Recording species: This activity card demonstrates the ways in which we can investigate and record species numbers, and why counting creatures in this way is important. Learn about transects, plots and quadrats. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Download colour or black and white.

Make art from plastic waste: Explore how we can recycle and reuse plastic to reduce waste, as well as the negative effects of plastics ending up in rivers. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Download colour or black and white version.

This activity card explores what microplastics are and how they affect rivers and the environment. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Download colour or black and white versions.

Join The Rivers Trust’s virtual ambassador, Scout, for a riverside adventure into citizen science. Use the Big River Watch app to survey your river, recording plants and animals. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Download colour or black and white versions.

Discover the journey of a river: this activity investigates where a river starts and where it might go, and what it might pass on its route from source to sea. It links to the water cycle and how water moves within a river catchment. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Download colour or black and white versions below!

Discover the journey of a river: this activity investigates where a river starts and where it might go, and what it might pass on its route from source to sea. It links to the water cycle and how water moves within a river catchment. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers.

By making a rain gauge, this activity explores where the water that ends up in rivers comes from (mainly rainfall!) Explore how we can measure rainfall and the impact that higher rainfall has on river flow. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Download colour or black and white.

Understanding habitats and wildlife corridors: This activity card investigates what wildlife corridors are, and why they are important for protecting lots of different vital river species. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Download colour or black and white versions.

River habitats: This activity card explores what habitats are, why animals need safe habitats, and what constitutes a good or bad habitat. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Download colour or black and white versions.

Explore the litter timeline: This activity card delves into how litter often ends up in our watercourses, and the long-lasting damage it causes. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Download colour or black and white.

This lesson looks at the different groups of animals and the plants that live in and around a river habitat. It explores their common features and adaptations for life in a river habitat. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Lesson 5/5

This lesson is an exploration of how rivers connect to the water cycle, and invites students to create their own water cycle model. Designed by teachers, with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these KS2 lesson materials (Powerpoint) and lesson plans (PDF) with written notes to support teaching are free and available for you to use in the classroom. Lesson 3/5 from The Rivers Trust.

This lesson gives an introduction to what a river is, and what rivers are like, using the five senses. It helps with understanding a river’s basic features, and offers an opportunity for students to create their own river representation. Designed by teachers, with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these KS2 lesson materials (Powerpoint) and lesson plans (PDF) with written notes to support teaching are free and available for you to use in the classroom. Lesson 1/5

This lesson investigates a river’s journey from source to sea. Look at what the river may pass on its journey, including both human and physical features. Explore local rivers and their characteristics with creative opportunities to represent the river journey using art, modelling or practical activities. Designed by teachers, with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these KS2 lesson materials (Powerpoint) and lesson plans (PDF) with written notes to support teaching are free and available for you to use in the classroom.

Take a look at the features of habitats, and river habitats. This lesson looks at what animals need to survive and explores the difference between good and bad habitat features. Designed with schools, community groups and activity clubs in mind, these free KS2 activity cards make it easy to run a pre-planned session that engages children with different fascinating aspects of our rivers. Lesson 4/5