Magic Forest - Australia Years 1 - 3
Discussion Guide and F
ocus Q
uestions for G
roup Leaders
The Australian Bushwalk is full of wonderful sights, sounds and
smells. Go carefully so you don’t miss them. Have fun!
Who Am I?
I have a long sticky tongue That I use to eat
My favourite food is ants They make a tasty treat
I am an animal in the bushwalk That’s covered with lots of spines
I’m native to Australia So I’m not a porcupine
I’m a mammal that lays eggs But don’t get in a muddle
It’s because I am a monotreme And my baby is called a puggle!
Home, sweet home:
Where and how does it live?
Animal enCOUNTer:
How many can you
see?
Can you
Jump like a Kangaroo
Waddle like an Echidna
Coverings: Is it covered in fur,
feathers, skin or scales?
Use your senses:
How does it look, feel,
smell or sound?
Magic Forest - Australia Years 1 - 3
Knock, Knock, Who’s There?
Termite
Frog
Spider
Mem
ory Gam
e -
Match m
e to m
y home
Magic Forest - Australia Years 1 - 3 Mem
ory Gam
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Match m
e to m
y home
Knock, Knock, Who’s There?
Nest
Hollow log
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DID YOU KNOW? Female Shingleback Lizards give birth to live young, usually two at a time every summer.
Shingle-back Skink
Draw me: a home. some food. a bright shiny sun to keep me
warm.
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Draw me: some grass to eat. some more red kangaroos to live
with.
DID YOU KNOW? Females can have up to three young at a time. One on foot, one in the pouch and one on pause in her uterus.
Red Kangaroo
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DID YOU KNOW? A numbat is a marsupial that doesn’t have a pouch.
Draw me: some termite mounds to provide
me with my dinner. a long sticky tongue. some more hollow logs so that I
can hide from my predators.
Numbat
