worm” Emergent Reader
• Worms Nonfiction Reader
• Under or Above Ground Reader
• Sequencing Worksheets (Differentiated Options)
• Read and Sequence Activity
• Cut and Paste Sequencing Activity
• Worm’s Diary Order Worksheets

⭐ Science Extensions
• Worm Facts Worksheets
• Worm Fact or Fiction Sort
• Worm Life Cycle Poster
• Worm Life Cycle Worksheet
• Parts of a Worm Poster
• Label the Worm Worksheet (Differentiated Options)
• Under or Above Ground Sort
• Tunnel Diggers Worksheet
• Worms Help Earth Worksheet
• Science Writing Extension Pages
• Shrinking Gummy Worms Experiment + Recording Sheet
• Can Gummy Worms Dance? Experiment + Recording Sheet
• Growing Gummy Worms Experiment + Recording Sheet
• Compost Cups Recipe

⭐ Math Extensions
• Graphing & Survey Worksheets
• Make 10 / Make 20 Math Mats
• Make 10 / Make 20 Recording Sheets
• Add and Subtract Mats
• Skip Counting Worksheets
• Least to Most Worksheet
• Calendar Trace & Write

This is a companion resource designed to pair with Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin. The book itself is not included. This resource was created by A Dab of Glue Will Do and is not endorsed or affiliated with the author or publisher in any way.

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