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Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Resourcefulness

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Did You Know?

The Akie people of Tanzania are very clever and resourceful. They gather honey by gently smoking the bees out of their hives, using dried weaver bird nests that they light by rubbing sticks together. Even though they are often stung by the bees, they don’t seem bothered by the pain. Their methods show how well they use the resources around them.

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Credit: BBC Two - Tribe

Word Challenge

The Akie people are incredibly resourceful.

The suffix ‘-ful‘ means ‘full of’ or ‘characterised by’.

Make a list of different ‘-ful’ adjectives that could be used to describe the Akie people.

Grammar Challenge

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Copy and complete the sentence below with the elder’s spoken words.

“___________ ” said the elder as he removed the honey from the tree.

Example:

“The smoke will make the bees less aggressive,” said the elder as he removed the honey from the tree.

Number Challenge

Fact: Look closely and you’ll notice that a honeycomb is a fascinating structure, made from tessellating regular hexagons.

What mathematical things can you say about a regular hexagon?

Critical Thinking

What can a stick be used for?

How many different uses can you record?