We have been lucky enough to have some Silkworms in our Stem environment. The children have been able to observe the Silkworm grow from tiny little worms into large silkworms with our longest currently being 5cm. The children have been able to observe how much Silkworms eat in a day and how quickly our Silkworms are growing. The children have also been able to use technology to watch the lifecycles of the Silkworm and we have printed it for the children to use while observing our Silkworms.
While watching our Silkworms the children have learnt that they are very vulnerable and that they need to be very careful when cleaning the old leaves and giving them fresh mulberry leaves. We have been lucky enough for parents and grandparents having mulberry trees which they have been giving us leaves.
Did you know that a Silkworm is actually a caterpillar.
Having Silkworms in our environment is very rewarding. Having these can promoted a nurturing attitude and allows children to boost their self esteem by showing pride and achievement for caring for our Silkworms. Silkworms have also offered further learning in both Science and Mathematics. We have started to explore other lifecycles and we have counted how many we have . Currently there is 36 in our box.
