In a 2nd grade class at Verner Elementary, there was one girl who absolutely did not want to touch the worms during the lesson. But then at the very end, she whispered to our staff, asking if she could hold one. We gently placed one in her palm.

 Unlike the worm, our curious gardener didn’t squirm at all. Her eyes lit up. She let it wiggle around for a minute.

Then she asked, “Can I bring it home? I want to play with it at my house!”