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Quokka Island – World's Happiest Animal

Help Year 3 students read an information text about quokkas and answer comprehension questions using key details and evidence.

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Learning Intention

Students will read a nonfiction text about quokkas and answer questions using key details and evidence from the text.

Australian Curriculum

AC9E3LY05

Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to evaluate texts.

Teacher Notes

Preview key vocabulary (quokka, Rottnest Island, marsupial). Encourage students to highlight important facts before answering.

Skills Practised

  • Nonfiction comprehension
  • Finding key details
  • Using text evidence
  • Australian animals context