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Monday 22nd March 2027
Understanding World Water Day in EYFS & KS1
Let's learn all about our amazing water and why it's so important! 💧🌍 World Water Day is a special day celebrated every year on March 22nd. It was chosen by the United Nations (UN) way back in 1993. The main idea of this day is to show everyone how important fresh water is and to encourage us all to look after our water resources carefully so there's enough for everyone, forever. Each year, World Water Day focuses on a different important idea about water, like keeping it clean or making sure everyone has access to it.
For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides a fantastic and hands-on theme for exploring environmental awareness, sustainability, health and hygiene, understanding the world (science and natural resources), and personal, social & emotional development (PSED). It's about introducing children to the wonders of water, its many uses, and the crucial need to conserve it. This day offers wonderful planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activities that truly resonate with young minds, making learning about water both essential and fascinating!
Why Is Learning About Water Important for Young Children?
Integrating World Water Day and lessons about water into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) fosters environmental responsibility, promoting healthy habits, and building an early understanding of natural resources.
Promotes Health & Hygiene: Teaches children why drinking water is vital for their bodies and how water is used for cleanliness (e.g., handwashing).
Environmental Stewardship: Introduces the concept of water as a precious resource that needs to be conserved and protected.
Understanding the World: Helps children comprehend where water comes from, its different forms, and its importance to all living things.
Scientific Inquiry: Encourages exploration, experimentation, and observation through water play and investigations.
Problem-Solving: Sparks thinking about how we can save water and use it wisely.
Vocabulary Development: Introduces new words related to water, hydration, and the environment.
Engaging Water Activities for World Water Day (0-7 Year Olds)
Let's dive into learning about water for World Water Day with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on discovering, exploring, and appreciating this vital resource! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by our dedicated 'Water' and 'Wetlands' resources, as well as broader 'The Human Body', 'The Environment', and 'Recycling' themed materials.
Here's some inspiration for celebrating water in your setting: (Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)
The Importance of Water:
Start by discussing why water is so important to us. Use 'Wonderful Water! Display' for your learning area.
Talk about the many ways we use water with 'Wonderful Water! We Need Water To...’ resources.
Encourage children to think about 'How Do You Use Water? Sheets' and use the 'How Do You Use Water? Ideas Sheet' for inspiration.
Highlight the importance of drinking water for our health using 'Heat Health - 'Drink Some Water' Visual Communication Aid' and 'Heat Health - 'Drink Some Water' Reminder Wristbands'. This connects to our 'The Human Body' and 'Stay Healthy' themes.
Water Play & Science Investigations:
Set up various water play stations. Explore capacity with 'Water Play - Capacity Challenge'.
Introduce objects and ask children to predict if they will sink or float with 'Test It In The Water!' Investigation Sheets'.
Engage children in 'Water Movement/Activity Challenge Cards' to explore water in different ways.
Creative Water Activities:
Let children express their creativity with 'Decorate a Water Drop Multimat - Art & Craft/Playdough/Loose Parts'.
Provide 'Water - Border Sheets' and 'Water - Border Sheets' for writing or drawing about water.
Water Themed Literacy & Numeracy:
Practice literacy with 'Water Drops Upper & Lower Case Alphabet Puzzle Game'.
Reinforce numbers with 'Water Droplet Numbers (0-20)' and 'Water Drops Counting Puzzles (1-10)'.
Have fun with 'Water Play - Under The Sea Alphabet’ (connecting water to the ocean).
Exploring Wetlands:
Introduce children to the concept of wetlands as important water habitats. Use 'Wetland Types - Poster' and 'Wetland Types - Activity Sheets'.
Explore vocabulary with 'Wetland Word Cards'.
Encourage creativity with 'Wetlands Colouring' and 'Draw a Wetland Scene'.
Engage in a shapes activity with 'Wetlands Scene - Cut And Stick 2D Shapes Activity'.
Practice counting with 'Ducks and Their Ducklings Counting Puzzles (1-10)'. This connects to our 'Wildlife' and 'Endangered Animals' themes.
Connecting to Our World:
Discuss how water is used in our homes ('Houses and Homes'), for food ('Food'), and for hygiene ('Handwashing and Hygiene').
Talk about ocean life ('Ocean', 'Under the Sea', 'Fish', 'Mermaids and Mermen', 'At the Seaside', 'Beach School') and how keeping water clean protects animals.
Discuss the weather and water cycle ('Weather').
Link to recycling and keeping waterways clean ('Recycling', 'The Environment').
Explore More:
Please visit our ‘Water’ page to browse our entire collection of educational materials on this theme.
These activities offer great inspiration for making World Water Day a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, fostering environmental awareness, healthy habits, scientific curiosity, and a deep appreciation for water, our planet's most precious resource.
