Draw a friend for Quokka with this free teaching activity inspired by Katie Stewart’s latest picture book

Get the classroom thinking creatively, and help Quokka find a friend, with this free teaching activity. Working together or solo, kids can brainstorm the animals that a quokka would encounter on the beach and draw a friend for them.

Keep the conversation going with these further discussion points:

• Take turns acting out different emotions, including those identified in the text.
• Work in pairs to re-enact the story.
• An important theme in this story is friendship. Use various art materials to create a collage that represents friendship.

You can download the activity sheets here and, for more teaching activities, download the free teaching notes here.