Where Is the Water? Water Around Us

About This Resource

A free Grade 1 science worksheet on water in our world. Children find water in oceans, rivers, lakes, rain and clouds, sort salty and fresh water, learn how people, animals and plants use water and think of simple ways to save water. Includes a timed lesson plan, a six-activity worksheet, an editable Word version and answer key.

Overview

Water is all around us. Most of Earth's water is in the oceans, and it is salty. Rivers, lakes and rain have fresh water, which people, animals and plants need to drink and grow. Water can also be in the sky as clouds and fall as rain or snow. Children look at pictures of water places, sort salty and fresh water, match living things with how they use water and finish by drawing one way they can save water at home or at school.

Resource Details

Subject: Science
Topic: Water Around Us
Category: Earth & Space
File Type: PDF
File Size: 253.7 KB
Published: 13 Nov 2026
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Grade 1 science (ages 6–7) 40 minutes Earth science sorting observing caring for the environment

Student Task

Show a glass of water. Ask: "Where does water come from? Where can we find water?"
Look at pictures of oceans, rivers, lakes and rain, then do activities 1 and 2 together.
Children complete activities 3 to 6. Answers are in the answer key.

Classroom Use

Water walk: find places where water is used or collected at school (taps, drains, puddles, plants).
Taste test idea: show salt dissolving in water to explain why seawater is salty (do not drink it).
Water saver poster: children draw one way to save water.

Differentiation

Support: use picture cards for water places and focus on four words. Challenge: children explain why we cannot drink seawater and how rain helps rivers.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 to 5 check water places and uses (answer key included). Activity 6 shows whether children can suggest a way to save water.

Learning Objectives

Name places where we find water.
Explain that living things need water.
Suggest simple ways to save water.

Teacher Tips

Some places have little rain, and some children may live near the sea or far from it. Use local water sources children know, such as a river, a well or a water tank. Remind children never to play near deep water without an adult.

What's Included

6-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Editable Word version of the worksheet
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)