Simple sentences: clownfish

4 - Writing Ideas

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Writing Ideas

  • The Underwater Olympics are underway and sea creature competitors are gathering from far and wide. Can you make a list of interesting sports that will feature in this remarkable event? Describe each event under a suitable heading:

Shell Lifting and Rolling

In this event, competitors must lift and roll shells of increasing size and weight.

  • Imagine that you are a saddleback clownfish. You have found a coconut shell that is simply too heavy to move by yourself. Write a letter to several of your close friends (who live amongst neighbouring anemones), requesting their help.
  • Find out about the impact global warming is having on clownfish and other animals by visiting the Global Education Project website. Write a short information report about what you have learnt, using both headings and subheadings to organise your writing.

Related Clip

Saddleback clownfish make their homes amongst the tentacles of the carpet anemone. But, what exactly is an anemone?

Credit: BBC One – Seven Worlds, One Planet