Chrysanthemum
Day One
Before Reading
Discuss that everyone has a name. Have the students each tell their
name. Record their name on the chart paper. In books the people in the
book are called characters.
Set purpose — listen
for the character's names in the book.
During Reading
Read the book to the first graders since the book is too hard for beginning
first graders.
After Reading
Chart Character names
Day Two
Before Reading
Parents spend time naming their children. When the mom is pregnant,
the parents think about, "If the baby is a boy maybe we'll name him
______." "If the baby is a girl then maybe we'll name her ________."
Listen for why the parents named her Chrysanthemum.
During Reading
Teacher reads book.
After Reading
Discuss Chrysanthemum's name and how she got her name. Then discuss
how student's got their names (if they know.) If they don't know encourage
the students to go home and ask their parents.
Day Three
Before Reading
Did anyone find out why they have their name? (From yesterday).
Set purpose — today
while I am reading this story to you, let's list why Chrysanthemum loves
her name. Listen for why Chrysanthemum didn't love her name after school
started.
During Reading
Only read section on why she loved her name.
Only read section on why she didn't love her name.
After Reading this
section
List on sentence strips why she loved her name before she started school.
List on sentence strips why she didn't love her name after school starts.
IF TIME on day four
talk about how we treat people and the choices we make. IF there is
NOT time on day four, do this on DAY FIVE.
Make a sentence
strip that says GOOD CHOICES.
Make a sentence strip that says BAD CHOICES.
Read the sentence
strips and decide which column the strip should go under. Encourage
the children to give reasons for their choices.
