Chrysanthemum activities first grade

Howdy! Welcome back! Today we read one of my favorite beginning of the year books, Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. It has become a fav of the kids too. Many of them said they have the book at home or their kindergarten teacher read it to them. I told them that's why books are so special. No matter how many times you read a book, each time is like opening a gift. This time we were going to really think about the main character's feelings and the author's message. As we read the book, I passed…

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.

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Hello Everyone! Next week we will be introducing the concept of cross checking in reading. Cross checking is a strategy for helping kids think while they read. Do the words (and sometimes the pictures) match with what they are reading? When they get to the end of a sentence, stop and cross check. Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense. Kids should be aware of mistakes when they are reading. The Sisters of Daily 5 and CAFE have a little hand movement they do while…

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!

I can't believe back to school is just around the corner! With my new art gig, I am really going to miss doing some of my favorite back to school activities! These activities all come from my Back to School Mega Pack! It's 28% the rest of the day (along with everything else in my store!) with promo code BESTYEAR. I always like to start the year with bucket filling. You can read more about it here. I am trying to figure out a way to incorporate it in the art room, because I think it is SO…

Important Note: This product is also included in the full Creative Comprehension Kit for Chrysanthemum! If you already own the kit, then you already own this directed drawing!Spark creativity and foster a love of reading by celebrating your students favorite picture books characters! With this resource, you will provide your students with the opportunity to draw Chrysanthemum from this fun read aloud! Pair the drawing with a writing prompt! Whats Included:Detailed Step-By-Step Activity Plan…

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

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…

I was inspired by this pin on Pinterest: { source } *Aside: I just love Sarah Cooley's blog, First Grader ...at last! She is so ve...