Morning Starters: Autumn 1 - River Life
Did You Know?
The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world after the River Nile. It runs through Brazil, Peru and several other South American countries. This mighty river is home to an incredible variety of fascinating animals. It’s a habitat for more than 2,000 species of freshwater fish, including the ferocious wolf fish and the intimidating barracuda.
Where in the world is the Amazon River? Click the 🌍
Credit: BBC Two - Earth's Great Rivers
Word Challenge
Make a list of adjectives that appear in the ‘Did you know?’ paragraph.
Example:
fascinating, freshwater, …
Grammar Challenge
Proofread the sentence below and rewrite with corrections.
Lurking in the murky amazon river the wolf fish was readying itself to strike with lightening speed.
Number Challenge
Here are the lengths of Earth’s longest rivers:
How much longer is the Nile than the Yangtse?
What is the combined length of the 3 rivers?
Critical Thinking
Fact: Martin Strel swam the length of the Amazon River in 2007.
What questions would you like to ask Martin about his incredible achievement?