The Koala Who Could

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This literacy resource is made for elementary and primary-age students. You can use the activities for:

What delectable scenes Jim Field has created to accompany Rachel Bright's catchy, fun to read aloud, rhyming narrative Think of a time when something in your life changed. What was it? How did it affect you? How did you react? From the bestselling creators of The Lion Inside comes a story about how taking a chance can open the door to exciting new adventures.

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The questions reinforce your student’s understanding of The Koala Who Could and respond to the book by making connections, making plausible predictions and formulating new questions. They will analyze the characters, determine their point of view, analyze the problem and solution, and much more! Rachel's rhymes are sublime ... Jim Field's humorous animal illustrations are fab, fab, FAB ... a sunshiney book full of fun Your students will love digging deeper into The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright while developing their retelling, sequencing and summarizing skills. The activities are open-ended so that they can work at their level and you can assess their understanding.

Fans of The Gruffalo and Giraffes Can't Dance will love this feelgood rhyming story portraying a positive message about facing up to change ...Stylish art with Jon Klassen appeal and vibrant storytelling from two contemporary stars make this a story to shout about - it will make you laugh, cry and read it every bedtime. The activities are open-ended so that they can work at their own level, and you can assess their understanding. How does the author describe Kevin’s habitat? Think of another animal and write a description of its habitat. This book companion is a supplemental product. You can choose the most appropriate questions for your needs and the ability and understanding of your students. Choose one of the animals in the illustrations and find out more about them. Can you write a non-chronological report about them?​Stylish art with Jon Klassen appeal and vibrant storytelling from two contemporary stars make this a story to shout about and have adults and children alike demanding it as a bedroom story time and again. Record an audio diary from Kevin’s point of view that explains how he felt at different points in the story. Discuss strategies that we can use when something in life is changing. How can we help others when their life is changing? This product is for individual single-classroom use only. Copying, altering, redistributing, editing, or re-selling anything from this product is strictly forbidden. Where do koalas, kangaroos, and dingos live? Find out more about Australia and write a report about the country. Use the information on our Australia Fact Cards.

The questions and activities are opinion based, so there are NO answer keys. The activities were designed to be open-ended for easy differentiation. This resource was also created so your students can reflect that it can be difficult to admit your fears and anxieties, but change can bring new and wonderful experiences. Kevin is terribly good at three things: clinging, napping and munching on leaf-buns. What three things are you really good at? What skill do you need to improve? These three reading strategies help your students understand the characters, setting, plot events and problem and solution.Sometimes change comes along whether we like it or not ... but if you let it, change can be the making of you. This inspiring tale is about learning to let go so to discover new things. Good for bedtime, classrooms and cautious children!