We have returned to the Before Five in a Row books with our newest selection - Katy No-Pocket. It is a cute story about a kangaroo without a pocket to hold her baby. We took this time to learn about Australia and kangaroos.
We learned about the country that kangaroos come from - Australia. He colored a simple map and I made it into a puzzle. The map came from Education (link below).
After reading about kangaroos, Kaleb worked on a large paper kangaroo. He painted each section with water colors.
Then, I wrote facts about the kangaroo onto the cute project.
This book has a ton of animals on each page. We loved finding them all. I found a simple printable of all of the animals in the book and we found each one while we read the story.
After finding the animals on each page, Kaleb decided he wanted to make an ABC book. So, we stapled some pages together and we discussed each animal and what letter it began with.
And this story just lends to the idea that one needs some pockets. So, I made Kaleb a new apron from material that I already had on hand. He promptly found some animals that he could tote around just like Katy. I love that smile:)
Links
Julie Lee - has a cute free kangaroo craft idea.
Around the World Learning - has a cute idea for kangaroo math game.
Little Learning Lane - has a free printable kangaroo booklet as well as en even/odd number sort for the book.
Homeschool Share - Katy No-Pocket lap book printable.
Education - has a free printable map of Australia.
A Place of Abundance - has an apron pattern to use.
Homeschool Creations - has a free Australia mini pack.
Mother Natured - has the free printable movement dice.
Skip to my Lou - has a tutorial for an apron.
Ducks in a Row - has a cute kangaroo pocket game to go along with the book, use for reading or math etc...
Simply Home Blog - has a cute pocket project if you don't feel like sewing.
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