The Koala Who Could

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Sometimes change comes along whether we like it or not …but if you let it, change can be the making of you. Kevin the Koala discovers this and more in this delightful picture book from the bestselling creators of The Lion Inside! 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. Your KS1 class will look at simple meanings of the words used and then try to place the words into the context of the story.

A koala finds change a challenge until change comes without warning, and he finds it much better than he thought. The themes of The Koala Who Could include it can be difficult to admit your fears and anxieties and that 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? Think of a time when something in your life changed. What was it? How did it affect you? How did you react?What delectable scenes Jim Field has created to accompany Rachel Bright's catchy, fun to read aloud, rhyming narrative" — Red Reading Hub Your children can use the mat to complete the other resource or they can use the mat to help with independent writing.

Discuss strategies that we can use when something in life is changing. How can we help others when their life is changing?A glorious board book edition of the award-winning The Koala Who Could - a feel-good rhyming story portraying a positive message about facing up to change. Perfect for fans of The Gruffalo and Giraffes Can't Dance. Kevin’s friends are kind and supportive. When the tree falls, they are there to catch Kevin and gently encourage him to ‘let go’. When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for The Koala Who Could, we’ve already done all of the heavy lifting for you. We have created six different options within this resource so you can choose which best suits your class. Your class will either create adjectives of their own of choose from the word bank. We have differentiated this resource five ways to cater for Y1 and Y2 classes.

We have also includes a question and answers matching activity. It might be useful to let your class cut out the questions and answers and match as many as they can. None of his perceived threats and dangers come to pass; instead he has fun with his friends and enjoys exploring. Teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Koala Who Could will love this post. It includes tons of helpful information about the book as well as resource recommendations. Planning and prepping your next interactive read aloud lesson has never been easier!Vrolijk prentenboek met een lekker lopend rijm over de koala die ontdekt hoe fijn het spelen met anderen kan zijn. De illustraties zijn aandoenlijk en met warme kleuren, maar iets minder expressief in vergelijking met de boeken Twee vechtende eekhoorns en De leeuw in de muis, van hetzelfde duo. Meet Kevin - A koala who likes to keep things the same. Exactly the same. But when change comes along uninvited one day, Kevin discovers life can be new and wonderful.