The Festival can be a stand-alone event, or it can be the focal point for a variety of related lessons and classroom activities. This section will help you expand the event into a larger unit.
Teacher Resources
A variety of materials are available to help enhance your class visit to the PCWF. We have provided a pdf that lists resource materials according to their category. Please click on the link below to download or print the pdf.
Before the Festival
To prepare for the Festival, your students can:- have a local water expert from the community visit your class
- prepare a Water Cycle chart and explain the stages
- create a video about some aspect of the water topic
- go on a hike and spot examples of water damage - natural or man-made
- create a map of the area and sketch out the watershed nearby
- create list of materials that may enter the storm sewer system from students' homes and yards
- study Native water legends and mythologies or water legends and myths from foreign lands
- develop a resolution to save water and have it signed by the Principal and announced to the school community
- create posters and displays throughout the school with tips on how to conserve water
- study the source of their water supply and investigate any possible sources of contaminants
- study an animal or aquatic species, its habitat and how it uses water
Follow-up Activities
To further expand on their knowledge, your students can:- present a report to the class on their Festival experience
- complete worksheets and/or a diary for each activity centre
- present a report to other classes on what they learned at the PCWF
- answer a list of questions to create a discussion or quiz back at school
- create posters for the PCWF and send them to the Festival Co-ordinator (these may be used on the website)
- research other Children's Water Festivals
