While Sheena was at McLaren Flat Primary School in Australia in October 2013, she was fortunate enough to see a mother koala and her baby koala in the playground. Thanks to Barb Martin for sharing the photos.

Quick Write lesson ideas from The Writing Book

Use one or all of the attached images for:

  • A moment in time (page 100)
  • Describe it (page 106)
  • Label it (page 114)
  • Speed writing (page 127).

Alternatively, students could write a narrative using a sequence of the images.

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