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Morning Starters: Summer 1 - Teamwork

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Did You Know?

Grasscutter ants are tiny masters of teamwork. They work together to carry pieces of grass, forming a line as they march back to their colony. Each ant has a role, and they all contribute to building and feeding the entire community. Without teamwork, the colony wouldn’t thrive, as each blade of grass is vital to their survival. These ants demonstrate how cooperation achieves great things for their community.

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Word Challenge

Boggle

Make words from letters next to each other.

Scoring:

  • 3 points for words that relate to teamwork
  • 1 point for all other words

Grammar Challenge

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Create a sentence by rearranging the words below:

The carried grass ants nest blades of to their underground freshly-cut the

Help: Start with the word ‘The’ and end with the word ‘nest’.

Number Challenge

Fact: A single grasscutter ant can carry 50 times its own bodyweight!

12 x 50 = 600

Use the above number sentence to solve the following:

1) 50 x 6 = ?

2) 6,000 ÷ 50 = ?

3) 1.2 x 50 = ?

4) 25 x 12 = ?

Critical Thinking

“You should always share the workload equally between team members.”

Is this always, sometimes or never true? Why do you think this?