Chrysanthemum read aloud activities

Chrysanthemum is a classic book for teaching names, individuality, self-love and confidence! Hand in hand with that, is the important concepts of being accepting and supportive of others as well. I always love to add these concepts into our classroom mission statement that we create together during the first week of school. The skills are easily reinforced with the fun read aloud Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. I’m excited to share with you the Chrysanthemum activities I use in my classroom.

This week we started our Kevin Henkes author study. Our comprehension focus is character traits and comparing characters, so his books are *absolutely perfect* {see what I did there ;)} for that! Ye

Sample a day of Rooted in Reading with these lesson plans and activities for Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar!

In our classroom last week we were busy learning about our names and our character trait “acceptance. We read “Chrysanthemum” by Kevin Henkes to launch a discussion on both of the…

Two of my all-time favorite read alouds for back to school are "Chrysanthemum" and "Officer Buckle and Gloria." They’re perfect for teaching about friendship, safety, confidence, and kindness – all qualities we want to foster in our own classrooms. Check out some fun activities to accompany these books! For grades K-2.

The read aloud Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes lends itself to reading and writing lessons for first grade second grade third grade fourth grade fifth grade and homeschool kids. This Clutter Free Classroom digital and printable activity packet makes it easy to teach writing with picture books. Grab this book companion resource and start planning fun, engaging, standards-based and differentiated lessons for your students!

October is National Bullying Prevention Month so I thought it would be a great time to talk about kindness. Recently I posted about creating a kindness wall in my home to promote kind acts. Today’s activity helps kids think about how your words and actions impact other people. I did this activity wi

A collection of back to school book study companion activities for young learners. Lots of literacy ideas and guided reading activities for K-2. Common Core aligned. #backtoschool #bookstudy #1stgrade #2ndgrade #literacy #guidedreading #kindergarten #bookstudies #bookcompanion #bookcompanions #picturebookactivities #1stgradereading #2ndgradereading #kindergartenreading

Hi friends! I wanted to share a fun little activity we did this week to go along with one of everyone's favorite Back to School read alouds! I've mentioned before how much I LOVE directed drawings.

Chrysanthemum: Name Recognition Ideas and Name Practice Activities for Kindergarten • Sweet Sensations