The numbers one through fourteen are introduced by illustrating fourteen Australian animals and using rhyming sentences. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Steward Ltd. Alexander is having a very bad day. He thinks his problems will disappear if he lives in Australia. His mom teaches him that people have bad days in Australia too.
Teacher shows globe and teaches that there are children all over the world.
Some use their days in a similar way, and others in a different way. Teacher introduces and reads All in a Day . During and following the story, teacher and children discuss similarities and differences, paying special attention to the Australian child in the book. Just Like Ours Ask students what country we've been studying. Have one student come and point to it on the map.