Water

Water’s for . . .
washing, drinking
making tea,
cleaning the bath
or scrubbing me;
shining a car
or rinsing a shirt
watering tomatoes,
shifting the dirt
… my Mum says.
But I say . . .
Paddling in wellies
or just in feet
(puddles are good
but sea’s a treat)
squirting at brothers,
splashing Dad,
soaking my sister
to make her mad
Mixing with mud
to bake a pie,
spraying the dog
or catching a fly.
bath or puddle,
sleet or rain,
let’s all play
a WATER game- JUDITH NICHOLLS

Reading Comprehension
1. Complete the table, ‘‘What’s water for?’’ according to the child and the mother:

Mother	Child
washing drinkingmaking tea cleaning bath shining a car rinsing a shirt watering tomatoes shifting the dirt	paddling in wellies squirting at brothers splashing dad, soaking sister mixing with mud to bake a pie spraying the dog catching a fly playing water games

Imagine yourself as a 5 year old child. Tick
some of the situations that you would enoy doing:
1. Waking up some one by pouring water. (×)
2. Watering plants.(√)
3. Jumping in rain water.(√)
4. Washing clothes. (×)
5. Throwing water on someone.(√)
6. Floating paper boats in tub or bucket.(√)
7. Filling an empty bottle with water.(√)
8. Pouring out water from one glass to another.(√)
9. Put a paper in the water and stick it on walls or door. (√)
Playing with water.(√)Complete the table with your own rhyming words. Pick up one from the
poem: