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Morning Starters: Spring 2 - Super Parents

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Did You Know?

Harp seal mothers provide their pups with a supercharged start in life through their nutrient-packed milk. With ten times more fat than human milk, it helps seal pups gain weight rapidly, doubling their size in just a few days. This is crucial in the icy Arctic environment, where a thick layer of blubber is necessary to keep them warm and protected from the cold.

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Word Challenge

Identify and write the correct spelling of each back-to-front word listed below:

1) laicurc

2) gnilbuod

3) tneirtun

4) yrassecen

Grammar Challenge

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Write a descriptive sentence about a harp seal pup that starts in the following way:

Coated in soft white fur, …

Example:

Coated in soft white fur, the pup waited patiently on the icy platform, awaiting its mother’s return.

Number Challenge

Fact: Harp seal milk is 50% fat. That’s 10 times more fat than cow’s milk!

Supersize the following numbers, multiplying each one by 10:

1) 120

2) 2,381

3) 0.5

4) 2.06

Critical Thinking

Should parents treat all their children exactly the same? Why or why not?