Land, water and sky

Ages 3 to 5 Read and do together · about 15 minutes

Read together

The Earth has land. The Earth has water.

Most of the Earth is covered with water.

Do it

1. Look at a globe or a picture of the Earth. Point out the blue parts (water) and the green and brown parts (land).
2. Name some shapes of land: mountain, valley, island, desert. Name water: river, lake, sea, ocean.
3. Make a land-and-water picture with blue and green paper.
4. Say thank you for each: “Thank you, God, for mountains and seas.”

Talk about it

• Where do you see water on the globe?
• Where is our home?

For the grown-up

About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water, mostly in the oceans. The Philippines is a country of more than seven thousand islands, which makes it a good place to look at land and sea together.

Mark as done

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Where this comes from

• U.S. Geological Survey, Water Science School, “How much water is there on Earth?”
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Earth facts and imagery
• National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Philippines, on the number of Philippine islands

Written with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed. Please read it before sharing it with a child.