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Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Resourcefulness

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Did You Know?

Can you imagine building your own home? This is exactly what the Bodi people of Ethiopia do. After constructing the structure from wood, they mix cow dung to plaster the walls, filling any cracks as it dries. They also burn the cow dung to use as fuel for cooking and warmth. This clever use of one resource for many purposes shows how people can adapt to survive off the land with very little waste.

🕵️Word Detective

Circle just the words that have a spelling mistake and rewrite them correctly.

suvive →
structuer →
resourse →
warmth →

Help: All of the words appear in the Did you know? paragraph

🚀Level Up

Click text to edit

Take this simple sentence to the next level by making it more descriptive.

The cow dung started to dry.

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✅ Which Ones?

Fact: Ethiopia is a country on the African continent. There are 54 African countries.

Tick just the number sentences that equal 54.

☐ 18 + 18 +  9 + 8
☐ 1,001 – 947
☐ 162 á 3 
☐ 9 x 6

🤔 The Big Question

What makes a home a ‘good’ home?

🗣️Prepare an answer in your head to say out loud.

Sentence stem:  A good home is…

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