How to Eat Fried Worms Lesson Plans

How to Eat Fried Worms is a children's book. The author is Thomas Rockwell. It was first released in 1973. The book is based on a middle school aged boy named Billy who really wants a mini bike. Billy makes a bet that he can eat a worm every day for fifteen days in order to get enough money for his precious mini bike. His friends literally cook up ways for him to be able to win the bet by trying to make worms taste better.

I remember reading How to Eat Fried Worms when I was a little girl. I loved this book. I was shocked to find out that it is actually one of the most commonly challenged books and a target for censorship!

In 2006, a movie was made based on the book. It was also titled How to Eat Fried Worms. It differs quite a bit from the book. The movie brings the subject of bullying into light, as well as a few other changes.

This writing lesson plan based on the popular book teaches all about paragraphs including outlining, types of sentences, topic sentences, writing in sequence, and more. Detailed with vocabulary activities, book comprehension questions, multiple choice questions, and activities all divided up by chapters. Plus activities and quizzes for the end of the book.

How to Eat Fried Worms Lesson Plan that includes vocabulary quizzes for each chapter and teaches about similes and metaphors.

This webquest lesson plan teaches all about earthworms. It is a perfect complement to any unit study about How to Eat Fried Worms. It can all be done online!

Another online webquest all about worms that teaches all about worms and is a perfect addition to How to Eat Fried Worms lesson plans.