To explore ideas surrounding additional early years events, please visit our 'Special Dates Calendar' page.
Printable resources to support teaching & learning surrounding: ‘World Water Day’
Free ‘Water’ and ‘Wetlands’ activities for EYFS & KS1:
Visual communication aid in order to remind children to drink water during extreme heat. Practitioners may wish to hold this poster/card up periodically in front of children as a visual reminder to have a drink.
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Visual communication aid in order to remind children to drink water during extreme heat. The intention with these wristbands is to create a visual and tactile reminder for young children to remember to drink regularly in the heat.
The wristbands are to be cut out and stuck on a child’s wrist. Hopefully, each time they notice it during the day they will think about drinking some more water!
Also included is a colouring version for an extended activity.
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It is important to consider how we use water in our daily lives in order to shine a light on its value.
Why not discuss with your children what things they use water for? (You may find some of our posters and prompts helpful.) Children can then use a water droplet template from this pack to draw/make marks about one way they use water. The children’s water droplets may then be organised into a display.
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It is important to consider how we use water in our daily lives in order to shine a light on its value.
Why not discuss with your children what things they use water for? This pack of colouring posters outlines some of the key ways water is used in our daily lives in order to help prompt discussion.
What other things do we need water for? Blank templates are included in the pack for your own ideas.
You may also like to use this poster pack in conjunction with our ‘Wonderful Water!’ Display’ resources.
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The cards can be used as part of a small display near the water area or as a direct challenge to be used by the children when playing in the water tray.
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Under the Sea themed Alphabet cards. These cards could be used as learning prompts or a display around a water play area.
(Don’t forget if you choose the editable docx file, you can change the font!)
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10 ‘Wetlands’ themed colouring sheets.
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Water activities for EYFS & KS1:
It is important to consider how we use water in our daily lives in order to shine a light on its value.
Why not discuss with your children what things they use water for? This pack of posters outlines some of the key ways water is used in our daily lives in order to help prompt discussion.
What other things do we need water for? Blank templates are included in the pack for your own ideas.
You may also like to use this poster pack in conjunction with our ‘Wonderful Water!’ Display’.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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It is important to consider how we use water in our daily lives in order to shine a light on its value.
Why not discuss with your children what things they use water for? (You may find some of our posters and prompts helpful.) Children can then use an appropriate sheet from this pack to draw/make marks and/or write about how they use water.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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It is important to consider how we use water in our daily lives in order to shine a light on its value.
Why not discuss with your children what things they use water for? (You may find some of our posters and prompts helpful.) Children can then use a water droplet template from this pack to draw/make marks about one way they use water. The children’s water droplets may then be organised into a display.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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It is important to consider how we use water in our daily lives in order to shine a light on its value.
Why not discuss with your children what things they use water for? This pack of colouring posters outlines some of the key ways water is used in our daily lives in order to help prompt discussion.
What other things do we need water for? Blank templates are included in the pack for your own ideas.
You may also like to use this poster pack in conjunction with our ‘Wonderful Water!’ Display’.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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It is important to consider how we use water in our daily lives in order to shine a light on its value.
Why not discuss with your children what things they use water for? (You may find some of our posters and prompts helpful.) Children can then use this sheet to draw/make marks and/or write about how they use water.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Have great fun with your children whilst all acting out ways in which we use water. It is important to consider how we use water in our daily lives in order to shine a light on its value.
Perhaps you could tell the story of someone’s day in movement form, highlighting all of the water related activities?
Alternatively children could stand in a circle around the pile of cards and take turns to pick one for everyone to do.
Cards could be featured on an indoor or outdoor display board and referred to with everyone carrying out the activity on floor space in front.
Once the children get to know the cards they will be able to relate the action to the picture without necessarily needing the card read to them...For example an adult may be able to simply hold up a card and everyone will be able to do the activity together!
For those children who are exceptionally engaged, these cards explored in sequence could even be set to music as a dance performance!
Equally, another extension would be putting the cards into the order of someone’s day and creating a dramatic movement performance as a back drop to an adult telling the story.
Great for physical development, descriptive language, understanding the world and turn taking.
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Explore size and shape with this loose parts investigation. Print both the ‘big’ and the ‘small’ water drop.
Describe the shapes. Perhaps extend older children by asking ‘How are they similar?’ ‘How are they different?’ With younger children focus on the vocab ‘big’ and ‘small’.
Why not investigate how many e.g. building blocks or perhaps water themed objects you can fit in each and then compare the amounts? Adapt for different ages by using smaller or larger loose parts.
Why not involve a tool such as tweezers in the process to develop fine motor skills?
For our youngest children these templates could also be used as a stimulus to sort small and big objects…e.g a table of objects with a small and big version of each and the children place the objects next to the appropriate water drop.
