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1. Introduce Australia on a wall-size world map in relation to the U.S.A.
2. Introduce Mem Fox, an author from Australia, who uses animals from Australia in her stories, by showing her website.
3. Play the audio recording on the website of Fox reading "Koala Lou." Students must identify Australian animals in the story. LMS turns pages of the book, while author reads, for students to see.
4. As a group, generate a list of Australian animals from story. Use Australian animal books to identify Australian animals.
5. LMS reads "The Magic Hat" by Fox.
6. Students create more animals to wear the magic hat by choosing animals that they have seen where they live. Students must find a book of the animal that they want to draw, in order to see what the animal looks like and properly spell its name.
7. The LMS presents the children's creation as a part of Mem Fox's book to the group.