Morning Starters: Autumn 1 - Sir David Attenborough
Did You Know?
Are you able to copy the sounds of your favourite animal? In a documentary, Sir David Attenborough introduces the superb lyrebird, which mimics the calls of other forest animals, the click of a camera and even the roar of chainsaws cutting down its precious habitat. This is just one example of how his films often celebrate the beauty of nature while also highlighting threats such as climate change and habitat loss.
🪜 Spelling Steps!
Follow the steps: Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check
Do this three times for the following words:
favourite →
celebrate →
precious →
🧩 Connect
Join the two simple sentences to make one long sentence.
The chainsaws were destroying the forest.
The lyrebird practised its amazing songs.
Help:Â Use conjunctions and change the sentence order if you need to.
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Problem Solve
Fact: Adult male superb lyrebirds have sixteen tail feathers, and each feather is about 70 cm long.
Use the above fact to answer the question below.
If you lined up all the tail feathers of a male superb lyrebird end to end, how far would they reach?
🤔 The Big Question
Can listening carefully to nature help us make better choices for the planet?
🗣️Prepare an answer in your head to say out loud.
Sentence stem:Â When we hear …
