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Lesson Plan
August House

Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn about the animals of Australia with a language arts lesson about an Australian folktale called, Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail. After reading the story as a class, kids discuss events and characters from the book, retell the...
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Worksheet
Essential Kids

Australian Word Search Puzzle

For Students 1st - 7th
From wombat to the outback, send your little learners on a mission to find words related to Australia with this word search puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where are Koalas on the Food Chain?

For Teachers 4th
Take a field trip to observe Koalas, absolutely! Budding scientists become familiar with the Koala's position in the food chain. They answer questions based on what they see and draw a food chain explaining the Koalas position. Tip: A...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Do Koalas Need to Survive?

For Teachers 1st
First graders take a field trip and examine the Koala and his habitat.  In this Koala lesson, 1st graders read Possum Magic and discuss the foods of Australia.  Students view the habitat of a Koala and record what it eats, its...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Koala

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this science learning exercise, students color in the picture that defines the animal and gives a short description of general information for it.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Koala Life Cycle

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners ask and answer questions about the koala life cycle while visiting the zoo. In this koala lesson plan, students review mammal characteristics, read books about koalas, and answer questions about koalas while at the zoo.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Similarities and Differences

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students complete pre-visit and post-visit activities about the koalas they see at the zoo. In this koalas lesson plan, students read books, and answer questions about the similarities and differences they see when they observe the koala...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Animals A to Z: Koala

For Students 3rd
In this koala worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts about a koala locating 10 errors of punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar while working toward gaining an understanding...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Preschool Coloring Page - Koala

For Students Pre-K
A darling image that any pre-schooler would love, this learning exercise provides a simple and easy to color black line master copy of a koala. The word 'koala' is printed at the bottom of the page to help improve sight word recognition...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Great Koala Rescue

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine an animal rescue that occurred in Australia by reading an article from National Geographic Kids Online. Individuals practice their non-fiction reading skills and are introduced to new terms as they investigate the...
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Website
Other

Australian Koala Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to the survival of koalas in Australia. Learn all about koalas, and find out what you can do to contribute to the effort!
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Koalas

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents detailed information about the koala, including several photos and a video clip. [0:12]
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Website
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Koala

For Students 3rd - 5th
"Koalas are marsupials, related to kangaroos." Fun facts, video and audio clips make this a great National Geographic site for student research projects.
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Article
Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Koala

For Students 3rd - 8th
Guide to the koala that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do to help.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Koala (Phascolarctos Cinereus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the Koala and gain a greater understanding of this Australian mammal through statistics and information on its appearance, habitat, behaviour, breeding, diet, and more.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Follow That Koala!

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes travels of the author with a team of scientists on St. Bees Island in Australia, where they track koalas to find outmore about the animals and theirenvironment. This...
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Activity
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about koala bears.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Koala

For Students K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about koalas with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features. Audio clip and live cam included.
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Handout
Other

San Francisco Zoo: Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts about the habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, and diet of the koala and discover the threats that many of these animals face today.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species, and maps of its global distribution can also be...
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know the Koala.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this marsupial are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
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Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
Gather the facts about the adorable Australian marsupial, the Koala. This webpage provides a simple descriptive overview of the koala. It also discusses where they are found, their habitat, reproduction, activity, feeding and much more.
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Handout
The BIG zoo

The Big zoo.com: Queensland Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
Site features some fascinating facts about these interesting creatures from down under. Provides a physical description, information on diet, habitat, social structure as well as reproduction.
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Article
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Koalas

For Students K - 1st
Fun and interesting illustrated information on Koalas including appearance, diet, habitat, and conservation status.