This week in our kindergarten classroom, we dove into an exciting and interactive W is for Water Week! Water is such an essential part of our world, and we explored its many wonders through hands-on activities, storytelling, science experiments, and math investigations. The students were fully engaged in learning about water’s journey, its importance, and the ways we can use it wisely. Here’s a glimpse into our week of discovery!
Storytelling & Literacy Adventures
Each day, we started with a water-themed story that helped us think more deeply about how water moves and why it matters.
- Monday: Water is Water by Miranda Paul helped us see the water cycle in action, setting the stage for the week.
- Tuesday: The Water Princess by Susan Verde opened up discussions on access to clean water and why we should appreciate it.
- Wednesday: All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon taught us about water’s journey across the globe.
- Thursday: Hey, Water! by Antoinette Portis helped us identify different forms of water all around us.
- Friday: We celebrated W is for worm with a Letter W craft and storytelling about water’s adventures.
- Our Water Superhero Storytelling Lesson was a huge hit! Students acted out all the different ways that they could save more water using story workshop materials.
Students also practiced their Letter W Writing by painting with water and brainstorming words that start with W, such as waves, waterfalls, and wetlands. We also wrote creative stories imagining, If I Were a Raindrop…, taking on the perspective of water itself!
Hands-On Math & Science Fun
Our math and science centers flowed seamlessly into our water theme!
- Counting Water Drops – Using pipettes, we carefully counted how many water droplets we could put onto a water counting page after carefully rolling a dice to see the
- Estimating Water Amounts – Comparing how much water different containers could hold.
- Building 3D Shapes with Ice Cubes – A frosty math challenge that reinforced geometric concepts.
Creative Exploration & Play-Based Learning
Throughout the week, students explored water in different ways through our provocations and exploration stations:
- Water sensory tub – involved tropical fish, blue kinetic sand, and water rocks.
- Quantity explorations – students investigated different quantities of different sized containers and how much water they could hold.
W is for Water Celebration!
On Friday, we wrapped up the week with a Water Celebration Day!
- Math Tubs: Measuring Water Volume – Students experimented with different containers to see which held more or less water.
- ADST: Building a Boat – Using popsicle sticks, tape, pipe cleaners, and some recycled fruit cup containers we explored makings boats and then tested them to see how many elephants they could hold before they sank.
As the week came to an end, our classroom was filled with excitement, discovery, and appreciation for water’s role in our world. Through play, storytelling, science, and creativity, students developed a deep understanding of why water is essential to life!
Next week, we dive into a new adventure, but for now, we’ll remember that every drop counts! 💦🌍
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