Morning Starters: Autumn 1 - Teamwork
Did You Know?
Imagine blowing bubbles with your friends to trap something! Humpback whales do just that. They’ve been filmed creating ‘bubble nets’ with their blowholes – rings of bubbles that confuse and trap fish. Once the fish are caught inside, the whales lunge upward and swallow huge mouthfuls at once. It’s a clever trick that only works because they cooperate.
Spelling Steps!
Follow the steps: Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check
Do this three times for the following words:
cooperate →
caught →
lunging →
🧩 Connect
Join the two simple sentences to make one long sentence.
They can catch lots of fish at once.
Some whales create bubble nets.
Help: Use conjunctions and change the sentence order if you need to.
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Problem Solve
Fact: A humpback whale can eat up to 2,500 kilograms of fish in a single day.
Use the above fact to answer the question below.
What is the maximum weight of fish that a humpback whale can eat in a week?
🤔 The Big Question
Humans should copy whales and catch fish using bubble nets instead of using nylon and plastic nets.
What do you think?
🗣️Prepare an answer in your head to say out loud.
Sentence stem: I think this is a good/bad idea because …
