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Quest for Tree Kangaroo
A three-day assessment challenges scholars to read a passage from an informational text then complete two activities that lead to a writing assignment. Day one and two begin as readers independently read a passage and tag the most...
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Australian Word Search Puzzle
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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My Mini Book About...
Elementary learners complete a mini book on polar bears. The resource contains four pages, each a quarter of a page, including one title page with a picture of a polar bear and a space for kids to write their names.
Teacher Printables
My Mini Book About …
This is one of several printable pages on which little life scientists can write out their research on an assigned animal. The highlighted page is for alligator research, but several other animal pages are included as other materials....
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Bumpy Blotto Beasts
Students research pictures of animals that live in Australia or its waters such as koalas, kangaroos, kiwi birds, coral, and sharks. They study historic and contemporary aboriginal paintings, and note the art techniques and subject...
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Kangaroo Maze
In this mazes worksheet, students figure out the best strategy for helping lead a kangaroo mother to her baby joey through a maze.
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The Red Kangaroo: An Outback Survivor
Young scholars watch an episode of "Nature" about the "Big Red Roos." They create food chains and webs based on the information they've researched on the red kangaroos. They write an editorial on the topic of the killing of kangaroos...
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Aboriginal Dreamtime Symbols
Learners create their own dreamtime symbols in the style of modern Aboriginal culture. They are told that aboriginal art is very important in native Australian culture. Students locate Australia on a world map. They find pictures of...
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Trace and Color: Kangaroo
For this animal-themed coloring worksheet, students color the picture of a kangaroo and then practice printing the word kangaroo by tracing the dotted lines.
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Connect the Dots: Kangaroo Rat
In this connect the dots worksheet, students connect the dots to reveal a mammal that uses its powerful hind legs to cover the ground.
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Kangaroo Information and Coloring Page
In this animal information and coloring page, learners read a short factual paragraph about kangaroos. They color the animal in its habitat.
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Magnificent Marsupials
Students have the opportunity to explore the life cycle of a kangaroo, and the differences and similarities between mother and baby as growth occurs from birth to adulthood. They draw pictures of the mother and the joey and compare them.
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Kangaroos
Pupils examine the food web of the kangaroo. They discover the consequences of modifying ecosystems and discuss the issue of kangaroo culling. They view this issue from different viewpoints.
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Amazing Aussie Animals
Fourth graders are introduced to Australian animals through a PowerPoint presentation. They choose an animal of interest and conduct in-depth research using several websites. They design a presentation with their findings.