This could be a good choice to practice reading switching off between an adult and child. The reading level on this is a little higher for a picture book, although the text length does vary a bit from page to page. Turns out, the real her was in there all long just waiting to come out. ![]() Camilla’s affliction of stripes, spots, roots, and all else is tied to what everyone else expects from her, but the cure comes when she is able to admit what she worries everyone will think makes her weird. It’s a perfect attention grabber for the lesson here: it is perfectly okay to be yourself. The story is presented matter-of-factly, despite the obvious absurdity of a girl suddenly coming down with stripes. ![]() I really enjoy the combination of silliness and seriousness used here. When she finally looks at herself in the mirror, she is shocked to see herself covered in stripes! First her parents called in the Doctors, then the Specialists, and eventually the Experts but nobody could figure out what the problem was, and things only seemed to be getting worse. The trouble all starts when she is picking out her clothes for the first day of school-so worried about impressing her friends. Everyone else thinks they are gross, and she wants so much to fit in. Of course, she was much too afraid to admit that to any of her friends. * Comprehension Game - Students can play in groups after reading the book to help them review.Book: A Bad Case of Stripes by David ShannonĬamilla Creams loved lima beans. Once all questions have been answered by each group review the responses given. Each group should have a different colored marker and should be given about 5 minutes to respond to each question. Have each group start at a question and answer it. * Carousel of Questions - Put the students into groups and hang up the question pages in different areas of the room. * Higher Level Guided Questions - After reading the story have the students answer the questions Have each group share their responses after with the other groups. * Pre-Reading activity - Students work in groups to determine different reasons why the character on the cover is covered in stripes. * Sentence or Fragment - This activity page have the students read each phrase and decide if it is a sentence or a fragment. * Problem/Solution - Graphic organizer to help students locate problems and solutions throughout the story * True/False - These activity pages have students read different sentences and decide if they are true or false * Cause and Effect matching center - Students match the sets of cards and write the response on the recording page. * Character change writing - A graphic organizer is included to help guide students to write about how Camilla has changed throughout the story. ![]() Students can then put the information on a poster to display. ![]() * Character trait web - students use the graphic organizer to come up with a character trait and evidence from the story to support it. They can draw a picture and then describe her before showing them the picture. * Visualization graphic - stop at various points in the story and have the students visualize what Camilla looks like. It can be used in many different ways! Make sure to check out my A Bad Case of Stripes pre, during, and post reading activities file in my TpT store! This is a perfect activity pack to use while reading the book A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon.
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