The following list of materials is provided to teachers in Western's service area only. Whether you teach K-6th grade of 7th-12th grade, ordering water curriculum is just a click away...

WATER CURRICULUM ORDER FORMS - These are handy fill-in forms that will be emailed directly to Western!

K to 6th Grade and 7th to 12th Grade

Requests received from teachers in ZIP codes 92501-92509, 91719 - 91720, 91752 and 91760, 92530 - 92532, 92562 - 92563 and 92590 - 92595 will be processed. If you should have any questions, please contact Western's Public Affairs at 951.789.5038 or via email at mnavarrette@wmwd.com.

Listed below are science information books and activity books which include units on plants, ecology, and/or conservation.

• Andrews and McMeel Publishing. Fifty Simple Things Kids Can Do To
  Save The Earth. Kanas City, MO, 1990.
• Caduto, Michael J. and Bruchac, Joseph. Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children. Golden, Colorado: Fulcrum, Inc., 1989.
• Gega, Peter C., Science in Elementary Education. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989.
• Pringle, Laurence., Global Warming: Assessing the Greenhouse Threat. New York: Arcade Pub., 1990.
• Ranger Rick's Nature Scope. Washington, D.C.: National Wildlife Federation, 1989. Trees Are Terrific! Item# 75021. To order call (800) 477-5560. An issue devoted entirely to trees.
• Rockwell, Robert E., Sherwood, Elizabeth A., and Williams, Robert A. Hug a Tree and Other Things to do Outdoors with Young Children. Mt. Rainier, Maryland: Gryphon House, Inc., 1983.
• Sly, Carolie. Water Wisdom: A curriculum for grades 4 through 8. A supplement to the California State environmental education guide. Alameda County Office of Education, 1990.
• Water Environment Federation. The Water Sourcebook, Alexandria, VA, 1995. Contact the Water Environment Federation at (800) 666-0206 to order item # 2B1403GI.
• Admiral Splash, grade 4, Water Ways, grade 5, California Smith, Water Investigator, grade 6, Metropolitan Water District. Materials also available in Spanish.
• The Official Captain Hydro Water Conservation Workbook, grades 5 and 6, The Further Adventures of Captain Hydro, grade 6, East Bay Municipal Utility District.
• Think Earth - An environmental education program for grades preschool through 6. Contact: Educational Development Specialists, 5318 E. 2nd Street #512, Long Beach, CA 90803. Phone (562) 434-6225; fax (562) 434-7551
  

LITERATURE

Listed below is a selection of literature that focuses on characters and their interaction with the natural environment. These are only a few of the many fine books available.

• Baker, Jeannie. Where the Forest Meets the Sea. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1987. A picture book with "relief collage illustrations, constructed from a multitude of natural materials." Setting is in Australia.
• Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus at The Waterworks. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1986. The EarthWorks Group. Kid Heroes of the Environment. Berkeley: EarthWorks Press, 1991.
• Simple things real children are doing to save the earth. George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves. New York: Harper and Row, 1972. (Newbery Medal Book)
• O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company, 1960. (Newbery Medal Book) Udry, Janice May.
• A Tree is Nice. New York: Harper and Row, 1987.
• Van Allsburg, Chris. Just A Dream. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company, 1990. Native American folklore and Australian aboriginal myths also offer fascinating cultural stories about the importance of nature.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

My Book About Water, Grades K-1

Whet your students appetite to learn about the origins of water with this fun coloring book.

The Guzzler Gang and Activity Book Grades K-3

Students are led on a mission to catch "Water Guzzling" characters, with the use of a 12-page comic book

Freshet Finds A Way, Grades 1-4.

Freshet, the water drop pioneer, journeys from the ocean over mountains. through aqueducts and reservoirs to boldly demonstrate the water cycle and distribution system. Students follow the travels with a pop-out map, activity book with masters included for teacher instruction. All curriculum areas are covered from music to math.

Water Conservation Garden Activity Book, Grade 5

This 10-lesson unit is a reservoir of information for students to learn about water as it relates to landscaping, including use, energy-saving trees, and microclimates.

The Official Captain Hydro Water Conservation Workbook, Grade 5.

Captain Hydro versus Water Bandit in a thrill-seeking adventure comic book and teacher's guide including math problems, puzzles, water experiments, and simulation games.

Water Education, Grades K-6.

Teachers find this information to be very helpful in developing the basic foundation for teaching the water cycle, the properties of water, and conservation. This 166-page book has more than 50 hands-on activities.

Water Ways, Grade 5.

This program supplements the U. S. History and Geography: Making a New Nation book.

Stickers, Grades 1-8

These colorful stickers encourage students to conserve water.

Water Cycle Poster, Grades K-12

This color poster illustrates every step in the water cycle.

Water Trivia Fact Card, Grades K-12

This slide rule shows the amount of water we use in our daily lives as well as how much is needed to produce many types of food and teachers' activity booklet. The "Guzzler Gang" video may be ordered to accompany this unit.

Water Fun, Grades 1-3.

Water basics are provided including interesting topics like: appreciation of water as a natural resources, and sources of water and how it is delivered.