Morning Starters: Autumn 1 - Teamwork
Did You Know?
Think of how footballers work together to move a ball towards a goal. Blacktip sharks do something similar with fish! They swim in circles, herding fish into a tight, swirling bait ball. This makes it much easier to catch their dinner. Alone, they’d have less chance of success. Their name comes from the characteristic black markings on the tips of their dorsal and tail fins.
🔍Missing Letters
Add the missing letters to finish each word.
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h _ r _ i n g
_ w _ r l i _ g
s _ m _ l _ r
Help: The words appear in the ‘Did you Know?’ paragraph.
🐍 Make it Longer!
Rewrite and make the following simple sentence longer by adding words to both the beginning and end.
The sharks surrounded the bait ball.
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🎯 Hit the Target
Fact: The heaviest blacktip shark ever recorded was 123 kg.
🎯123
🧮10, 20, 30, 5, 7, 3
Reach the target 🎯 by using some or all of the above numbers.
Help: Don’t forget you can ➕, ➖, ✖️ and ➗ numbers!
🤔 The Big Question
“Individually, we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.”
What does this really mean?
🗣️Prepare an answer in your head to say out loud.
Sentence stem: What this really means …
