Morning Starters: Summer 2 - Predator and Prey
Did You Know?
Octopuses are skilled predators with clever hunting techniques. Some use camouflage to blend into their surroundings, while others shoot jets of water to stun prey. The Abdopus octopus is especially resourceful. At low tide, it leaves its rock pool and ‘walks’ across land to hunt crabs in nearby tide pools.
Word Challenge
List some words, like the word ‘octopus’, that start with the letter ‘o’ and end with the letter ‘s’.
o ____________ s
Example:
Outaws, oasis, …
Grammar Challenge
Write a descriptive sentence about an Abdopus octopus that starts in the following way.
Slipping from one rockpool to another, …
Now write a second sentence that follows on from this.
Number Challenge
Fact: An octopus has 8 arms that are covered in suckers.
Create some number sentences that equal 8. Be adventurous and ‘show off’ your knowledge of number!
Example:
√64 = 8
2² + 2² = 8
Critical Thinking
Fact: Most octopuses have the ability to rapidly change their body colour and texture to blend into their surroundings.
Would you like to have this ability? Why or why not?