First graders complete a variety of cross-curricular activities to examine the uses of the letter K. In this alphabet theme lesson, 1st graders complete music, cooking, geography, craft, physical education, science, and online activities...

In this mapping Australia worksheet, students locate and label various features and places on a blank map, 10 total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this ESL vocabulary activity, students study a chart of pictures and animal names, then unscramble names, watch a video and list animals seen, fill in missing letters, complete an animal crossword and classify given animals.

In this continents worksheet, students use clues from a song titled "Continents" and match to the correct continent. A link to the song or information for obtaining is not given.

This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on kangaroos and wallabies including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.

Young scholars will write an informative sentence in response to listening to the story "Does A Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?". Included in this lesson are videos of mother and baby animals, pictures of the lesson in action, and a video of...

Doria's tree kangaroos are the heaviest tree-dwelling marsupials in the world. They can perform some impressive leaps of around 10 meters between trees and 18 meters to the ground. Learn more about the droid's tree-kangaroo in this...

View images and read facts about Kangaroos, including where they live, their appearance, and behaviour.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about a baby kangaroo named Kerry who is just learning to hop. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

The Denver Zoo provides an in-depth overview of Red Kangaroos highlighting their habitats, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.

BBC Wildfacts profiles the eastern kangaroo of Australia with photographs and a fact sheet.

The Animal Diversity Web offers a page on the Macropus Rufus, or Red Kangaroo. Includes all kinds of information from behavior to history. Use the table of contents for easy navigation.

This resource provides information about red kangaroos.

This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring Australia and its kangaroos. Using the online tools, students will draw pictures of trees that would shade kangaroos.

Identify the shape that is given in word form to advance your kangaroo to the finish line.

Fact sheet giving information about the endangered Ord's kangaroo rat, which lives in the sand hills of southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.

A video of the book "Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.

A video of the book "I Love You Blue Kangaroo", written by Emma Clark. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.

This article, illustrated with many photographs, profiles the red kangarook, Australia's largest kangaroo from nearly 60 species.

Get to know the Kangaroo.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this marsupial are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.

Kids learn about the Red Kangaroo, Australian marsupial that hops and carries the joey in a pouch.

Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, and conservation status of the red kangaroo.

A poem about a duck who wants to take a ride on a kangaroo's tail.

The Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat confines its activities to small areas near the large earthen mounds that contain its complex burrow systems. Usually gentle and timid, this Kangaroo Rat will fight furiously to defend its territory from...