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Recalling Facts and Ideas

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Recalling Facts and Ideas

Student reading and taking notes

📚 Part 1: Finding Facts

WALT: We are learning to identify and recall key facts and ideas from a text.

Read this passage about koalas, then answer the questions below:

Koalas in Australia

Koalas are native Australian animals that live in eucalyptus trees. They sleep for 18-22 hours each day to conserve energy. Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves, which are low in nutrients but high in water content. A baby koala is called a joey and stays in its mother's pouch for about 6 months. Koalas can be found along the eastern coast of Australia, from Queensland to Victoria. They have strong claws that help them grip tree branches safely.

1. How many hours do koalas sleep each day?

12-15 hours

18-22 hours

8-10 hours

24 hours

2. What do koalas eat?

Koalas eat _________________ leaves.

3. Which states can koalas be found in? (Tick all that apply)

Queensland

Victoria

Western Australia

Tasmania

4. What is a baby koala called?

A baby koala is called a _________________.

✏️ Part 2: Recalling Key Ideas

5. Why do koalas sleep so much? Use information from the text to explain.
6. List three facts about koalas that you learned from this passage:

Fact 1: _________________________________________________

Fact 2: _________________________________________________

Fact 3: _________________________________________________

7. How do koalas' claws help them? Complete the sentence:

Koalas have strong claws that help them ________________________

_______________________________________________________.

🌟 Extension Challenge

8. Create your own fact-based question about koalas for a classmate to answer:

My Question:

The Answer:

9. Reflection: What strategy did you use to find facts in the text?

I read the text twice

I looked for key words

I underlined important information

Other: ________________________

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