People & Water 

How water as a natural resource plays a huge role in our daily lives

Where the water in our daily lives comes from

A deeper appreciation for how water gets from the environment to our homes

Flippity website link or printable card deck on cardstock (multiple decks can be made by using different color cardstock)

Chart Paper or Digital KWL

Markers

Slides of student questions

Reading materials

• • • How did that get to my house? Water by Nancy Robinson Masters: epic! Link, Amazon Link

    • Magic School Bus Wet All Over Video

    • City of Water by Andrea Curtis: epic! Link, Amazon Link

Start the lesson with a Know-Want to Know- Learned (KWL) chart.

Ask the students what they know about water in their community/homes. 

Then ask what the students want to know about water and how it interacts with people. 

 Afterwards, choose one of the following formats to share with students:

• • • • How did that get to my House? Water by Nancy Robinson 

      • Magic School Bus - Wet All Over

      • City of Water by Andrea Curtis

After reading/viewing, students can choose between online matching game through Flippity or printed card deck.

Then, students can meet in groups to discuss the questions on the slides. 

After discussion have students fill out the "Learned" section of the KWL chart.

A interactive lesson to prompt deeper thinking about water resources & use

An opportunity for students to engage in group discussion about an important topic

A fun matching game that reinforces vocabulary and related concepts