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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Koala Lou

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Use Koala Lou by Mem Fox to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Koala Lou is loved by everyone, especially her mother. Life is perfect for Koala Lou, that is until her brothers and sisters arrive. Now, her mother doesn't have as much time for her. And so, with hope in her heart, Koala Lou devises a plan. She enters the Bush Olympics and hopes to win both her mother's attention and the prize medal. When paired with the BookPagez resources, Mem Fox's highly relatable story will engage students while teaching comprehension strategies including determining importance, identifying the author's purpose, making inferences, synthesizing, and understanding text structure.

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Determining Importance with Koala Lou

Good readers know how to determine the most important details in a story. As students enjoy Koala Lou, they'll also gain valuable practice in determining which parts matter most in the story.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.2SL.2.3W.2.8L.2.6RL.2.2RL.2.7RL.2.10RF.2.3

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2.6E2.9C2.6G2.13C2.6I2.13E2.7A2.13G2.7B2.7C2.1A2.7D2.1C2.7E2.1D2.7F2.6A2.8A2.6B2.8C

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Identifying the Author’s Purpose with Koala Lou

Good authors are intentional in their choices when writing, and good readers know to look for clues to understand the author's purpose in making those choices. In this mini-lesson, students are prompted to identify and consider Mem Fox's writing choices throughout the story.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.2SL.2.3W.2.8L.2.6RL.2.2RL.2.7RL.2.10

TEKS Alignment

2.6E2.10C2.6I2.13C2.7A2.13E2.7B2.13G2.7C2.7D2.7E2.1A2.8C2.1C2.9C2.1D2.10A2.6A2.10B

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Making Inferences with Koala Lou

This story of unconditional family love is a perfect fit for teaching the critical thinking skill of making inferences. By pairing Koala Lou with the BookPagez resources, students will practice considering clues and reading between the lines to draw and defend their own conclusions about the characters and events in the book.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.2SL.2.3W.2.8L.2.6RL.2.6RL.2.7RL.2.10

TEKS Alignment

2.6E2.13E2.6F2.13G2.6I2.7B2.7C2.7D2.7E2.1A2.7F2.1C2.8B2.1D2.8C2.6A2.13C

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Synthesizing with Koala Lou

In this synthesizing mini-lesson, students are given opportunities to reflect on how their understanding of the characters in Koala Lou evolve. Student understanding and comprehension will deepen as they practice ‘thinking about their thinking.'

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RL.2.6RL.2.7RL.2.10RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bRL.2.1SL.2.2RL.2.2SL.2.3RL.2.3W.2.8RL.2.4L.2.6RL.2.5

TEKS Alignment

2.1C2.8C2.1D2.9C2.6A2.13C2.6B2.13E2.6H2.13G2.6I2.7B2.7C2.7D2.7E2.1A2.7F

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Understanding Text Structure with Koala Lou

A variety of text structures are used in Koala Lou including compare and contrast, description, sequence, and more. By paring the text with the BookPagez resources, students will gain valuable practice identifying and working with examples of each in this mini-lesson.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RL.2.7RL.2.10RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.2SL.2.3W.2.8L.2.6RL.2.4RL.2.5

TEKS Alignment

2.1D2.10C2.6A2.13C2.6I2.13E2.7B2.13G2.7C2.7D2.7E2.7F2.8C2.1A2.9C2.1C2.10B

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Cause and Effect Matching with Koala Lou

Read Koala Lou then have some fun matching cause and effect sentences from the book. By using these cause and effect cards, students will demonstrate both their comprehension of the text and their understanding of cause and effect relationships in hands-on and interactive way.

This resource includes matching/sorting cards and a sorting mat for four cause and effect sentences in Koala Lou. Each cause card is marked with a square and each effect card is marked with a circle, making it easy to support students who struggle with matching cause and effect relationships.

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Cause and Effect Sentence Stems with Koala Lou

Understanding cause and effect is a key comprehension and language skill. The text structure of Koala Lou includes several examples of cause and effect relationships, making it easy to use as a springboard for modeling or independent practice.

This simple resource includes four sentence stems. Each sentence stem presents an effect. Students will use what they know about the book to fill in the cause of the effect.

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Compare and Contrast with Koala Lou

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.

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Determining Importance with Koala Lou (Spanish)

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Identifying the Author’s Purpose with Koala Lou (Spanish)

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Making Inferences with Koala Lou (Spanish)

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Synthesizing with Koala Lou (Spanish)

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Understanding Text Structure with Koala Lou (Spanish)

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About the Book

Title: Koala Lou

Author: Mem Fox

Genre: Fantasy

Themes: Perseverance, Decision Making, Relationship Skills, Family

ISBN: 9780152005023

Publisher's Summary:

Everyone loved soft, round, cuddly Koala Lou, but her mother loved her most of all and told her so a hundred times a day. As time passed and more little brothers and sisters were born, her mother became too busy to tell Koala Lou that she loved her. Koala Lou grew sad, and oh, how she longed to hear her mother say it once again. Then one day Koala Lou though of a brilliant plan to win back her mother's love and hear again those wonderful words, "Koala Lou, I DO love you!"

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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Koala Lou