A Bad Case of Stripes By: David Shannon

Fretting In the story, the author says that Camilla was fretting over what to wear. During the story, Camilla also fretted over what her friends would think of her.

Fretting If you are fretting over something, it means you were worried about something. You might fret if you lost your favorite toy. Your mom is fretting when she worries about you getting sick.

Now you think of a reason you might fret over something Now you think of a reason you might fret over something. Turn and talk with your partner. Start your sentence with “I fret when ________.” “___________ makes me start fretting.”

Contagious In the story, the other parents were afraid that the stripes were contagious.

Contagious If you say that something is contagious, you mean that other people can easily get it just by being around it.

You should stay home when you are sick with the flu, because you are contagious and you could get other people sick. Sometimes yawning can be contagious because when one person yawns, other people start yawning.

Now think of something that is contagious Now think of something that is contagious. Turn and talk with your partner. Start your sentence with, “________ is contagious.” “I would be contagious if I ____________.”

Remedy In the story, the author says that the Creams were given all kinds of remedies for Camilla.

Remedy If you give someone a remedy, you give them a cure, or something that will fix them.

Now you think of a remedy. Turn and talk with your partner Now you think of a remedy. Turn and talk with your partner. Start your sentence with I need a remedy when _________. A remedy that works for me is ___________.

distraction In the story the principal told Camilla’s mother that she couldn’t go to school the next day because “she’s too much of a distraction.”

distraction A distraction happens when your mind is totally pulled away from what you are presently doing or thinking about to something or somewhere else! Mrs. Hamby might be teaching you how to clap the syllables for alligator and you aren’t clapping with the class because you’re thinking about the cool new video game or Barbie doll you got last night at your birthday party! You are distracted or your mind is pulled away to think of something other than clapping syllables.

Camilla was distracting all the students when her stripes kept changing to whatever the children said! It’s important for us not to get distracted when we are at school trying to learn what our teacher is teaching us.