Koala Hearts Craft | Letter K
Printable Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities
Australia Day | Valentine's Day | Endangered Animals

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Instructions and Suggestions

Materials

*Print black & white template on card stock and use as a master template.  Trace the patterns directly on construction paper, left-over paper, or fun foam to obtain pieces needed.  

Other decorations and ideas for the craft option:
1.  Replace eyes template with large plastic wiggly eyes instead of the eyes template.
3.  Tape a ribbon, string or a piece of magnet to the back to use as decoration or ornament.  
4.  Puppet:  Glue the craft to a small standard lunch paper bag or to a craft stick for an instant puppet.  Decorate the paper bag with additional hearts, buttons, etc.
5.  Attach the finished craft to a handprint wreath with the colors of the Australian flag.

Activities #2:  Learning Activities to conduct before craft assembly:
Choose those activities you feel are appropriate on the ages of children.

Shapes & Colors Activity:

1.  Ask children to identify the shapes and colors on the template if using the color template.  Ask the children to identify the colors they've used to color/decorate the template.

Numbers/Early-Math Activities:
To conduct these activities pieces should be decorated and cut out.

1. Sorting & Sizing:  Have the children sort the hearts by size - smallest to largest.

2. Counting:  Count how many of each size there are and how many in total to assemble the craft. You may want to write numbers on the blank side to acquaint the children with printed numbers.  In this activity you may want to also count the eyes.

Proceed with craft assembly.  Show the small image provided in the template to help the children see how the finished craft looks and to aid them in positioning the pieces.  After completing the craft the children can hold their finished craft while conducting some of the activities below.

Activity 3:  Science & Social Studies: Learning about Koalas 

No, Koalas are not bears, although they look like toy teddy bears.  They carry their young in a pouch, like their "cousins" the kangaroos.  Mammals with this special pouch are in a special group called marsupials.  Koalas and kangaroos have also some other things in common.  They live in Australia, a country and continent, and their names start with letter K.   Koalas are "picky eaters," they prefer eucalyptus leaves.  

Learn a lot more about koalas at:  
*Koalas for Kids Pages, All About Koalas, and see the Koala Photo Gallery

*Koala Creature Feature at National Geographic:  facts, images, video and more

The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) at savethekoalas.com is the principal non-governmental organization dedicated to saving the koala and its habitat. 

Activity 4: Alphabet Activities:  Letter K Koala

1.  Visit detailed  Letter K is for Koala activities and printable materials. 

Activity 5:  Online Jigsaw Puzzle:  Alphabet K Koala and Kangaroo.  Problem solving skills and alphabet letter recognition

Here is an online online jigsaw puzzle the children will enjoy featuring a letter K for koala and kangaroo.  The default puzzle is 6 pieces.  Click on the shape button to change shape and number of pieces.

*Glue or glue stick
*any paper, card stock, construction paper
*materials to color with
*scissors

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