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Water Wows!
It’s fun to learn facts about how we use our water resources.
After reading the statement about water usage, ask your students
if they think they use as much water outdoors as indoors. Then ask
them to list ways of using less water outdoors.
Sunshine State Standards (K–2): SC.G.2.1
Ripply’s Moods
Read the introduction together. Discuss how a person’s
mood can be affected by different situations. Then guide
students through the descriptions that follow and help
them add to the list.
Sunshine State Standards (K–2): LA.A.1.1, LA.B.1.1; SC.G.2.1; SS.D.1.1
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Saving Water Indoors and Outdoors
Ask students to describe ways of saving water inside their homes. Then have
them list ways to save water outdoors. Read through the list of activities and
decide where water is being saved. Then have them make up additional activities
and identify where water is being saved.
Sunshine State Standards (K–2): LA.A.1.1, LA.A.2.1, LA.B.1.1; SC.G.2.1; SS.D.1.1
Water Maze
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Ask students to describe the shape of the maze. The maze Water
is designed in the shape of a water drop. Have students
trace the correct path in the maze that leads them to
Ripply. Then have students share what they learned in this
issue of Sprinkles and complete the two statements.
Sunshine State Standards (K–2): LA.A.1.1, LA.A.2.1, LA.B.1.1; SC.G.2.1
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Sprinkles Quiz
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Make copies of the quiz on the back page of this guide and distribute YES
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them to your students. Read the questions aloud and have students draw a
circle around the word “Yes” or “No” under Ripply’s picture. Discuss the
responses. Answers: 1-Yes, 2-Yes, 3-No, 4-No, 5-Yes
Sunshine State Standards (K–2): LA.C.1.1; SC.D.2.1, SC.G.2.1; SS.D.1.1
Sprinkles Quiz YES
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The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) does not discriminate on the basis of disability. This nondiscrimination policy
involves every aspect of the District’s functions, including access to and participation in the District’s programs and activities. Anyone
requiring reasonable accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the District’s Human
Resources Director, 2379 Broad St., Brooksville, FL 34604-6899; telephone (352) 796-7211 or 1-800-423-1476 (FL only), ext. 4702; TDD
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