Water4Otter: Less is More
Grades K-5 | Water Conservation
Water4Otter: Less is More is an engaging performance that teaches students about the importance of water conservation. Students follow relatable characters 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.
Beyond the performance, teachers and students receive an e-learning package with games, quizzes, and lesson plans that extend learning in the classroom and beyond. Our team brings everything they need to perform at your school and easily adapts to the gathering space you provide, making it easy to integrate into your school schedule for a really memorable experience for your students.
Live In-School Performance
Standards-Aligned
Includes Teacher Resources
Games & Activities
Interactive & Engaging
Topics Covered
Through engaging sketches featuring a variety of entertaining characters, Water4Otter: Less is More teaches the following educational points:
- Where our water comes from
- What to know about our watershed
- How we can all save water
- How to protect our 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
The show was great! The length of time was perfect and the kids were engaged 100% of the time. We really enjoyed the show!
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What a wonderful program! Our Pre-K just finished up a 5 week study of water so this was the best culminating activity. I love how the materials that were send ahead of time were bilingual also. I have used them and will now send them home with the students. The only comment that I could make to improve upon the live show was to add a bilingual speaker to touch on the most important aspects of the show. Great Job and Thank you very much!!
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This was such an energetic and super engaging show! My third graders loved it!!
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Very well done! I have personally attended teacher training on our local water system. I was so excited that we were having the presentation at my school. The presentation was both fun and engaging! 2 days after the program, we were reading about lakes and rivers. My students remembered where we get our water from. We also have a sink in our classroom and a few students reminded others to turn off the water while they were scrubbing their hands. I love it! Thank you for all of your hard work.
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Such a cute program. Perfect amount of time and kept all grade levels engaged.
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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