1. How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
Unit 2: Lesson 9
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
By joseph bruchac and james bruchac

2. Skills How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
Comprehension Questions
Author and Illustrator
Vocabulary pg
Spelling
Phonics
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes pg 299
Why Rabbits Have Short Tails
Understanding Characters
Syllables
Synonyms
Author’s Word Choice
Reading Response Journal
Verbs pg
Review

4. Vocabulary
curled
brag
tease
toward
height
direction
tunnel
healed

5. Glossary pg 294-295 curled- to wrap around brag- to say with pride
tease- to make fun of
toward- in a direction
height- how tall
direction- the way you go
tunnel- a path underground
healed- to get better

6. Comprehension Questions
Find the text evidence! What page are you on?
How can a stories help you learn a lesson?
Who are the main characters?
Pg 301 What does Bear say and do? What does this tell you about him?
Why does the author repeating Bear’s sentence?
What lesson does Little Brown Squirrel learn?
Which character is clever? What is a synonym for clever?

7. Reading Response Journal
Make sure your use TAG!
How can stories teach a lesson?
What lesson do we learn from the Squirre?l
T- turn it around
A- answer the question
G- give details

8. Challenge 1.liked 7. closed 2.using 8. hoping 3.riding 9. baked
4.chased hiding
5.spilled standing
6.making asked
Challenge
1.curled healed
2.gathered 8. chanted
3.scratched 9. growled
4.walking running
5.welcoming 11. pinning
6.apologizing 12. starting

9. Spelling Practice Step Spelling Type Spelling White board Spelling
Rainbow Spelling
ABC Spelling
Hilite Spelling

10. Spelling Review
Tic Tac Spelling
Mix Up
Spelling Circles
Team Race
Baseball
Shaving Cream
Terminator
SpellingCity
Four boxes
Sparkle

11. Review

12. Swat toward curled healed tease tunnel brag direction height
Listen for the clue, and then swat the correct vocabulary word.
toward
curled
healed
tease
tunnel
brag
direction
height

13. Phonics Sort
Thumbs up when you finish!

14. Author’s Word Choice

15. Synonyms

16. CV Words

19. Verbs
Verb song
Jump start
Verb song
School House Rock