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Chrysanthemum Activities To Teach Names and Build Classroom Community

You will want to go back to school with this great thematic unit focusing on name writing, names of classmates, caring, compassion, and friends. 

If you love Kevin Henke’s Chrysanthemum as much as I do, you will want to add this cute little mouse to your curriculum!

This cross-curricular thematic unit is strategically linked to academic core standards, is easy to use, and filled with fun!

Math Activities

• Measuring Names: Comparing and Contrasting the length of names

• The Numbers in my Name: Worksheet

• Chrysanthemum’s Numbers: Identifying and Naming Numbers

Literacy Activities

• Chrysanthemum's Alphabet: Alphabet Bingo

• Name Traders: Reading and Matching the Names of Self and Others.

• Character Study: Elements of a Character

Original Songs

• Names

• Clapping Names

Social Studies

• Words Hurt: Compassion and Caring

• Rules Poster: Classroom Rules

• Portfolio Sample: A Wrinkled Heart

• Portfolio Sample: All About Me

Guided Reading

• The Mouse Family

Writing

• Chrysanthemum word wall card

• All About My Name

• Name “Entrance” Tickets

Art Projects

• Making Chrysanthemum

• Guided Drawing: Chrysanthemum

• Chrysanthemum Puppet

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This cross-curricular thematic unit is strategically linked to academic core standards, is easy to use, and fill with fun!

Math Activities

Measuring Names: Comparing and Contrasting the length of names

The Numbers in my Name: Worksheet

Chrysanthemum’s Numbers: Identifying and Naming Numbers

Literacy Activities

Chrysanthemum's Alphabet: Alphabet Bingo

Name Traders: Reading and Matching the Names of Self and Others.

Character Study: Elements of a Character

Original Songs

Names

Clapping Names

Social Studies

Words Hurt: Compassion and Caring

Rules Poster: Classroom Rules

Portfolio Sample: A Wrinkled Heart

Portfolio Sample: All About Me

Guided Reading

The Mouse Family

Writing

Chrysanthemum word wall card

All About My Name

Name “Entrance” Tickets

Art Projects

Making Chrysanthemum

Guided Drawing: Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Puppet

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Names of Self and others

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