Water Warriors
Category: Games & Activities · 2-page printable PDF · Ages F-2, 3-4 · Free for ConnectedPE members
Water Warriors is a hydration quest for ages 5–10: twelve tick-off missions across Fill Up (Bottle Buddy, Fill to the Line, Big Drink First), Sip Smart (Water Break, Little Sips, Beat the Thirst), Top Up (Cool-Down Cup, Refill Ready, Water Wins over fizzy drinks) and Body Signals — where Dry-Mouth Detective, Sweat Check and Colour Clue teach kids to read their own thirst, sweat and wee colour.
Structuring the card around before, during and after play turns "drink more water" into an actual routine tied to PE lessons, and the Body Signals row adds the interoception piece most hydration posters skip — drink before you feel thirsty. The Hydration Logbook has students colour a cup on a water meter for every drink, match each body signal to its response, and write a before-I-play water plan, closing with a Water Warrior award ladder.
Two pages, needs only a water bottle and pencil. Sun Safe Heroes covers the other half of hot-weather PE, and Fuel Up! — The Athlete's Nutrition Playbook extends the fuelling story for older students.
What students learn
Understand and practise healthy hydration — filling up before activity, taking small sips during play, topping up afterwards, and recognising the body's thirst and hydration signals.
Topics: hydration, health, wellbeing, nutrition, healthy habits, self-care
Related PE resources
- Game Down! — Ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
- Drop the Beat — Ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
- Sun Safe Heroes — Ages F-2, 3-4
- Number Movers — Ages F-2, 3-4
- Over & Under! — Ages F-2, 3-4