To help support teaching around World Rivers Day, we've created a collection of primary and secondary resources.
When is World Rivers Day?
The first World Rivers Day was held in 2005 by agencies of the United Nations. This year, World Rivers Day 2024 will be held on Sunday 22nd September.
World Rivers Day is a day of celebration held on the fourth Sunday of September to highlight the importance of rivers and promotes active participation to ensure waterways are protected worldwide.
Primary resources
Rivers. video
In this video the key features of the journey of a river from source to sea are explored. This video is aimed at 5-11 year olds in KS1 and KS2.
The water cycle. video
In this video the continuous water cycle on Earth is illustrated. This video is aimed at 7-11 year olds in KS2.
Living next to rivers - Belfast and Pune. video
Robin from Belfast and Uma from Pune both live by rivers. They talk about the activity in the river and how living near a river influences their lives. This video is from the series Your World is aimed at 5-11 year olds in KS1 and KS2.
School Radio: Ancient Egypt. Song: 'Living, living River Nile' collection
A collection of resources exploring the importance of the River Nile to Ancient Egyptian civilisation. This collection is aimed at 7-11 year olds in KS2.
Ancient Egypt - The River Nile. video
This video explores how important the River Nile was to Ancient Egyptian civilisation. This video is aimed at 7-11 year olds in KS2.
Rivers. video
In this video the journey that a river takes from start to end is explored. This video is from the 麻豆官网首页入口 Teach series Zoom In, Zoom out presented by De-Graft Mensah and is aimed at 7-11 year olds in KS2.
Secondary resources
How does a river change as it travels downstream? video
In this video Liz Bonnin introduces 麻豆官网首页入口 archive footage of Sir David Attenborough following the Amazon River downstream. Sir David talks about other major rivers around the world, as well as explaining about how waterfalls form and how the characteristics of a river may change over time. This video is from the 麻豆官网首页入口 series Physical Geography with Liz Bonnin and is aimed at 11-16 year olds.
The Ganges. video
In this video three pupils from London, Dua, Amalia, and Nayan go on a trip to India to learn about and discover the river Ganges. This video is from the series Exploration India and is aimed at 11-14 year olds in KS3.
River flooding. video
In this video the causes and effects of river flooding are explained, and how this is adapting over time. This video is aimed at 11-14 year olds in KS3.
