Hi there I am Ernie earthworm and I am happy to have you visit my web page .  I hope you enjoy the items I have included this month .  The answers to the jokes are on the very bottom of the page.

Materials:
Glass jar ( quart size or larger), soil sand, worms, hammer and large nail, dark cloth, uncooked oatmeal.

Directions:
Put a one-inch layer of moist soil into the glass jar.  Sprinkle about a teaspoon of oatmeal on top of the soil.  Add a one-inch layer of moist sand.  Continue this sequence until there is about 2 inches of open space left in the jar with the last layer being soil.  Place about 20 worms in the jar.  Punch holes in lid of jar with hammer and nail.  Do not punch holes into the lid when it is on the jar!  Cover the jar with the dark cloth.  Place the worm farm somewhere that is not in direct sunlight.  After a week, remove the dark cloth and observe how the worms have mixed the soil and sand in their search for food.

Keep your worms happy
Always keep your worms cool and moist.  Be careful not to make the soil too wet, or your worms may drown.  Ever six weeks or so, add a small amount of oatmeal for your worms to eat.

1.  What did one snake say to another?

2.  What did one worm say to another?

3.  How did the earthworm afford a new home?

4.  Why didn't the inchworm make the honor roll?

5.  How did the earthworm do in school?

6.  Did you hear about the silkworms who ran a relay race?

7.  How does an earthworm turn down a party invitation?

8.  What happens to earthworms who misbehave?

9.  Where do worms go on vacation?

10.  How do you stop the Blob from eating worms?

Print this page and you can color the pictures.

1.  Let's see you worm your way out of this one.  2.  Where on earth have you been?  3.  He got it dirt cheap.  4.  He didn't measure up.  5.  He's at the bottom of his class.  6.  They ended up in a tie.  7.  Thanks, but I'm not in the mud.  8.  They get grounded.  9.  The Big Apple.  10.  Give him a good slug.