Water English Language Arts · Kindergarten

Reading passages, essays, and argument writing are grounded in genuine water issues, from informational texts about treatment plants to editorials on proposed rate increases.

21 materials written for this grade · refine by type, topic, or standard in the catalog

Kindergarten Writing prompt

Feeding the Ducks at Gullyhorn Pond: An Opinion Prompt

A kindergarten opinion prompt asking whether kids should toss bread to the ducks at Gullyhorn Pond, with a picture organizer, an exemplar, and a four-level rubric.

English Language Arts 30 min Answer key

Kindergarten Classroom activity

Leftover Cup Water at Coppercup School: A Sorting Walk

A 30-minute kindergarten activity where students carry leftover-water cards to a plant hoop or a drain hoop, say a reason out loud, then water a real class plant.

English Language Arts 30 min Answer key

Kindergarten Reading passage

One Drop at Whistlebrook Farm: A Kindergarten Read-Aloud

An original kindergarten read-aloud about a drop of water that rises from a farm puddle, joins a cloud, and falls back to the farm as rain, with oral questions.

English Language Arts 25 min Answer key

Kindergarten Lesson plan

One Rainy Day on Lamplight Lane: A Retelling Lesson

A 30-minute kindergarten lesson where students order five picture moments from one rainy day on Lamplight Lane and retell them using first, next, and last.

English Language Arts 30 min Answer key

Kindergarten Classroom activity

Rainswick Lane Storm Drains: A Three-Station Rotation

A 35-minute kindergarten rotation where small groups sort drain cards, order the rain's path down Rainswick Lane, and draw a labeled sign for a storm drain.

English Language Arts 35 min Answer key

Kindergarten Lesson plan

Two Sink Rules at Ginnybrook School: An Opinion Lesson

A 25-minute kindergarten opinion lesson where students compare two hand-washing rules for the Ginnybrook School sink, pick one, and give a reason for the choice.

English Language Arts 25 min Answer key

Kindergarten Worksheet

Aspen Court's Cloud-to-Puddle Sequencing Worksheet

A kindergarten worksheet where students put four pictures of a rainy day at Aspen Court in order and dictate what happens to the puddle after the sun comes out.

English Language Arts 20 min Answer key

Kindergarten Worksheet

The Clover Family's Water-Saver Match-Up Worksheet

A kindergarten worksheet where students choose the water-saving choice in six pictured pairs from the Clover family's day, then draw one water-saver idea of their own.

English Language Arts 20 min Answer key

Kindergarten Reading passage

Grandpa Lu's Rain Barrel: A Kindergarten Read-Aloud Story

A kindergarten read-aloud story about a girl who helps her grandfather catch rain in a barrel to water the garden, with oral questions and a closing opinion task.

English Language Arts 20 min Answer key

Kindergarten Classroom activity

Raindrop Race to Cobble Creek: A Storm Drain Movement Game

A 25-minute kindergarten movement game where students race as raindrops from the sky to a storm drain and out to Cobble Creek, then vote on keeping litter off the street.

English Language Arts 25 min Answer key

Kindergarten Reading passage

Ruby Turns Off the Tap: A Water-Saving Read-Aloud Story

An original kindergarten read-aloud story about a girl who learns a simple tap trick for saving water while brushing her teeth, with oral comprehension questions.

English Language Arts 25 min Answer key