For grades pre-K through kindergarten

We Drink Water
Hi! Im Ripply...
Helpers, heres what to do:
Point to the pictures and read aloud the sentence below each one. Have the child answer the question, Do people need water to live? Tell the child that all people need to drink water. Then, for extra fun, color the pictures of the boy and girl.

I am a boy.

I am a girl.

Do I Drink Water?
Helpers, heres what to do:
All living things need water. Point to each picture and read the sentence below it. Ask the child if the item pictured needs water to live. Have the child answer yes or no. Tell the child that plants and animals need water to grow and be healthy.

I am a frog. I am a flower.

I am a ball.

I am a bird.

I am a duck.

I am a hat.

I am a tree.

I am a dog.

Water All Around

Find the water drops.
Helpers, heres what to do:
Water is all around us. It moves through the air and ground over and over again. Ask the child to look at the colorful picture. There are six water droplets in the picture. Ask the child to find all of them. Then count them together.

Did you find all six?

Same or Dif ferent?

Helpers, heres what to do:
Help the child study each pair of pictures. Identify which pair is the same and which pair is different. Then, for extra fun, color the pictures!

What things dont belong here?

Helpers, heres what to do:
Sometimes we see things that don't belong in our rivers, lakes and ponds. These things can sometimes hurt the plants and animals that live in the water. Ask the child to find the things that dont belong in the lake pictured (tire, cup, book, paper and can).

At the River

6 tire

can cup book paper duck

Put It in the Trash Can

Helpers, heres what to do:
Describe the five things that belong in the trash can. Ask the child to trace along the dotted lines to place each thing in the trash can. Encourage the child to place trash where it belongs.

paper wrappers can

trash can Popsicle sticks

bottle

Time to Color
Helpers, heres what to do:
Help the child study the three shapes. Ask the child to color each shape a different color. Together name each shape and its color.

Find the shapes that match.

Helpers, heres what to do:
Look at the different-colored shapes. Each shape has a water drop inside. Name the shapes together with the child: triangle, square, rectangle, circle, etc. Ask the child to find each pair of shapes that match. Ask the child what is inside each shape.

Water Shapes

Water the trees and plants.

Helpers, heres what to do:
Clouds can come in all shapes and sizes. Rain falls from the clouds and helps trees and plants grow. Ask the child to find the path that leads from the clouds to the trees and plants.

Cloudy Day

Start

10

End

Which picture has the most clouds?

Helpers, heres what to do:
Some days are sunny. On other days we may have clouds in the sky. Ask the child to find the picture that shows the most clouds in it (picture 2). Then have the child draw a cloud face.

Clouds

Draw a cloud face.

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How We Use Water

Lets save some of it!
Helpers, heres what to do:
Talk to the child about how we use water inside and outside. Inside, we use it for bathing, brushing our teeth, washing clothes, washing dishes, cooking and drinking. Outside, we use it for washing cars and watering flowers, plants and trees. Ask the child to count the pictures below and then explain how water is used in each picture.

INDOORS

OUTDOORS

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Counting
Helpers, heres what to do:
Have the child count the water drops from 1 to 10. Then explain to the child how important it is not to use too much water. We should only use what we need and try not to waste it.

3 2 1 6 7 5 9 8 10 4

Please try not to use too much water!

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Living in Water
Which things live in water?
Helpers, heres what to do:
Talk to the child about the animals that live in water all or part of the time. Look at each animal and ask the child to decide whether or not it lives in water all or part of the time. Tell the child that we want to keep our water clean and healthy for these animals.

frog

owl

turtle

fish

lion

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monkey

snail

horse

Draw a line to the matching shadow.

Helpers, heres what to do:
Have the child name the three animals below (fish, frog, turtle). Then ask the child to match the picture of the animal with its shadow.

Shadows

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Help the frog get to the pond.

Helpers, heres what to do:
Talk to the child about creatures that live near a pond. Ask the child to help the frog find the path that leads to the pond.

Water Paths

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The Frog and the Bug

Helpers, heres what to do:
Have the child study the three pictures. Ask what happens first, then next and finally last. Number the pictures 1, 2 and 3. For extra fun, color the pictures.

Yum!

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Water Is Good for Us!

Helpers, heres what to do:
Tell the child that we all need to drink water every day. Look at the pictures of Ripply drinking a glass of water. Talk about what happens first, second and last. Have the child count the pictures in order.

Remember: Drink lots of water. Its good for you!

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W Is for Water
Helpers, heres what to do:
Explain to the child that the word water starts with the letter W and sounds like W (make the sound it makes). Using your finger, trace over the letter below to demonstrate how it is written. Discuss how all living things must have water to survive. Have the child trace over the letter and then color the picture.

