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1. Expanding your Ag in the Classroom Experience with Water Literacy

   Ideas to create your own Water Festival!
2. Design YourOwn Water Festival Whole Group Sessions The Water Wizard Song Fests Water Dancing Mini Sessions Throughout the Day Team Teaching Opportunities Independent Learning Groups Began as a year-long classroom project!
3. Literacy Tie-Ins Water JournalingNon-fiction Book WritingPresentations with technologyVocabularyLap BooksPoetrySong FestsGame ShowCrosswords PuzzlesIdiomsMetaphors
4. Helpful Technology Tools to Organize Your Ideas Pinterest Prezi
5. Presi was a Useful Tool to Organize and Share Literacy Connections about Water! The Water Cycle Wetlands Precipitation (forms of water) Water Issues around the world Recreation Involving Water Rain Forests Water Pollution – Oil Spills Hydrophonics Water Footprint
6. Learning About Water! Aquifers The Human Body and Physical Need for Water Learning about the Ocean Life Box Great Lakes Titanic Cloud Seeding
7. Helpful Links http://pinterest.com/CherylBombenger/water-festival-ideas/ http://prezi.com/w5y9ei_9ftit/water/
8. Cheryl Bombenger“Music Moves my Classroom” Musical Recording Available…
9. The use of music in the classroom is consistent with theories of multisensory learning.  Research suggests that the more senses we use, the deeper and broader the degree of learning. Teachers are encouraged to use auditory, visual, kinesthetic and tactile modes to supplement the learning experience. While music is obviously an auditory activity, the kinesthetic, visual, and tactile modalities can be activated via clapping, dancing, and instrument playing. Music in the Classroom The Water Festival incorporated many songs, rhythm and dance moves.
10. Another Excellent Ag Educational Opportunity Midwest Kid Fest and AgriCULTURAL Village