Luna Roo Book Companion Activities

Description

Luna Roo Book Companion Activities | Literacy Printables & Craft | Australian Animals Unit

Bring literacy to life with this comprehensive book companion for Luna Roo by Adrian Lloyd and Adam Jackson, illustrated by Jake A. Minton. This engaging resource helps you dive deep into the text while building strong reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and critical thinking skills.

Perfect for whole-class lessons, small groups, independent tasks, or literacy rotations, these print-and-go activities make planning simple and purposeful.

Before Reading – Build Curiosity & Predictions

Start strong by activating prior knowledge and encouraging thoughtful predictions. Students will:

• Predict from the front cover
  • Anticipate events after reading the first two pages
  • Record ideas using an interactive flap prediction page

As a result, students engage with the story from the very beginning.

Vocabulary & Word Study Activities

Next, strengthen vocabulary and language skills with structured tasks:

• Alphabet Key
  • Word Wall templates
  • Is–Have–Can (Kangaroo focus)
  • Rhyming words

These activities reinforce comprehension while expanding academic vocabulary.

Character & Animal Traits Templates

Then, explore characters and Australian animals in depth. Students analyse and describe:

Cassowary, Cockatoo, Crocodile, Dingo, Emu, Hawk, Kangaroo, Koala, Magpie, Platypus, Possum, Red-Bellied & Brown Snake, Huntsman Spider, and Wombat.

Includes:
• Character Feelings Map
• Trait description templates

Students develop descriptive language and deepen their understanding of character emotions and behaviours.

Summarising & Retelling Activities

Support comprehension with structured summary frameworks:

• Important Facts
  • Beginning–Middle–End (2 options)
  • Somebody–Wanted–But–So–Then
  • First–Next–Then–After That–Finally
  • Recount template

These tools guide students to confidently retell and summarise the text.

Print & Go Comprehension Tasks

Need flexible literacy tasks? This section includes ready-to-use templates such as:

• Venn Diagram
  • Problems & Solutions
  • Complications
  • Compare Two Plots
  • I See, I Think, I Wonder
  • 3 Facts & Opinions
  • 3-2-1 (Facts, Opinions, Questions)
  • Plus, Minus, Interesting
  • Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, Text-to-World
  • Author’s Purpose
  • How does the author keep us interested?

In addition, students extend their thinking by:

• Writing a sequel
  • Creating a different ending
  • Changing characters
  • Writing a letter
  • Drawing and labelling a story map
  • Identifying story elements

Book Report Templates

Choose from two fiction book report templates to assess understanding in a structured and meaningful way.

Craft Connection

Add creativity to your literacy block! Students paint or colour Luna Roo and create a torn-paper background scene. This craft makes a beautiful classroom display while reinforcing story comprehension.

Writing Planners & Rubrics Included

Support differentiated writing instruction with planners and rubrics for:

• Descriptive
  • Informational
  • Narrative
  • Recount
  • Opinion/Persuasive
  • Procedural

Encourage students to brainstorm writing topics connected to the text. With four paper options included, you can easily adapt tasks to suit your learners.

Why Teachers Love This Resource

✔ Print-and-go
✔ Supports Australian Curriculum outcomes
✔ Encourages deep comprehension
✔ Promotes critical thinking
✔ Integrates reading and writing seamlessly
✔ Perfect for Australian animal units

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