Morning Starters: Autumn 1 - River Life
Did You Know?
Many people around the world live on floodplains, which are flat areas of land that flood when a river overflows. On the Zambezi floodplain, a boy named Gift has a unique way of getting to school. When the river floods, he travels by canoe! This method of transportation highlights how rivers can shape the lives of people in amazing ways. People often live on floodplains because the river makes the land fertile and good for farming.
Where in the world is the Zambezi River? Click the 🌍
Word Challenge
Copy and correct just the words listed below that have a spelling error:
Help: The words appear in the ‘Did You Know?’ paragraph.
Grammar Challenge
Write a descriptive sentence about a river that uses alliteration.
Example: The raging river ravished the remote region.
Help: Alliteration is where words close to each other start with the same sound.
Number Challenge
Use the photograph to estimate the following:
1) The height of Gift
2) The length of Gift’s canoe
3) The length of Gift’s paddle
Critical Thinking
What questions would you like to ask Gift about his life on the Zambezi floodplain?