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| Water Babies by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1916 |
- Worldwide, 790 million people do not have access to an improved water source.
- An estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation (more than 35% of the world’s population).
- In 2006, 7 out of 10 people without access to improved sanitation were rural inhabitants.
- Today, women around the world will spend a collective 200 million hours collecting water.
The Boat That Went on Land and on Water – French
Crocodile’s
Treason – South Africa
https://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft18.htm
The Dance for
Water or Rabbit’s Triumph – South Africa
https://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft20.htm
The Dancing Water,
the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird – Italy |https://fairytalez.com/dancing-water-singing-apple-speaking-bird/
The Drop of Water -Danish
http://hca.gilead.org.il/drop_wat.html
The Fish and the
Leopard’s Wife – Nigeria
http://www.fairytalenight.com/2019/01/13/the-fish-and-the-leopards-wife-or-why-the-fish-lives-in-the-water-folk-stories-from-southern-nigeria-west-africa-1910-by-elphinstone-dayrell/
The Hare and the Water – Africa
https://www.peacecorps.gov/educators/resources/hare-and-water/?_ga=2.87504216.1932906224.1613432072-164032501.1613432072
NEW
The New Water – Sufi
Tortoise Finds Water - South Africa
https://tambani.co.za/venda-folktales/folktales-in-english/tortoise-finds-water-2/
The Water of Life –
Italy
https://fairytalez.com/water-life-catalan-fairy-tale/
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TheWaterFairies-Micmac.html
The Water of Life - German
The Water Spirit – German
https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/German_folktale_5.html#gsc.tab=0
http://folktales.webmanila.com/folktales/water/?fish-scales
Why the Hippo
Lives in the Water – Nigeria
http://www.lenntech.com/water-mythology.htm
STORY COLLECTION
SEED (Schlumberger Excellence in
Educational Development) – An Ocean of Stories
https://web.archive.org/web/20111129022623/http://www.planetseed.com/node/22911 (Note this link is from the Wayback machine
as the original link is no longer active. You may still access the stories via
the link) from Algeria to Yemen, adapted and retold by renowned storyteller
Laura Simms. There are also seven activities to complement the stories, but
registration is required.
ACTIVITIES
4 Easy Ways to
Celebrate World Water Day with Kids of All Ages|
https://www.heifer.org/blog/cheers-to-clean-water-easy-ways-to-celebrate-world-water-day-with-kids.html
6 Easy Ways to
Teach your Kids About World Water Day
https://worldhelp.net/6-easy-ways-to-teach-your-kids-about-world-water-day/
BOOKS
10 Children’s Books That Celebrate World Water Day
https://blog.leeandlow.com/2017/03/21/10-childrens-books-that-celebrate-world-water-day/
CURRICULUM
6 Fun Classroom Ideas To Celebrate World Water Day
https://www.trueeducationpartnerships.com/schools/classroom-ideas-to-celebrate-world-water-day/
From Learning to Give
- Measure It Up!
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit370/lesson3.html - Save That
Water!
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit370/lesson4.html - Water,
Glorious Water
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit370/lesson1.html - Where Does
Our Water Come From?
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit370/lesson2.html
Earth’s Water: A
Drop In Your Cup – Grade 3 – 5
https://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans/earths-water-a-drop-in-your-cup
Geology.com – Lots of lesson plans and activities.
http://geology.com/teacher/water.shtml
Water:
A Never Ending Story
http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/pilot/water_cycle/teacherpage.html
Water Cycle Poster
http://trcabcwww.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/Water-Cycle_color.pdf
Water Mythology – Background on several
mythological creatures associated with water.
http://www.lenntech.com/water-mythology.htm
Sit back, relax, and listen to the enchanting music of Patrick Ball: Song of the Water Kelpie.
SOMETHING EXTRA
Water Mythology
https://www.lenntech.com/water-mythology.htm
Please note, websites change at a rapid pace and
weblinks may change or break without notice. I cannot be responsible
for redirected or broken links. At the time of this posting all links
were in working order. Thank you for understanding.
Karen Chace 2012 ©
