2007 Printable Manual - Texas State Library and Archives ...

Sail Away With Books!
Games and Activities
Water Relay
Materials
12-ounce plastic cups
5-gallon buckets, or something else to hold water
Water
Directions
Gather two cups and two buckets per team. In advance, punch two or three medium-sized
holes in the bottom of each plastic cup. Find a safe, non-slippery area outside the library
to set up a relay course. Set up a bucket of water at the starting line for each team and an
empty bucket for each team at the ending line. Divide the kids into teams of six or eight
members. The first team member takes the cup, scoops water out of the bucket, races
down to the other end, empties the cup into the other bucket, and runs back to the starting
line. After handing the cup to the next team member, the process is repeated until all team
members have raced. The team with the most water in the second bucket wins a special
prize or bookmark. Depending on the surface area used, watch and make sure the area is
not becoming slippery during the activity.
Web-Based Activities
Wild Over Waterways
www.wow4water.net
This British site includes several online games and activities that deal with the waterways
and water supply.
Professional Resources
Multicultural Folktales: Readers Theatre for Elementary Students by Suzanne I.
Barchers. Also available through netLibrary, a TexShare resource.
Books Ahoy
www.state.sc.us/scsl/BooksAhoy/handbook/stories/stories3.pdf
This manual for South Carolina’s reading program includes fingerplays, patterns, games,
and more.
The Groundwater Foundation
www.groundwater.org
Click on the “Shop Catalog” tab to find several water-related games for sale.
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