We are Water Protectors is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
"We Are Water Protectors" by Carole Lindstrom is a powerful and timely children's book that celebrates Indigenous culture and promotes environmental activism. The story centers around a young Native American girl who stands up to protect the Earth's water sources from pollution and harm. Inspired by the wisdom of her ancestors and the spirit of the water, she rallies her community to join her in the fight to preserve nature's precious resources. Through poetic text and stunning illustrations, the book highlights the importance of unity, respect for nature, and the responsibility to be stewards of the Earth. "We Are Water Protectors" serves as a call to action, empowering young readers to recognize their own role in protecting the environment and preserving the planet for future generations. In the end, the book instills a sense of hope and reminds children that their voices have the power to make a difference.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
- Analyze the illustrations in the story. Discuss how they provide meaning that the words might not.
- Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
- Practice identifying figurative language in the story.
- Use examples of possessive nouns from the book to teach a lesson.
- Find examples of antonyms in the book.
- Discuss the importance of self-advocacy and strategies students can use to advocate for themselves.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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