National Hydration Day is on June 23rd!

June 23rd is National Hydration Day!

This is a great time to teach kids about the importance of water!  This could include reasons why we need to drink water, the things we can do to help conserve water, and how people can make clean water.

We are so lucky to have access to clean water here in the United States.  There are so many other places on earth where this is a luxury.  Each person needs 30-50 liters of clean water a DAY - to drink, cook, and bathe.  That is like 15-25 2-liter bottles of water!

Students can do some research about the places where people need clean water.  This really opens their eyes!  

Students can also work on making dirty water cleaner by using things like coffee filters, pieces of fabric, paper towels, etc.

Plastic water bottles are not good for our environment.  We should all work on ways to reduce or reuse our use of plastic water bottles.  They can be used in many STEM challenges!  Think about some creative ways to reuse these water bottles in the classroom!

One of my favorite new picture books is We are Water Protectors, by Carole Lindstrom.  Click here to grab a copy of the book on Amazon.

What other things can you do to learn more about water?