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Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Marvellous Moon

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Did You Know?

The Moon exists because a planet the size of Mars collided with the early Earth billions of years ago. The crash sent rock and debris into space, where it clumped together to form the Moon. In its early existence, the Moon was a fiery place with active volcanoes spewing lava. Over time, it cooled into the rocky and quiet companion we now see in the night sky.

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Word Challenge

Write an acrostic poem using the word ‘MOON’. 

Example:
MMystical and bright
OOrbiting the Earth each night
OOver mountains it shines
NNight sky’s friend divine

Grammar Challenge

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The animals came out when the Hunter’s Moon lit up the forest.

Rewrite the sentence above, upgrading it in the following ways:

1) Add some awesome adjectives.

2) Replace the verbs with more powerful ones.

3) Add a relative clause.

Number Challenge

Critical Thinking

If the moon had feelings, what would they be and why?