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Morning Starters: Summer 1 - Teamwork

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Did You Know?

In the Banda Sea, an unusual partnership has formed between black-banded sea kraits (snakes) and bluefin trevally fish. While hunting, the krait slithers through tight spaces to flush out prey, while the trevally wait to chase and catch escaping fish. This teamwork highlights how two vastly different species can collaborate to achieve success that neither could accomplish alone.

Where in the world is the Banda Sea? Click the 🌍

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Word Challenge

Spot the mistake in each of the following words and write the correct spelling:

1) acomplish

2) colaborate

3) hilights

4) sucessfull

Help: Some of the words appear in the ‘Did you Know?’ paragraph.

Grammar Challenge

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Write a sentence that starts in the following way and features a  features a sea snake.

Gliding effortlessly through the ocean reef, ….

Write a second descriptive sentence that follows on from the you have just written. 

Number Challenge

Fact: Female banded sea kraits grow to a length of around 128 cm.

Make (or get close to) a target number of 128 by using some or all of the following numbers:

Help: You could make 150 first and then subtract numbers to reach the the target.

Critical Thinking

What else could TEAM stand for?