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Experiment with what happens to various objects in water and record your predictions and results on this sheet.
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Alphabet puzzle game. 26 puzzles, one for each letter of the alphabet for children to match upper and lower case partners.
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1-10 Water Droplet themed number recognition counting puzzles. Match the number to the correct quantity of water droplets. Practise counting objects which cannot be moved. Use as a table or floor activity or part of an interactive display board. Left uncut, can be used as flashcards, for number ordering games or tuff spot counting loose part activities!
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Once laminated this ‘Water Droplet Multimat’ is ideal to be used as a reusable playdough or loose parts mat. Alternatively, use in conjunction with whiteboard pens.
Without lamination this sheet could also be used with mark making tools or art and craft materials such as collage.
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Various lined and blank, full colour and colouring in horizontal border sheets.
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Various lined and blank, full colour and colouring in vertical border sheets.
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Wetlands activities for EYFS & KS1:
This ‘Wetland Types’ poster depicts some of the key wetland types which you may like to discuss with your early years children. It also gives a basic representation of how water may be connected, i.e. the journey of water from mountains to sea.
Discussion Prompts, Listening Skills, Observation, Posters/Displays, Print Carries Meaning
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Why not set up an invitation to play using these ‘Ducks and their Duckings’ counting puzzles?
Select those appropriate for your children (1-10 available) and allow them to match the number beside the duck with the corresponding number of ducklings. Each pair has a different way of connecting as a puzzle for the children to match and so even if they haven’t learnt what the number looks like yet, but are beginning to say the numbers in order, this can be a fun way to introduce them to new challenges.
Once the puzzles are complete, why not line the numbers up in order and count together?
If your children would enjoy a further game, leave out a number and see if they can spot which one is missing from the sequence.
Puzzles could also be used as a fine motor control/counting activity if left uncut. Children could be given an appropriate number for their learning and encouraged to place objects on the ducklings, counting as they go.
Number Recognition and Ordering, Counting, Puzzles, Playdough/Loose Parts, Matching and Sorting, Activities, Games, Animals, Birds, Life Cycles, Observation, Problem Solving, Duck, Ducklings
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This ‘Wetland Types’ activity sheet (differentiated) depicts some of the key wetland types which you may like to discuss with your early years children. It also gives a basic representation of how water may be connected, i.e. the journey of water from mountains to sea.
Discussion Prompts, Listening Skills, Observation, Print Carries Meaning, Take Home, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Problem Solving, Fine Motor
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WETLAND WORD CARDS
Matching and Sorting, Animals, Birds, Life Cycles, Cards/Flashcards, Discussion Prompts, Observation, Posters/Displays, Print Carries Meaning, Role-Play, Duck, Ducklings, Vole, Fish, Koi Carp, Goldfish, Swallow, Frog, Tadpole, Dragonfly, Minibeasts, Invertebrates, Mammals, Amphibians
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10 ‘Wetlands’ themed colouring sheets.
Activities, Animals, Birds, Life Cycles, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Take Home, Art and Craft, Colouring, Discussion Prompts, Fine Motor, Letter Formation, Observation, Pencil Control, Print Carries Meaning, Duck, Ducklings, Vole, Fish, Goldfish, Koi Carp, Dragonfly, Frog, Tadpole, Minibeasts, Invertebrates, Mammals, Amphibians, Ecosystems
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WETLANDS SCENE - CUT AND STICK 2D SHAPES ACTIVITY
Puzzles, Matching and Sorting, Activities, Games, Animals, Birds, Take Home, Alphabet, Discussion Prompts, Fine Motor, Observation, Problem Solving, Scissor Skills, Shapes, Frog, Swallow, Dragonfly, Duck
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A selection of ‘Draw a wetland scene’ activity sheets. Choose the one most appropriate for your child(ren).
Activities, Drawing, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Fine Motor, Take Home, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Design Your Own, Ecosystems
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Help the duckling find its way! Ideal for multiple uses with whiteboard pens after lamination. Encourage children to start at the duckling and then use a mark making tool to trace the dotted lines until they find the duck. Great for fine motor control.
Animals, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Take Home, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Activity, Life Cycles, Wetland, Duck, Duckling, Birds
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Pack includes 3 pages: poster for display and modelling, version with blank labels for writing, plus a writing template with initial sounds for labels.
Animals, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Observational Skills, Take Home, Activity, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Problem Solving, Print Carries Meaning, Discussion Prompts, Posters/Display, Group Activity, Wetland, Duck, Birds
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Use mark making tools to trace the dotted lines and create eggs. Ideal for multiple uses with whiteboard pens after lamination. Without lamination these sheets may be used individually. In this instance, once the dotted lines have been traced, why not invite your children to carefully colour between the lines for a mindful experience? Children may even like to add some of their own decorations. Great for fine motor control!
Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Take Home, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Activity, Life Cycles, Chicken, Wetland, Art and Craft, Eggs, Chicken Eggs
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Frog life cycle display pack. Ideal for learning about growth at any time of the year, but particularly within the context of new life in ‘Spring’. Also ideal to be used as visuals for an activity, e.g. placing all of the life cycle elements in the correct positions relative to each other on a table or as a floor activity. Once in place, perhaps even use as a stimulus for art and craft or playdough.
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A frog life cycle poster together with a cut and stick activity on the same theme.
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Please visit our ‘Water’ page to browse our entire collection of educational materials on this theme.
Additional Pages you may like to explore which cover relevant &/or Connected themes
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More Early Years Event Pages for March
Monday 15th - Sunday 21st March 2027: 🎭👑 Shakespeare Week is a special yearly celebration organised by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. It's made to help primary school children learn about William Shakespeare and his plays for the very first time. The goal is to give…
Monday 22nd March 2027: 💧🌍 World Water Day is a special day celebrated every year on March 22nd. It was chosen by the United Nations (UN) way back in 1993. The main idea of this day is to show everyone how important fresh water is and to encourage us…
Sunday 21st March 2027: 📝✨ World Poetry Day is celebrated every year on March 21st. It was chosen by UNESCO (a part of the United Nations) in 1999. The main idea of this day is to encourage everyone, everywhere, to read, write, share, and learn about poetry. It also celebrates…
Sunday 21st March 2027: 🌈🎨 International Colour Day is celebrated every year on March 21st. This special date was chosen by a group called the International Colour Association (AIC) because it's when day and night are almost the same length, showing how…
Saturday 20th March 2027: 🐦🏡 World Sparrow Day (WSD) is a special international day celebrated every year on March 20th. It's all about helping people learn more about the house sparrow and other common birds. It highlights why we…
Saturday 20th March 2027: 😁🦷 World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is celebrated all over the world every year on March 20th. It's a special international day that teaches us all about looking after our teeth and gums, and why it's so important to have a healthy mouth. Organised by…
Thursday 18th March 2027: 🌍♻️ Global Recycling Day is an annual event celebrated all over the world on March 18th. It was started by the Global Recycling Foundation to show everyone how important recycling is for keeping our planet's special resources…
Monday 15th - Friday 19th March 2027: 🧠✨ Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges old ideas and misunderstandings about how different brains work. It wants to change how we see and support people who are neurodivergent (meaning…
Monday 15th - Sunday 21st March 2027: 🍎💧 Nutrition and Hydration Week is an annual event in the UK that highlights and promotes the vital importance of food and drink in health and social care. It aims to educate and raise awareness among…
Friday 19th March 2027 (TBC): 😴✨ World Sleep Day (WSD) is an annual event organised by the World Sleep Society and observed on the Friday before the Spring Equinox each year. The main goal of this day is to celebrate the wonderful benefits of getting good, healthy sleep. It also aims…
Thursday 11th March 2027: 💧🧡 World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign celebrated annually on the second Thursday of March. It's a joint initiative by two important organisations, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the…
Monday 8th - Sunday 14th March 2027: 🧑🔬🩺 Healthcare Science Week is an annual, UK-wide celebration that promotes and raises awareness of the incredible work done by healthcare science professionals. Organised by NHS England, it typically takes place in March. This special week aims…
Monday 8th March 2027: 💖💪 International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8th. It's a very important day that commemorates the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women throughout history and…
Friday 5th - Sunday 14th March 2027: 🧪🔬 British Science Week is a fantastic ten-day celebration of science, engineering, technology, and maths (STEM). It features fascinating, entertaining, and engaging events and activities all across the UK for people of all ages. Organised by…
Thursday 4th March 2027: 📚✨ World Book Day is an annual global celebration of books and reading, designated by UNESCO. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it is typically celebrated on the first Thursday in March. The primary aim of this special day is to encourage children and…
Wednesday 3rd March 2027:🌍🌿 World Wildlife Day is an annual global event, celebrated on March 3rd. It was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate the incredible diversity of wild animals and plants across our world. The day aims to…
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This page is for educational purposes only and is intended to support early years and primary practitioners with ideas and resources related to 'World Water Day'. We are not officially affiliated with or endorsed by the United Nations (UN), which designated this event. We do not claim any rights to specific trademarks or official materials associated with this event. For official information, themes, and to learn more about the importance and sustainable management of fresh water, please visit the United Nations World Water Day website: www.un.org/en/observances/water-day.
Friday 26th March 2027: 💜🎗️ Purple Day is a special international day celebrated every year on March 26th. It was started in 2008 by a brave nine-year-old girl named Cassidy Megan, from Canada. Cassidy has epilepsy and wanted to help people talk about epilepsy to…