Extending sentences with when, if, because, although: echidna

Writing Ideas

• Write a set of instructions that will help a young echidna find an ant colony and enjoy a meal of ants without getting bitten (too much!).
• Write a Who Am I? riddle, describing all the fascinating features of an echidna for someone to guess.
• In Aboriginal culture, there are lots of stories (myths) to explain why animals have their features. Write a short story to explain how the echidna got one of its intriguing features such as its beak, its long claws or its spines.