A Bad Case of Stripes

David Shannon's book A Bad Case of Stripes is a great read aloud to use in Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classrooms when talking about peer pressure and the importance of being yourself! A Bad Case of Stripes, paired with this reading companion unit, will help your students dig deeper into the story as they practice essential literacy skills and develop reading comprehension.

A BAD CASE OF STRIPES BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

On her first day of school, Camilla woke up covered in stripes! There was no way she could go to school like that, so she stayed home. Dr. Bumble could not figure out the problem, but said Camilla could go to school the next day.

Camilla was so worried what others would think. And as she worried about this, her stripes changed to other things, depending on what she was thinking about.

All she wanted to do was fit in, but she kept standing out! An old woman saw news footage about Camilla's problem and came over to help. She told her to eat lima beans, Camilla's favorite food (and one she never ate because her friends hated them).

When Camilla did as instructed, she was cured! All she had to do was be herself.

This book companion unit includes literacy activities that will help your students work on story elements, character traits, cause and effect, problem and solution, making text to self connections, making inferences, vocabulary, writing, main idea, author's purpose, reading comprehension, and much more!

This book companion will save you tons of planning time, is no prep, and is great to leave for a sub!

A BAD CASE OF STRIPES CLASS BOOK

This class book has students drawing and writing about their own favorite food! When completed, put the book in your classroom library - it will be a student favorite!