A Bad Case of Stripes Basal Break

Basal Breaks are short literature based units, perfect any time you
would like to take a little break from the basal and do something
different but still maintain a strong academic focus. They can be
used for one entire day of instruction or spread out over a few
days of a holiday or short week. Try them for easy to leave
substitute plans that will keep your students actively engaged.
This Basal Break complements A Bad Case of Stripes by David
Shannon and includes the following activities suitable for higher
ability 2nd graders to lower 5th graders:
-Comprehension question set
-Writing activity template in 2 versions to suit diverse learners
- Multiple meaning activity
- Vocabulary wordsearch
- Multiple page idiom activity
- Language Arts activity sheets (sample included below)
- Math problem solving page
-Science experiment with 2 versions for your needs
- Answers keys for busy teachers!