I Am Water<\/a>, written by Jean Marzollo, is a book about the many states of water.\u00a0 The story is written in first person with “water” speaking to the child.\u00a0 “Water” explains all the things it can be.\u00a0 “Watch me.\u00a0 I am water.”\u00a0 “I am ice for cooling.”\u00a0 “I am snow for sledding.”\u00a0 There are many colorful illustrations of children playing in the water which would be very eye catching to a young audience.<\/p>\n Curriculum Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n This book could be used in the instruction of the physical science to young students (target grade K).\u00a0 It teaches that water occurs in different forms (solid, liquids, gas).\u00a0 (SOL K.5.A)\u00a0 By reading this book, the students would be introduced to the topics of matter and water.\u00a0 It would also nicely bridge across subjects if it was used as a reading group book.<\/p>\n Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n The Crayola<\/a> website provides a coloring book page about water called “water, water everywhere”.\u00a0 This could be used as a center activity.<\/p>\n This site has various videos and activities for teaching solids, liquids, and gases in kid friendly terms.\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n This site contains introductory and age appropriate activity pages on the water cycle.<\/a><\/p>\n Book:\u00a0<\/strong> I Am Water<\/a><\/p>\n![\"iamwater.jpg\"](\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2010\/01\/iamwater.jpg\")
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