Teacher's Notes: How the Zebra Got her Stripes
This story has a simple storyline but it is told with a rich vocabulary. Since the story is easy to follow, the words will make sense in context, especially after you have gone over them with examples. Two of the key expressions that this story intends to teach are “change your mind” and “make up your mind.” You can come up with several ways to use these for the class in a fun way.
New Words
zebra
flamingo
peacock
palette
paintbrush
wish
overcome (with joy)
leap
shade (color)
eager
approach
snort
prefer
remain
brilliant
desire
change your mind
make up your mind
after all
coat (animal’s fur)
pure
exasperated
stripe
cheerful
mysterious
delighted
Worksheet Answers
Synonyms: cheerful – happy; wish – desire; leap – jump; shade – color; eager – excited; approach – come near; prefer – like better; remain – stay; brilliant – bright, shiny; mysterious – secret, unknown; pure – 100%, completely; exasperated – fed up; make up your mind – decide; delighted – pleased; stripes – lines
Questions: 1. b, 2. c, 3. a, 4. b, 5. a
Sentences: 1. snorted, 2. overcome, 3. stripes, 4. remained, 5. wish, 6. prefer, 7. make up my mind, 8. shade, 9. exasperated, 10. leaped, 11. desire, 12. pure
