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Morning Starters: Spring 1 - Birds of Prey

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Did You Know?

Did you know the fastest animal in the world lives in our skies? The peregrine falcon can dive at over 200 miles per hour! Just 40 days after hatching, young falcons are already strong enough to fly and hunt. With pointed wings, sharp talons, and keen eyesight, they zoom through the air to catch other birds in mid-flight.

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Add the missing letters to finish each word.

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wĀ  _Ā  tĀ  _Ā  rĀ  _ aĀ  lĀ  l

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

Make it Longer!

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

Water thundered over the cliff.

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Hit the Target

Fact:Ā There are 275 individual waterfalls that make up the Iguazu Falls.

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

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šŸ¤” The Big Question

Why is life like a river?

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

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