Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Plant Life
Did You Know?
Can you imagine a leaf so big that you could stand on it? In the Pantanal, giant water lilies have enormous leaves that can grow up to 3 metres across. They float on the water’s surface like green rafts, strong enough to hold a small child. Frogs, birds and insects use them as a place to rest or hide.
🪜 Spelling Steps!
Follow the steps: Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check
Do this three times for the following words:
enormous→
dominate →
surface →
🧩 Connect
Join the two simple sentences to make one long sentence.
They had seen the giant lilies on the TV.
The family wanted to visit the Pantanal.
Help: Use conjunctions and change the sentence order if you need to.
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Problem Solve
Fact: In the Pantanal, a baby caiman🐊 weighs about 38 to 43 grams.
Use the above fact to answer the question below.
If three baby caimans, sitting on a giant water lily, altogether weigh 120 grams, how much might each caiman weigh?
🤔 The Big Question
The Pantanal is a beautiful water world that is full of incredible wildlife.
Where is the most amazing place you know?
🗣️Prepare an answer in your head to say out loud.
Sentence stem: The most amazing place I know is … It is amazing because …
