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Suggested lesson plans and activities for water-related learning in the Kindergarten, first, and second grade classrooms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Host a water field day event at your school! These guides include relay races, sponge activities, and cooperative water challenges.<\/p>\n
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An HTML5 interactive activity where kids explore an animated street scene, identify germ-spreading surfaces, and “scrub” germs away. Features Bridger the dog character. Free, no login required. Replaces the former Gel-Mo’s Storybook.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Free downloadable handwashing posters, superhero-themed stickers (“Handwashing is your superpower!”), and YouTube videos including the “Happy Handwashing Song.” Available in English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Downloadable handwashing posters, flu prevention infographics, and character-based educational content for ages 3\u20138. Great for classroom display and reinforcement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Includes a handwashing curriculum PDF specifically for children ages 3\u20136, plus project ideas and children’s book recommendations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Four games including “Test Your WaterSense” (race through pipes answering trivia) and “Tip Tank,” plus downloadable bingo, crossword puzzles, and coloring sheets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 31 water-themed sing-along songs including “Every Little Drop of Water,” “Water Cycle,” and “We All Live Downstream.” Perfect for classroom sing-alongs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Second graders perform a water song with lyrics rolling across the screen. A fun 2-minute classroom sing-along from NOAA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n A downloadable PDF booklet featuring coloring, word searches, mazes, crossword puzzles, and more \u2014 all about protecting and conserving drinking water. Grades K\u20133.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 8+ pages of coloring exercises that deal with water usage. Originally from GRACE Communications Foundation, hosted by The Water Project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Free EPA WaterSense coloring book about water conservation at home. A great companion to the Thirstin activity book.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n A maze worksheet where kids help Hydro navigate to turn off a leaky faucet. Teaches water conservation through a fun puzzle. Downloadable PDF.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Free printable word search with 20 water-related terms including bottle, glacier, ocean, river, and wave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Free, colorful one-page PDF poster illustrating the water cycle. Print for classroom display or use at a learning center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The U.S. Geological Survey’s classic poster series \u2014 each comes with educational activities and is available as high-resolution images or PDFs. All free and public domain.<\/strong><\/p>\n View All USGS Posters \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n Available in color, B&W, and select topics in Spanish. Includes the newer “Where’s the Water?” set covering deserts, forests, urban, suburban, coastlines, and agricultural areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Build a water filter from a plastic bottle using coffee filters, cotton balls, sand, gravel, and charcoal. Step-by-step photos included.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Teach children about evaporation on a sunny day by measuring water loss under different conditions over several days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Penny drop counting, pepper-and-soap experiments, and bubble activities that explore how water molecules interact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Teach the effects of water pollution through a storytelling activity where students see how pollutants affect a fish’s habitat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWater Knowledge<\/h4>\n
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Word Games<\/h3>\n
Bulletin Board Ideas<\/h3>\n
USGS Water Education Posters<\/h4>\n
Classroom Activities<\/h3>\n
Lesson Plans from the Water Environment Federation<\/h4>\n