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Drink Your Water

Third graders learn why water is so important — their body needs it to stay healthy and work well — and that water is the best drink to reach for all day long.

Grade 3Nutrition35 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Know why the body needs water.
  • ✓Drink water all day.
  • ✓Choose water over sugary drinks.
  • ✓Stay hydrated.
Essential Question

Did you know your body is mostly water? You need to drink it every day to stay healthy! Why is water so important?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Drink Your Water Check

Project each item and have children answer about why water is important.

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Answer each question about drinking water.
The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

35 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Mostly Water

4 min

Your body is mostly water — why do you need to drink it?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask how they feel thirsty.
  • Ask why water matters.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Why Water

9 min

Children learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Drink Your Water Check.
  • Note the body needs it.
  • Note water over soda.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

10 min

Children practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say when you drink water.
  • Name times to drink more.
  • Explain why.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name them.
  • Explain.
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Apply — Apply

8 min

Children apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Plan to drink water today.
  • Pick water at snack.
  • Say why it helps.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Plan it.
  • Pick it.
  • Say why.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

4 min

Children close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say why the body needs water.
  • Name a good time to drink.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

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HE.1

Comprehend concepts about hydration.

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HE.7

Practice healthy drinking habits.

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HE.5

Make healthy drink choices.

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HE.8

Encourage healthy habits.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Water picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “I drink water to ___.”
  • Use a water bottle.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with “water is healthy.”
  • Use pictures.
  • Name one time to drink.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Track water for a day.
  • Explain hydration in sports.
  • Compare drinks.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💧Water bottles
  • 💻Drink Your Water Check
  • 📋A drink chart
  • 🖍️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

waterthe best drink for youhydratedhaving enough waterthirstyneeding waterbodyall of youhealthywell and strongsugaryhas lots of sugardrinkto swallow a liquidactiverunning and playing
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Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Why does your body need water?
To stay healthy and keep everything working.
QUESTION 2
When should you drink water?
Throughout the day, especially when you’re active.
QUESTION 3
What’s the healthiest drink choice?
Water.

Cool-Down: drink up.

Have children drink water instead of a sugary drink at their next snack. A printable water sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Drink Your WaterPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: active, body, drink, healthy, hydrated, sugary, thirsty, water
  1. to swallow a liquid
  2. running and playing
  3. needing water
  4. having enough water
  5. all of you
  6. well and strong
  7. the best drink for you
  8. has lots of sugar

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Why does your body need water?
  2. When should you drink water?
  3. What’s the healthiest drink choice?
Answer key — Part A: 1) drink · 2) active · 3) thirsty · 4) hydrated · 5) body · 6) healthy · 7) water · 8) sugary
Part B: 1) To stay healthy and keep everything working. 2) Throughout the day, especially when you’re active. 3) Water.