Term 1
week 5 - 6
Perfect picture!
Can you draw a picture of another animal that blends in with its surroundings using camouflage?
Story starter!
In the inky blackness of the shadows, she blended in perfectly. Her saucer-like eyes and sleek whiskers were all that could be seen.
She was deliberately hiding; her colour and keen sight were her greatest allies. What she had glimpsed at the other side of the candlelit room was troubling, and arching her back, she prepared to move in an instant…
Question time!
What does ‘her colour and keen sight were her greatest allies’ mean?
What allows this cat to hunt so well at night?
What has she seen in the room?
What will she do next?
Do you think dogs are more intelligent than cats?
What do cats use their whiskers for?
Week 3 - 4
Story starter!
“Charge!” he screamed, feeling mighty atop the lead rhinoceros. He jolted with every step they took, the rhino’s feet punching into the baking hot sand, sending up large clouds into the humid air so that he could taste the grains of sand in his parched mouth.
The herd stampeded across the desert sand, focused on reaching their goal…
Can you continue the story?
Question time!
Who is the boy? Where is he from?
What is he doing there?
How has he managed to control the rhinos?
Where are the herd heading? What is their goal?
How do you think rhinos communicate?
Did you know that rhinos are endangered? Why do you think this is?
What do you think makes rhinos unique from other animals?
Term 1 week 1 - 2
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN’T AFRAID?
- What is the girl thinking?
- How does she feel?
- What is the girl afraid of?
- What goals/dreams does she have?
- What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
- Describe a time when fear held you back.
- Link these to yourself... Can you answer the questions for yourself?