We Are Water Protectors Worksheets

by Carole Lindstrom

Lexile AD510L · ATOS 1.9

A young girl's grandmother, Nokomis, tells her that water is the first medicine: we come from water, water is sacred, and the river's rhythm runs through her people's veins. Now the black snake her people have long spoken of is here, and its venom courses through the water, making it unfit to drink. Taking courage, the girl rallies her people to stand as one, with their songs and their drums, for the water, the land and all who cannot fight for themselves. A Caldecott Medal Earth Day read-aloud by Ojibwe author Carole Lindstrom, with an Earth Steward and Water Protector Pledge at the back.

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We Are Water Protectors vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include nourished, sacred, rhythm, foretold, venom, courage, rally, unfit, related, ancestors, stewards, protectors.

Sample questions

Who tells the girl that water is the first medicine?
What do the girl's people say the black snake will do?
What does the black snake's venom do to the water?

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