Prompt: December 17

The wetlands are home to frogs just like me,
But they’re vanishing quickly, so I have a plea.
Take time today to learn about water,
How it is scarce, and as Earth gets hotter,
Fewer and fewer will have water that’s clean.
Let’s learn how to help; you know I am keen.

Download the prompts for December 17-20 here as a PDF or here as a Microsoft Word Document.

An image of the Dec. 17 prompt card, printed on cream card stock with a green border and a gold-colored frog wax seal. The card is nestled in a lit Christmas tree.

Materials

Some information on water scarcity. The World Wildlife Federation has an accessible page on the subject.

Activity

For the next few days, we’re doing activities surrounding water scarcity and preservation. Water scarcity is one of the most visible symptoms of climate change. A lack of access to adequate clean, fresh water is already a major driver of human migration, and will only become more devastating in the years to come. Therefore, doing what we can to conserve water and preserve watersheds is an act of empathy for billions of people worldwide.

Today, we’re just chatting about the subject with our kids in a way that’s accessible to them. You might just read that WWF page together. You might read a book like We Are Water Protectors or The Water Princess. The important part is discussing the issue in a way that resonates with your kiddo.