What Are We Learning This Week?
We need to save water to help the environment.
This Week’s Big Questions
What would happen if we ran out of clean water on the Earth?
Fun at Home
Walk through your home with your child and brainstorm ways that your family could use less water. You might pay special attention to the kitchen and bathrooms!
Show Me! Our Words of the Week
Say It:
Save
Explain It:
To save something means to keep it for use later. For example, you can save raindrops in a bucket in my yard. When the bucket is full, I pour the water on my plants.
Talk About It:
Why is it important to save water whenever we can?
Say It:
Waste
Explain It:
To waste something is to use more of it than you really need. For example, if you turn off the faucet when you brush your teeth, you won’t waste the water.
Talk About It:
How do you make sure that you do not waste water?
Say It:
Faucet
Explain It:
A faucet is an object used to turn water on and off. I turn the faucet on when I wash my hands.
Talk About It:
Think about your home or classroom. Where are the faucets, and how are they similar or different?