🐋 Part 1: What We Know About Whales and People

1. From the text, what are some ways people have used whales in the past?

Tick the boxes that are correct:

For meat to eat

For oil to make lamps

To make tools from their bones

To keep as pets

2. What does the word "banned" mean in our text?

Allowed by law

Stopped by law

Made easier

3. How are whale numbers changing today?

Getting smaller

Staying the same

Getting bigger (recovering)

🤔 Part 2: Think About It

4. How have people's actions helped whales today?

Sentence starter: People have helped whales by _______________

5. Why do you think people now love to watch whales instead of hunt them?

Think about: What makes whale watching special?

Sentence starter: I think people prefer to watch whales because _______________

6. Fill in the missing words:

Long ago, people _______ whales for meat and oil. Now, hunting whales is _______ in many places. This means whale numbers are _______.

Word bank: banned, hunted, recovering

7. If you could teach people how to help whales, what would you tell them?

Sentence starter: To help whales, people should _______________

8. Draw a picture showing people helping whales in a good way: