Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Urban Animals
Did You Know?
How might you know if a building had a rat problem? In towns and cities all over the UK, rats sneak into homes looking for food, water and warmth. Rats can chew through wood, plastic and even wires! They spread diseases and cause damage, which is why it’s important to keep food sealed and bins closed. These clever but troublesome visitors are best kept outside where they belong!
🪜 Spelling Steps!
Follow the steps: Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check
Do this three times for the following words:
troublesome →
diseases →
warmth →
🧩 Connect
Join the two simple sentences to make one long sentence.
The family was watching a film.
The rat was chewing a piece of wire.
Help: Use conjunctions and change the sentence order if you need to.
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Problem Solve
Fact: A rat can chew through 3 wires in one night.
Use the above fact to answer the question below.
If there are 7 rats in a building, how many wires could they chew through altogether in three nights?
🤔 The Big Question
Pest control professionals use poison and traps to kill rats and mice living in homes, schools and offices.
Is it OK to kill rats and mice?
🗣️Prepare an answer in your head to say out loud.
Sentence stem: I think it is/is not OK to… I think this because …
