The Koala Who Could Book Companion and Activities | Comprehension & Vocabulary

Are you looking for a book-based unit that is perfect for the first few weeks at school… or any time you want to encourage kids to try something new? “The Koala Who Could” is a beautiful story that explores the themes of developing the confidence to try new things. This unit has a strong vocabulary focus, while also exploring the narrative text structure.

With “The Koala Who Could”, everything is done for you! This three-week unit comes complete with 15 lesson plans, printable resources and activity sheets! The resources provided can be used as stand-alone activities, or can be paired with the attached lesson plans. The lesson plans consist of a variety of activities, varying between 30 minutes to an hour. Shorter activities can be paired together, or longer activities can be spread out over multiple sessions.

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Over 30 pages includes:

• 15 detailed lesson plans.
• Comprehension questions.
• Low-prep, engaging activities.
• Koala craft and puppets.
• Vocabulary cards (perfect for a word wall!).
• Story structure cards and display headings.

Skills covered:

• Strong vocabulary focus.
• Story re-tell.
• Compare and contrast.
• Character traits.
• Comprehension (literal, inferential and evaluative).
• Narrative structure.
• Making connections.
• …and more!