A suite of PSHE linked learning resources - suitable for KS2. Through a series of games, activities, role play, poetry and assembly ideas, pupils will learn to spot the hazards of being near water, how to react in an emergency and our SAFE message (Stay Away From the Edge).

250 years ago, a great network of canals was planned for Britain. But who designed, built and paid for them? Which ones were built and which weren’t? All the answers are here plus all you need to know about canal features and canal boats.

Find out about different beam, arch, cantilever and suspension bridges using real examples on our canals and rivers. Carry out simple activities to build and test different bridge designs. Full teacher’s notes and background information.

Find out about some of the animals that live on or near our canals and river and about the different habitats and environments. Identification and classification activities, white board images and activity sheets.

All you ever needed to know about wildlife on canals and rivers. This pack covers biodiversity, adaptations, life cycles and food chains. The activity sheets can be use for fieldwork or in the classroom and cover hedges, pollination, minibeast hunting, seed dispersal, adaptation, classification and food chains.

This pack provides an introduction to studying your local area, around the classroom and nearby canals and rivers. It supports the history curriculum - changes within living memory and the geography curriculum - field sketches, maps and diagrams.The pack consists of activity sheets for individual and group work and whiteboard pictures for classroom discussion. The teacher guidance notes provide curriculum links and background information.

This pack is a great place to find fascinating facts about rivers. Discover the features of a river. Find out why they are important, what they are used for, who looks after them and what happens when rivers flood.

This pack covers how and why canals were built and how they developed as important transport routes. It includes diferent cargos carried by boat, different types of boat and canal sstructures such as locks, tunnels and aqueducts. It consists of activity sheets for individual and group work and whiteboard pictures for class discussion.

Activity sheets and white board images for individual, group and class work. Covers the journey of a river from source to mouth, the water cycle, the difference between a canal and a river, transport, settlements. Background information is provided in the teacher guidance notes.

This fact file will help children discover how canals are different to rivers, how and why canals were built, who built canals and when, canal inventions and who looks after canals today.

Canal & River Trust rivers flow through pretty countryside, great cities, towns and villages too. Discover how rivers form and flow from source to mouth. Learn why rivers are different to canals, who looks after them and much more. Use the activity plan to guide your learning.

Canals and rivers are often referred to as corridors for nature and are home to hundreds of species of plants and animals. This project encourages children to think about how they could re-design an area of garden or outside space to create a Corridor for Nature at home. The ‘Corridor for Nature’ bundle provides everything children need to research, design and build a canal-themed habitat including an activity plan to structure learning. It’s ideal for curriculum-linked study, supporting science, geography and PSHE or as an exciting holiday project.

This Topic Pack explores the relevance canals and rivers play in today’s society. It encourages children to investigate how waterways enrich our lives and how they can contribute to their long term sustainability.

Canals and rivers are great places for wildlife. Use these activities and resources to encourage children to do, watch, play, create and read as they learn about canal and river habitats from home. The activity plan shows how you can help children to learn about the different habitats, plants and wildlife found along canals and rivers. It includes suggested teacher/parent input, links to resources and key words.

Learning to be safe near water is an important part of a child’s education. Use these activities and resources to encourage children to do, watch, play, create and read as they learn about water safety. Choose a few activities or do them all, there’s even a handy activity plan to guide your learning.

Bridges are found all over the country forming links across a range of natural and artificial barriers to travel. Find out about different beam, arch, cantilever and suspension bridges using real examples on our canals and rivers. Carry out simple activities to build and test different bridge designs. Activity plan included to guide your learning at home.

Learn all about canal boats with history and science activities that encourage children to read, do, watch, play and create as they learn from home. Find out how boats were built, what they carried and, owned them and try a fun science experiment to learn how boats float.

We’ve put together activities for you to do at home as a family to support the five ways to wellbeing: Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give. Use these activities to start conversations about wellbeing, keep children entertained and active whilst at home and spend quality time together as a family. Use the activity plan to guide your learning.

Engineers have used simple, yet effective scientific principles to raise or lower boats when we need to move them through big level changes (e.g. up a hill). This activity demonstrates how Pascal’s Principle works by using a syringe model as a hydraulic system. Students are able to see scientific theory applied to real engineering solutions developed on canal networks, such as the Anderton Boat lift and canal cranes. Using real-life examples from along our waterways and developed with support from the Rolls-Royce Graduate Scheme, our exciting activities will bring STEM to life in your classroom. Visit the Canal & River Trust STEM hub for free resources, microlessons and career inspiration all in one place.

Historically, our waterways have been used to carry coal, food, steel and other heavy items all over the UK. Engineers have used gear systems to enable dock workers to load and unload heavy goods onto boats. In this activity, we examine the use of gears to provide mechanical advantage and demonstrate that the maths is the same for gears as it is for levers (or pulleys or any other form of mechanism). Using real-life examples from along our waterways and developed with support from the Rolls-Royce Graduate Scheme, our exciting activities will bring STEM to life in your classroom. Visit the Canal & River Trust STEM Hub for free resources, microlessons and career inspiration all in one place.