Emphasize that all life is connected to water. Students use water words to make word trees. Water wet and fast, moving in a cycle. 5.Students finish the sentence using their word tree. Water is black clouds building into a fierce summer storm.
Water is a pond where raccoons can have a drink.
Make a Water Reflection Book by illustrating their poetic statements and binding them into a classroom book. This could also be made by using computer generated images in a program such as Kid Pix 2 and made into an electronic picture book or slide show. Tell 2 ways to use water for recreation. Tell 1 way why water is important. Portions of this activity are adapted with permission from Project Wet Curriculum and Activity Guide pgs.