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Morning Starters: Spring 1 - Lion King

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Did You Know?

Have you ever played Sleeping Lions? On the plains of Africa, male agama lizards sometimes chase flies right off the backs of real sleeping lions! With their quick movements and bright blue and red colours, agamas are small but fearless reptiles – showing that even the tiniest animals can share space with the king of the savannah.

šŸ”Missing Letters

Add the missing letters to finish each word.

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Help:Ā The words appear in the ā€˜Did you Know?’ paragraph.

šŸ Make it Longer!

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Rewrite and make the following simple sentence longer by adding words to both the beginning and end.Ā 

The king of the savannah slept.

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šŸŽÆ Hit the Target

Fact: Male adult lions weigh around 190 kilograms.

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Reach the target by using some or all of the above numbers.

Help:Ā Don’t forget you can āž•, āž–, āœ–ļø and āž— numbers!

šŸ¤” The Big Question

What might the lion in the photo be dreaming about?

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

Sentence stem: I think the lion is dreaming about …