Unit 9: Wonderful Water

Name the letters in the word river. Have children fish for the letters and arrange them to spell river.

Label pictures of things relating to water. Have children search for the letters “Dd” and “Rr” on the labels.

Have children make a group mural with a variety of art media about the bears’ ride on the river.

Have children make string paintings that show the movement of water.

Invite children to create a boat from blocks. Encourage them to make different types of boats they have been reading about.

Encourage children to select books that interest them and to look at the words and pictures on their own or with other children.

Read aloud Toy Boat to individuals or small groups. Have children close their eyes and visualize what is happening in the story.

Provide props for children to recreate scenes from the book Row, Row, Row Your Boat.

Have children count how many little cups it takes to fill a bigger cup of water.

Leave the water table set up with the water tools throughout the week so children can continue their explorations with the tools.

Invite children to play the PEEP and the Big Wide World interactive game, “Which Fish?” Help children extend the patterns of fish.

Help children draw, dictate, or write their own books about a river.