![]() I start Day 2 by reading the book A Bad Case Of Stripes a second time. We are just starting and we have lots of time to dig into skills with this wonderful story. If time is available we might talk about some of our vocabulary words, but if not it’s okay. The first reading of the story is just a chance to hear the story. My kids really immerse themselves into the story, and I have a great time using as much inflection and emotion as possible to bring the characters to life. They go through so many emotions as they hear about everything that happens to Camilla Cream during her adventure. I love, love, love reading to my students, and they love having me read to them! The first time I read A Bad Case Of Stripes to my kids they are enthralled. Read aloud is a favorite activity in our classroom. This hands-on activity really helps my students learn the vocabulary words from the book inside and out. ![]() This anchor chart stays posted in the room and we refer to it throughout our book study. By discussing the vocabulary words, definitions, and how they are used in the story, I can help my students with reading comprehension when we read the book for the first time. Using an anchor chart is an easy way to introduce vocabulary. Day 1: Introduction Engagementīefore digging into the book we take a look at some of the vocabulary words from the book. While it’s perfect as a beginning of the year activity, it can also be used any time of the year. Our book study not only encompasses emotional learning, but also is a great mentor text for many skills, including vocabulary development, sequencing and cause & effect. I love that by focusing on the book for multiple days, my students really dig in the themes, characters and vocabulary at a deeper level. ![]() When I teach with A Bad Case Of Stripes, I do a book study that stretches out over several days. We refer to our class mission statement again and again throughout the school year, and when I have a lesson that aligns with it… BINGO! Connections are made and the learning sticks! A Bad Case Of Stripes Book Study These themes align perfectly with our class mission statement which we create collaboratively during the first week of school. The main character Camilla has to deal with issues revolving around bullying, self-love, individuality, and confidence! I love this book so much because it hits on important topics I want my class to learn about. But it doesn’t stop there, we also work on so many important reading skills too!Ī Bad Case Of Stripes is a story about a little girl who learns to be happy in her own skin… literally. I’m so excited to share with you how I have used this book to inspire self-love, confidence, and pride in my students. She also added wavy hair and green eyes as other things that make her unique.One of my favorite book study units to do with my class is A Bad Case Of Stripes by David Shannon. In case you can’t tell, that is a horse, a coconut, and an eggplant. Then I had them each make an outline of themselves and in it, draw pictures of write words of things that they like. The kids talked about their feelings when they have been made fun of for being different. ![]() We had a discussion about the things that make us unique and how we should be proud of those things, not embarrassed about them. Only a few things go with it as I just threw it together, but the kids liked it anyway and they all tried the lima beans. We also had a muffin tin lunch to go with the theme. I printed out a picture of each of them and they gave themselves a bad case of stripes using markers. They had a lot of fun! I think they especially enjoyed what we did to correlate to this book because we’ve read it so many times over the years that it’s familiar to them. The illustrations are great, the story is fun, and there is an opportunity for discussions afterwards on things such as bullying and being yourself.Īfter reading this book again to the kids, we did a few activities. In it, Camilla Cream gets a bad case of stripes because she doesn’t want to stand out, so she won’t admit to liking lima beans. The book A Bad Case of Stripes has long been a favourite. ![]()
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