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.
Use the title of this book (or the opening verses) as the starting point for your own story.
How does the author describe Kevin’s habitat? Think of another animal and write a description of their habitat.
Retell the story from Kevin’s point of view. Add detail that tells others how he feels.
Write a character profile for Kevin using information that the author tells us about him.
Write your own story about a character who has to deal with a change in their life.
Think of some speech/bubbles to add to Kevin’s character in the illustrations.
Write a diary entry from Kevin’s point of view for the day after his tree fell down. How does he feel about what happened? How has his life changed?
Science
Choose one of the animals in the illustrations and find out more about them. Can you write a non-chronological report about them?
Computing
Record a video review of this book. What do you like / dislike about it?
Record an audio diary from Kevin’s point of view that explains how he felt at different point in the story.
Create a stop-motion animation that retells this story.
Watch this ‘read aloud’ video version of the book. Could you make your own?
Design Technology
Design a new home for Kevin to live in after his tree fell down.
Art
Create your own illustrations of Australian animals.
Look at the page that shows the same location at four different times/weather conditions. Can you create a similar picture of your own?
Geography
Where do koalas, kangaroos, and dingos live? Find out more about Australia and write a report about the country. Use the information on our Australia Fact Cards.
PSHE
What does ‘change’ mean? How can change be positive? When can it be negative?
Think of a time when something in your life changed. What was it? How did it affect you? How did you react?
Discuss strategies that we can use when something in life is changing. How can we help others when their life is changing?
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?
Why is Kevin afraid of change? How did his friends help him?
What does this story teach us? What does it mean to have a ‘CAN-DO’ attitude? How could you use this in your own life?
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