The Water Pirates of Chesapeake Bay
Grades K-5 | Water Conservation
The Water Pirates of Chesapeake Bay is an engaging performance that teaches students about the importance of water conservation. Students follow relatable characters from home and school on an exciting journey as they discover easy ways to save and protect water, empowering them to become water champions. Along the way, students will learn where water comes from and why conserving it is essential for the future.
In addition to the live performance, students and teachers will receive a classroom poster, printed student activity books and access to an exclusive e-learning package. This package includes e-books, graphic novels, games, quizzes and lesson plans, all designed to reinforce the key concepts from the show and extend the learning experience in the classroom.
Live In-School Performance
Standards-Aligned
Includes Teacher Resources
Games & Activities
Interactive & Engaging
Topics Covered
Through engaging sketches featuring a variety of entertaining characters, The Water Pirates of Chesapeake Bay teaches the following educational points:
- The uses of water
- The importance of water
- Ways water gets polluted
- How to conserve water
Educational Standards
All NTC programs align with state educational standards, including science, social studies, financial literacy, and health standards, depending on the specific program. Programs also align with national standards such as NGSS, NCAS, and Common Core.
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Materials Included
This in-school performance comes with a Teacher Toolkit, providing educators with easy-to-use online resources that extend the learning experience.
Audience Guidelines – Before the show, watch a brief video to equip students with the skills they need to be excellent audience members.
Pre-Show Materials – Get students primed for learning with KWL charts and vocabulary words to scaffold their experience.
Student Booklet – The printed activity book contains several program-themed activities to engage elementary school students, that can be completed in the classroom or at home. The book also features a center-spread arts integration activity for students to share with their families. The booklet is also available digitally in the Teacher Toolkit.
Printable Handouts – The toolkit contains several program-themed printable handouts to engage students in the lessons from the performance. These can be completed in the classroom or at home.
Hands-on Lessons – These easy-to-use lessons let students and teachers bring the educational content to life in the classroom.
Digital Games – Using characters and elements from the program, the digital games offer challenging levels to test students’ knowledge of facts and vocabulary while keeping them engaged.
See the Program in Action
What Teachers are Saying
Absolutely loved this program. It was very interesting and interactive. Our students were engaged and really understood the message. I would love to see them back in the near future.
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The program was AMAZING! The performers were super engaging and entertaining! We learned a lot!
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The students were totally engaged with this program. The performers were enthusiastic and encouraged audiance participation. This program is definitely something all schools should try to schedule. The program is a great learning program to teach students how help conserve water and reduce the waste of water. Thank you so much!
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Very informative, The students were engaged and enjoyed the presentation. It fit in well with our Science unit on water.
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I love live theatre, and it is so beneficial for the students. The information in the show covered some of our SOL’s and it was very entertaining. The actors did a great job of keeping the students engaged! Thank you!
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We appreciate you all coming to our school and providing a meaningful message for our students!
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Why Schools Choose NTC
NTC has been touring the United States with free educational programming for over 45 years. Whether you are a first-timer or a repeat viewer, we’re excited to offer this opportunity to you free of charge, provided by organizations in your region that care about the future of your students and our planet.
Available for
In-school Assembly
Topic
Water Conservation
Program Length
25 Minutes
Audience
Grades K-5
Includes
Teacher Toolkit