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Introduce Vocabulary: Chrysanthemum (Henkes)
Kevin Henkes' sweet story Chrysanthemum is the perfect way to teach vocabulary to budding readers in context. Present the new terms they will hear so pupils are ready to raise their hands when they come up in the story. Although you can...
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Chrysanthemum
Our uniqueness should be celebrated, not teased. The story Chrysanthemum addresses having a distinct name and dealing with different perceptions. Pre- and post-reading questions are listed to help your learners understand and make...
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1st Grade - Act. 04: Chrysanthemum and Letter Tiles
First graders listen to story Chrysanthemum, discuss story with a focus on the length of Chrysanthemum's name, and compare the lengths of their own names using letter tiles, grid paper, and a class graph.
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Chrysanthemum
Students identify the main story elements in the book Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. In this literacy lesson, students listen to the book and use a guided reading ball check for comprehension. Students answer questions such as "Who are...
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The Red Pony, Chrysanthemums, and Flight by John Steinbeck
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on The Red Pony, Chrysanthemums, and Flight by John Steinbeck. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Chrysanthemum
Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Chrysanthemum, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students practice...
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Chrysanthemum At Home Extension
In this literature follow-up activity, students complete an assignment at home after reading the book Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. Students or parents fill out a form and answer why the child's name was chosen and why the student's...
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Story Sequence: Chrysanthemum
In this story sequence worksheet, students write the events in the beginning, middle and end of the book Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. There are three boxes to list or draw events.
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Chrysanthemum - Read Aloud
First graders participate in active read aloud of Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. In this read aloud lesson set, 1st graders practice the "turn and talk" technique as they listen to Chrysanthemum. They listen to the story chapter by...
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The Red Pony, Chrysanthemums, and Flight by John Steinbeck
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 12 short answer and essay questions based on the 3 stories by John Steinbeck. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link...
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Effects
Students explore cause and effect. In this reading comprehension lesson, students define and describe examples of "cause and "effect." Students listen to Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes and contribute examples of cause and effect...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Chrysanthemum
Young scholars explore language arts by reading a story with their class. In this beginner vocabulary lesson, students read the book Chrysanthemum and discuss the vocabulary used in the story. Young scholars participate in a word play...
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Character Education - Self Respect, Respect for Others
Students respond the story of Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes and discuss the ways in which she showed respect for herself and for others.
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Chrysanthemum and Letter Tiles
Students listen as the teacher reads Chrysanthemum. They discuss the story, focusing on the length of Chrysanthemum's name. They compare the lengths of their own names using letter tiles, grid paper, and a class graph.
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Chrysanthemum: Name Graphing
Let's graph the amount of letters in everyone's name in the class. Give the two-page sheet to class members to collect letter data and then translate their data into a graph.
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Chrysanthemum Sound Boards
Students listen and match sounds such as rhyming, beginning, ending and vowel sounds to build phonemic awareness.
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Name Fame
First graders learn the uniqueness of their names by reading the book, Chrysanthemum, and completing other integrated math counting and graphing activities.
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What's In A Name
Second graders read Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. They then discuss where various names come from. They create a individualized biopoem and publish it on word processing software. Their poems are compiled into a class book and presented...
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Sorting Based on Character Traits
Characters from a story can be sorted by their traits, just like shapes or objects can. First the children list several character traits on a chart, they read a familiar story, and then sort the characters by their friendly or unfriendly...
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How Many Letters Are In Your Name?
Students discover how to make a graph that represents the number of letters in their names. In this early childhood math lesson plan, students collect data, categorize data, and develop skills to analyze the pieces of data.
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse: Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkes has composed a series of books in which Lilly the mouse is a main character. Third graders use illustrations and key details as they compare and contrast the books, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and another story staring the...
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Appositive Hunt
How do you find appositives? Why you look for clues, those words or phrases, set off by commas, that tell readers more about nouns. Young grammarians can practice finding them with this worksheet.
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Investigating Transport Systems in a Flowering Plant
Some weddings have flowers in a unique, unnatural color to match the theme. Young scientists take part in this process to learn about the function of the xylem as they observe colored water moving through a flower. Then, they experiment...
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An Author Study on Kevin Henkes
To better understand how the author Kevin Henkes uses the theme of friendship throughout his books, learners engage in several compare and contrast activities. The class reads several Henkes titles and discusses the similarities in...
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