Every Drop Counts: Exploring Water Science with Young Children in a Changing Climate

Inspire Curiosity. Spark Change.

Water is magical to children--its shimmer, its splash, its ever-changing sensations--water captivates children as they explore its endless possibilities for play, discovery, and wonder. In Every Drop Counts: Exploring Water Science with Young Children in a Changing Climate, early childhood educator Ann Gadzikowski invites you to tap into children’s natural curiosity and engage them in hands-on water explorations. Through play-based activities, science experiments, and creative provocations, this book will help you connect children to the wonders of water while fostering an understanding of its essential role in our world.

What You’ll Discover:

• What is water?
• Where does water come from?
• How do humans, plants, and animals rely on water?
• How does water shape weather and our environment?
• How can we care for water and protect our planet?

Aligned with the Head Start Learning Outcomes Framework, the Next Generation Science Standards, and NAEYC Accreditation Standards, this guide offers practical activities, book recommendations, and online resources to enrich learning.
Empower children to explore, question, and discover the wonders of water--because today’s young learners are tomorrow’s change makers!

Ann Gadzikowski, MEd, is a graduate of the Erikson Institute, Ann has more than twenty-five years of experience as a teacher and director of early childhood programs. She is the author of curriculum books, teaching guides, classroom readers, and numerous publications for parents of young children.