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Morning Starters: Spring 1 - Resilience

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Did You Know?

Filming wildlife in the Arctic requires great resilience and determination. This is because it often involves unpredictable animal behaviour, harsh environmental conditions, long periods of waiting, difficult terrain and the need to adapt to constantly changing situations. Filmmakers must be patient, persistent and able to overcome setbacks to capture the the film footage that they want audiences around the world to watch.

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Word Challenge

Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

Use the above strategy to learn the spelling of each underlined word.

Grammar Challenge

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Copy and complete the sentence below with the actions of the wildlife filmmaker.

“It’s coming for me!” the filmmaker yelled as he …

Now write a second action-packed follow-on sentence.

Number Challenge

Using the alphabet number decoder, calculate the total value of the word ‘resilient‘.

Example:

Finding the total value of the word  ‘ship’:

s = 19, h = 8, i = 9, p = 16

19 + 8 + 9 + 16 = 42

Critical Thinking

How would you rate the job of being a wildlife filmmaker on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is awful and 10 is awesome? 

Give reasons for your rating.