HOW CHIPMUNK GOT HIS STRIPES: READING LESSONS & EXTENSION RESOURCES

The teaching guide for “How Chipmunk Got Its Stripes” is designed to provide educators with a comprehensive set of tools to help students understand the story’s themes and messages. The guide includes a summary of the story, background information about the author and illustrator, and a range of activities to engage students with the text.

The activities in the guide are designed to enhance comprehension, vocabulary, critical thinking, and creative skills. They include discussion questions, writing prompts, drawing activities, and even a recipe for making your own chipmunk-shaped cookies!

This ready-to-use ELA resources and activity guide was created for use with How Chipmunk Got His Stripes (included in Journeys 2nd Grade curriculum).

This story describes how the chipmunk came into being. Bear and Brown Squirrel have a bet about whether Bear can stop the sun from rising, but when Brown Squirrel continuously teases Bear about being wrong, Bear attacks Brown Squirrel and leaves scratches along Brown Squirrel’s back, which is how Chipmunk came to be.

It includes:

. reading comprehension

. vocabulary

. graphic organizers

. writing extensions

. bulletin boards

. assessments