Water Exploration

Invite children to discover the power and possibilities of water with this ready-to-use Water Exploration curriculum guide. Through pouring, mixing, freezing, and experimenting, children explore how water moves, changes, and interacts with the world around them.

Inside this guide, you’ll find:

• A suggested 4-week exploration plan

• Hands-on activities including pouring, sink-or-float experiments, and ice exploration

• Invitations that support scientific thinking, prediction, and experimentation

• Opportunities for children to explore flow, buoyancy, temperature, and water movement

• Recommended materials, vocabulary, books, and songs

• Extension ideas connecting water play to art, science, and practical life activities

Perfect for preschool classrooms, daycare programs, and home learning, this guide turns everyday water play into meaningful scientific discovery.