September is Save the Koala month! When teaching a unit about koalas, daycare providers can enhance the curriculum with story-time books and activities that describe and illustrate koalas. This is a great addition to a unit about animals or Australia. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free koala worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:
Reading List
Koala Picture Books 3-5
The Koala Book, by Ann Sharp (Oct 31, 1995)
Koalas (Pebble Plus: Australian Animals) by Sara Louise Kras (Nov 2009)
Koala Lou by Mem Fox and Pamela Lofts (Sep 22, 1989)
Can You Cuddle Like a Koala? by John Butler (Sep 1, 2003)
Baby Koala and Mommy (Smithsonian Baby Animals) by Laura Gates Galvin (Jun 23, 2011)
Koalas by Sandra Lee (Aug 1993)
Tales from the Outback (Koala Brothers) by Melissa Lagonegro (Jul 27, 2004)
Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail by Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss and Tom Wrenn (Dec 19, 2007)
A Koala Is Not a Bear! (Crabapples) by Hannelore Sotzek and Bobbie Kalman (Mar 1997)
Run, Run, Koala! by Erica David and Warner McGee (Jun 15, 2010)
The Koala Bounces Back by Jimmy Thomson and Eric Lobbecke (Jan 1, 2012)
Princess Mia and the Magical Koala (The Tiara Club) by Vivian French (Jun 1, 2010)
A Koala for Katie by Jonathan London and Cynthia Jabar (Sep 1997)
Kippy Koala by Maurice Pledger (Sep 2001)
Kylie’s Concert (Goals Children’s Books) by Patty Sheehan and Itoko Maeno (Mar 1, 1993)
Baby Koala (Nature Babies) by Aubrey Lang and Wayne Lynch (Sep 30, 2004)
Koby the Koala (Wild Animal Families) by Jan Latta (Jan 12, 2007)
Koala Bears (Real Readers) by Eliza Robbins (Apr 30, 2002)
Koalas (The Wild World of Animals) by Mary King Hoff (Jul 30, 2005)
Pocket Koala (Pocket Pals Board Books) by Michael Twinn and Pam Adams (Sep 1, 1996)
Baby Koalas (Cute and Cuddly: Baby Animals) by Katie Kawa (Aug 1, 2011
Koala Early Readers Ages 6-8
The Life Cycle of a Koala by Bobbie Kalman and Heather Levigne (Sep 1997)
Koala Lou by Mem Fox (Feb 1994)
The Koala Bounces Back by Jimmy Thomson and Eric Lobbecke (Jan 1, 2012)
Koala Country: A Story of an Australian Eucalyptus Forest – a Wild Habitats Book by Deborah Dennard and James McKinnon (Jan 30, 2001)
The Riddle of the Floating Island: The Adventures of Archibald the Koala on Rastepappe Island, Vol. 2 by Paul Cox (Sep 1, 1992)
Princess Mia and the Magical Koala (The Tiara Club) by Vivian French (Jun 1, 2010)
Baby Koala (Nature Babies) by Aubrey Lang and Wayne Lynch (Sep 30, 2004)
Koby the Koala (Wild Animal Families) by Jan Latta (Jan 12, 2007)
Koala by Caroline Arnold and Richard Hewett (Jul 1992)
Koalas by John Bonnett Wexo (Nov 1997)
Koala Worksheets and Printable Worksheets for Preschoolers
There are many koala worksheets that you can print out and use for your koala lesson plans and activities. Worksheets should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.
The following websites provide free koala themed printable worksheets:
First-Preschool: Coloring pages, card, patterns, crafts and worksheets.
ABCTeach: Free koala worksheets and printables
DLTK’s Crafts for Kids: Koala coloring pages
Education.com: Free koala printable worksheets
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