The Water Cycle | Printable & Digital | Immersive Reader

About this Product

A collection of reading passages, worksheets and activities on all things having to do with the water cycle. This product covers the stages of the water cycle, water pollution, water conservation and more! The product includes reading comprehension activities, coloring activities, a poster activity and posters (black and white and color, labeled and unlabeled). Answer keys to all worksheets and activities provided as well.

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DISTANCE LEARNING - DIGITAL ASSIGNMENTS

This resource includes modified files that facilitate distance learning:

• Fillable slides designed to work with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint

• Digital coloring activities designed to be completed with Kleki (a FREE web-based application)

Important Notes about Fillable Slides:

• Digital assignments work in both Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides

• Digital assignments CANNOT be edited. Only the text boxes or forms can be manipulated.

• Each assignment is saved as an individual file with the key removed for easy distribution.

• Coloring pages are saved as JPEG files to be opened and colored with Kleki

All Digital resources can be shared via platforms that are password-protected or accessible only to students.

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Contents:

What do you know about water? Worksheet

What is water? Reading Passage and Questions

Water on Earth Reading Passage and Questions

Water on Earth Literacy Extension Activity

The Water Cycle (Overview) Reading Passage and Questions

Evaporation Quick-Read and Questions

Transpiration Quick-Read and Questions

Condensation Quick-Read and Questions

Precipitation Quick-Read and Questions

Runoff and Infiltration Quick-Read and Questions

Collection and Absorption Quick-Read and Questions

Water Cycle Coloring Activity

Water Cycle Graphic Organizer

What color is water? Reading Passage and Questions

Water Pollution Reading Passage and Questions

Water Pollution Coloring Activity

Water Conservation Reading Passage and Questions

Water Conservation Poster Activity

Water Cycle Posters

Water Pollution Posters

Teacher Notes include the Flesch-Kincaid Score for each reading. The score varies between 4.0 and 7.7 which converts to a common core reading band of 2nd grade and up. Please view the preview for a complete breakdown of reading difficulty.

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IMMERSIVE READER

This resource includes reading passages that can be read to a student with Microsoft’s Immersive Reader. Immersive-Reader compatible passages are read-only word documents accessed in a web browser. Internet access required. Students are provided links to the Immersive Reader compatible passages in the printable and digital versions of each activity.

Immersive reader is a FREE Microsoft educational tool. You do NOT need a Microsoft account to access this tool in a web browser. Learn more about Immersive Reader HERE.

Immersive Reader can:

• Read the entire passage to a student

• Help pronounce individual words in a passage as a student reads

• Translate the entire passage or individual words in the passage for ESL students

• Change the font, text color and background color for students with visual impairments

Additional Notes

• The video preview provides a brief overview of Immersive Reader's capability

• Written and video instructions for students are included: http://safesha.re/ppk

• Download a FREE unit of Immersive Reader compatible reading passages HERE.

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DIGITAL COLORING PAGES

• This resource includes digital coloring pages saved as JPEG files.

• JPEG files are designed to be "digitally colored" using a FREE web-based paint program - Kleki.

• Written directions for students accompany each digital coloring page.

• A 5-minute video is included to help students use Kleki: https://safesha.re/27ba

Important Notes

• Kleki works with most internet browsers including Chrome, Safari and Firefox.

• Internet access is required to use Kleki

• You do NOT need an account to use Kleki

• You MUST be able to download and upload files to your computer to use Kleki.

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TERMS OF USE

• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.

• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.

• Intended for classroom and personal use only.

• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.

• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.

• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).