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Our Weather
Helpers, heres what to do:
Talk to the child about different kinds of weather. Look at all the pictures. Ask the child to find the picture that shows a sunny day, a rainstorm, a rainbow and a cloudy day.

Find the picture that shows

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a sunny day a rainstorm

a rainbow a cloudy day

Alike and Different

Helpers, heres what to do:
Have the child look at each row of pictures (umbrellas, clouds, flowers). Find the two things that are the same in each row. Point to the one that is different in each row. Then color the pictures that are the same.

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Answer Key
Do I Drink Water?
Helpers, heres what to do:
All living things need water. Point to each picture and read the sentence below it. Ask the child if the item pictured needs water to live. Have the child answer yes or no. Tell the child that plants and animals need water to grow and be healthy.

YES
I am a frog.

NO YES
I am a flower. I am a ball.

YES
I am a bird.

YES
I am a duck.

NO
I am a hat.

YES
I am a tree.

YES
I am a dog.

Water All Around

Find the water drops.
Helpers, heres what to do:
Water is all around us. It moves through the air and ground over and over again. Ask the child to look at the colorful picture. There are six water droplets in the picture. Ask the child to find all of them. Then count them together.

Same or Dif ferent?

Helpers, heres what to do:
Help the child study each pair of pictures. Identify which pair is the same and which pair is different. Then, for extra fun, color the pictures!

What things dont belong here?

Helpers, heres what to do:
Sometimes we see things that don't belong in our rivers, lakes and ponds. These things can sometimes hurt the plants and animals that live in the water. Ask the child to find the things that dont belong in the lake pictured (tire, cup, book, paper and can).

At the River

SAME

DIFFERENT
4

Did you find all six?

6 tire

can cup book paper duck

Find the shapes that match.

Helpers, heres what to do:
Look at the different-colored shapes. Each shape has a water drop inside. Name the shapes together with the child: triangle, square, rectangle, circle, etc. Ask the child to find each pair of shapes that match. Ask the child what is inside each shape.

Water Shapes

Water the trees and plants.

Helpers, heres what to do:
Clouds can come in all shapes and sizes. Rain falls from the clouds and helps trees and plants grow. Ask the child to find the path that leads from the clouds to the trees and plants.

Cloudy Day

Which picture has the most clouds?

Helpers, heres what to do:
Some days are sunny. On other days we may have clouds in the sky. Ask the child to find the picture that shows the most clouds in it (picture 2). Then have the child draw a cloud face.

Clouds

TRIANGLE

SQUARE

Start

RECTANGLE

CIRCLE

Draw a cloud face.

TRIANGLE

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RECTANGLE SQUARE CIRCLE

9 10
End

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Answer Key
Living in Water
Which things live in water?
Helpers, heres what to do:
Talk to the child about the animals that live in water all or part of the time. Look at each animal and ask the child to decide whether or not it lives in water all or part of the time. Tell the child that we want to keep our water clean and healthy for these animals.

YES
frog

NO
owl

YES
turtle

YES
fish

NO
lion

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NO
monkey

YES
snail

NO
horse

Note: Although some frogs, turtles and snails spend their lives out of the water, all sh require an aquatic habitat.

Draw a line to the matching shadow.

Helpers, heres what to do:
Have the child name the three animals below that live in water (fish, frog, turtle). Then ask the child to match the picture of the animal with its shadow.

Shadows

Help the frog get to the pond.

Helpers, heres what to do:
Talk to the child about creatures that live near a pond. Ask the child to help the frog find the path that leads to the pond.

Water Paths

The Frog and the Bug

Helpers, heres what to do:
Have the child study the three pictures. Ask what happens first, then next and finally last. Number the pictures 1, 2 and 3. For extra fun, color the pictures.

1
Yum!

2
15
16

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Water Is Good for Us!

Helpers, heres what to do:
Tell the child that we all need to drink water every day. Look at the pictures of Ripply drinking a glass of water. Talk about what happens first, second and last. Have the child count the pictures in order.

Our Weather
Helpers, heres what to do:
Talk to the child about different kinds of weather. Look at all the pictures. Ask the child to find the picture that shows a sunny day, a rainstorm, a rainbow and a cloudy day.

Alike and Different

Helpers, heres what to do:
Have the child look at each row of pictures (umbrellas, clouds, flowers). Find the two things that are the same in each row. Point to the one that is different in each row. Then color the pictures that are the same.

1 2
Remember: Drink lots of water. Its good for you!

A SUNNY DAY

A RAINSTORM

3
A RAINBOW A CLOUDY DAY
a rainbow a cloudy day

Find the picture that shows

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a sunny day a rainstorm

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VISAY 03-10

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