Our language arts class read A Very Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon last week. I love this story for its message- not being afraid to be who you are and letting your light shine. This is a great story to read at the beginning of the year because it can be an ice breaker and a good getting to know you book. First we read the book, and then we discussed what we like that other people might not like or understand. Camilla Cream, the main character, loves lima beans, but she is afraid to admit it because she thinks her new classmates will think she's strange.
We wrote about the things we like, and then we gave ourselves a case of the stripes by adding colors to our own black and white pictures.
Then we took it one step further and studied the book by looking for effects and what caused them to happen. Once we were finished we put our work up in the hall to prove that we are not afraid to be ourselves. Maybe our case of the stripes will be cured!
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