Koala Lou Book Study

Koala Lou is a beautifully written book that children just love to study. Australian literature is often about some amazing animal that has a lesson to learn.

This book study for Koala Lou contains the following tasks -

Getting to know the text
Alphabet Key
Parts of speech – classify the words and make a display
What I know, want to know and new learning
Alphabet Wall for a class display
Working through the text
Beginning, middle and end
Text Connections
Problems and solutions
Write a summary
Story Elements
I see, I think, I wonder
A Koala is, can, has
Use adjectives to describe
Beyond the text
Main Idea and sub plots
Conversations
Venn Diagrams compare koalas to Koala Lou
Change the ending
A training schedule
Alternative coping methods
Personality Traits
Use adjectives
List Australian animals
Amazing illustration
Visual Illustrations
New Book Cover
Book Reports
Author Tools
Interview Questions
Conversation between Koala Lou and her mother
Innovation on the text
Sequel to text
Make your own book
**Non Fiction Responses – Informational Report
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Photos of koalas to use as display and conversation prompts
Vocabulary cards for information text, plus a spare page to add your own
Fact cards to share in colour and black/white
Planners for the informational text
Pages to use for writing text
Information Text rubric
Map of the world
Interactive Note Page for planning

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