dirtgirl's Nature Detective Academy – Dirt
calling all nature detectives!
Hi nature detectives! It’s dirtgirl here.
Welcome to my Nature Detective Academy! Would you like to go outside exploring with me on a nature detective academy mission? Today, we’re exploring dirt!
Another word for dirt is soil. Soil is super important for our planet! We need healthy soil so that the trees can grow and make the oxygen that we breathe. And we need healthy soil to grow yummy food to eat!
listen to the ‘dirt’ episode
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to get grubby with my Nature Detective Academy kids’ podcast! Each episode is full of fun things to do … poems, tips, amazing facts, and real-life nature sounds to connect you with the outside, before you’ve even stepped out the door! Click on the play button to listen to today’s ‘dirt’ episode.
sing along … with costa the garden gnome
If there’s someone who knows about dirt, it’s Costa the garden gnome!
worms rock!
Worms are great to have in the garden. They keep the soil healthy by eating rotting organic matter and pooing and weeing into the soil which nourishes it! You can also keep worms in a worm farm. If you put your kitchen scraps into your worm farm, the worms will eat the scraps and turn them into liquid fertiliser which you can use to feed your garden.
colour in
Here’s something to print and colour in.
nature detective mission
And here’s your take away mission … next time you are outside dance like a worm!
Post a pic or video to social media use the hashtags #dirtgirlworld #iamoutside to make sure I discover it! Or you can post it on the Kinderling Kids Radio and dirtgirlworld Facebook pages. Just check with your grown-ups first, as different families have different rules for social media and we are totally cool with that!
sign up to our newsletter
Sign up to the dirtgirlworld newsletter and get your FREE printable! To download your free worm activity sheet, ask your grown-ups for their permission and help.
Bye nature detectives!
See you next time for a new nature detective mission.
