🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To identify key facts about whales and their habitats

📚 Whale Vocabulary

Mammal: A warm-blooded animal that feeds milk to its babies

Blowhole: The hole on top of a whale's head used for breathing

Migration: Long journey animals make to find food or warmer water

Krill: Tiny shrimp-like creatures that many whales eat

🐋 Amazing Whale Facts

• Blue whales are the largest animals ever known - they can grow up to 30 metres long!

• Whales are mammals, not fish - they breathe air and are warm-blooded

• Humpback whales can travel over 16,000 miles during migration

• Some whales can hold their breath for up to 90 minutes underwater

• Whale songs can travel hundreds of miles through the ocean

✅ Check Your Understanding

Whales can hold their breath for up to _______ minutes. The tiny creatures called _______ are food for many whales.

🌟 Think and Explore

🚀 Extension Activity (For Advanced Learners)

Whale species: ________________

✅ Success Criteria

I can:

• Name at least two types of whales

• Explain what makes whales mammals

• Describe where whales live and what they eat

• Use whale vocabulary correctly