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    Children and families, Early years, Primary school
  • Learning stage
    Early years, Early Stage 1, Stage 1
  • Learning area
    English, Mathematics, Science
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    Learning resources

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Whales are the largest animals on Earth that live in all the world’s oceans. They are mammals, which means they feed their babies milk. Whales can be put into two main groups: toothed and baleen whales. Toothed whales, such as dolphins, orcas and sperm whales, have teeth to catch food such as fish and squid. Baleen whales, such as blue whales and humpback whales, eat krill by straining water through plates called baleen that hang from their upper jaw.



Dot-to-dot and find-a-word activities to develop numeracy and literacy skills. The words can form the basis of a discussion about whale body parts and how they help them to live in the ocean.



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