About This Lesson
This lesson serves as an introduction to a water unit for grades 2-3. The featured nonfiction text, A Cool Drink of Water, portrays people around the world gathering, storing, and drinking water. Including an afterword with details about each photograph and a note on water conservation, this text about water as a universal need provides a natural segue into further study of water, the water cycle, seasons, weather, the ocean, and ecology. Included are elements of informational text, vocabulary, images, close reading for analysis, text-dependent questions, narrative writing, companion texts, and cross-curricular activities. These elements relay foundational science content; weave in history/geography, art/photography, cultural studies, and more; and meet many 2–3 ELA CCSS.
