Today, let's embark on an artistic adventure Down Under, where kangaroos hop, koalas snooze and strange (but adorable) creatures roam freely in the sun-soaked Outback!
Grab your pencils and put on your thinking caps because we're about to unleash our creativity and dive into the exciting world of sketching some of Australia's most unique wild inhabitants.
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Printable & Activity Objectives
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Age: 6 to 9 year olds, Activity Time:1-2 hours, Items Needed: Colouring pencils
This activity will allow students to learn about the some of Australia's most iconic animals and their distribution across the vast Australian continent.
It will help your child or student with:
Geographic Awareness: Through drawing Australian animals, kids can learn about Australia's diverse ecosystems, geography, and the fascinating animals that inhabit this distant land.
Observational Skills: To draw an animal accurately, children must carefully observe its features and characteristics. This keen observation sharpens their visual perception and attention to detail.
Cross-Curricular Learning: Drawing Australian animals can be integrated into other subjects like science (e.g. traits of marsupials etc), geography, and language arts (e.g. exploration of aboriginal dream time stories). This interdisciplinary approach enriches their understanding of various topics.
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Classroom Resources
Simple steps to start:
Research and learn more about Australian animals and the habitats which they live in. Here's a quick introduction to Australia, the "only continent that's an island":
Here's a video about marsupials, a unique group of animals, found primarily in Australia:
Here's a fascinating animated video about one of the world's most unusual animals, only found in Australia, the platypus: (Warning: there is a brief mention of reproduction and the male sexual reproductive anatomy 2:53 minutes into this video)
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Here's an interesting and informative video about Australia's main land predator, the Dingo:
Here's another of Australia's marvellously weird egg-laying mammal, the Echidna:
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What's in the Printable Worksheet Pack
This printable pack consists of 6 printable learning challenge worksheets. Here are what it comprises of:
5 printable prompted Australian Wildlife drawing and map sheets.
1 printable prompted Australian Wildlife drawing and map template sheet.
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Boomerang Art (PDF ONLY) - 3 pages
Let's Draw Australian Animals 1 (PDF ONLY) - 6 pages
Let's Draw Australian Animals 2 (PDF ONLY) - 6 pages
Math is More Fun With: Koalas (PDF ONLY) - 3 pages
Safari in a Hurry: Emu (PDF ONLY) - 2 pages
Egg-citing Time Down Under: Math Puzzle Stories for Lower Elementary Kids (PDF ONLY) - 28 pages
