Australian Animals: Koalas

Students in grades one and two made these cuddly koalas as part of their unit on Australian animals. This term we have been making lots of Australian animals in our art classes including a bilby, wombat, rainbow lorikeet and now these koalas!

Students began this project by tracing stencil shapes onto thin white cardboard. There were eight body parts in total to trace and cut out- it was great cutting practice! Students were then shown how to cut, overlap and stick down pieces of newspaper to make the koala grey in colour. This was the most time consuming part of the project, and excellent for developing fine motor skills. Once the pieces were stapled together, students added three-part eyes, a black nose, white cotton balls, and grey merino wool for extra details. It was great to see how happy the students were with the final result. Well done!