Worm's World / Worms, Worms, Worms

Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. In the narrative book, Worm’s World, readers will learn about the big contributions that little things make, by watching Worm go about his day. He aerates soil and plays a part in breaking up leaf debris which will lead readers to learn about the interplay between Worm and other creatures. This fiction book is paired with the nonfiction book, Worms, Worms, Worms, for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies. This nonfiction book provides many opportunities to build domain-specific vocabulary and to introduce some basic concepts of life science and earth science. Watch the enthusiasm in your readers unfold as they experience this theme set.