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Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Resourcefulness

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Did You Know?

Have you ever used a spoon to scoop peanut butter from a jar or a stick to reach a toy under the sofa? Remarkably, sea otters also use tools to solve problems. They have been filmed using stones to crack open mussels. Floating on their backs, they balance a stone on their stomachs and smash the mussel shells against it until they break. It can take a few tries, but the reward is worth it – a delicious meal!

šŸ§‘ā€šŸ¤ā€šŸ§‘Word Buddies!

Write a word that has a similar meaning.

scoop →
tools →
delicious →

Help:Ā All of the words appear in the ā€˜Did you know?’ paragraph.

🄣 Mixed Up!

Click text to edit

Put the words in the right order to make a sentence:

the clever knew open mussel how to otter the

Remember:Ā Don’t forget to start with a capital letter and end with a full-stop.

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šŸ”¢ Emoji Puzzle

🦦+ 🦦 + 🐚= 20

🐚 + 🐚 = 12

 🦦 x 🐚 = ?

Solve the emoji number puzzle.

šŸ¤” The Big Question

“It takes hard work, resourcefulness and courage to succeed.”

Can you think of a time when you needed these things to succeed?

šŸ—£ļøPrepare an answer in your head to say out loud.

Sentence stem: I remember when … I succeeded when …