They’ll also learn about the importance of self-esteem and how a simple act of kindness can make a big difference in someone’s life. Throughout their reading, students will discover adjectives that describe the ways Chrysanthemum’s feelings change during the story. In Chrysanthemumby Kevin Henkes, your students will get to know the title character and witness the bullying and teasing she experiences for having an unfamiliar name that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. A student who loves her name until she starts kindergarten and meets her classmates with shorter names like Sue, Bill, Max, and Sam. But Chrysanthemum is also the name of a young student just like themselves. They also may not even realize it’s the name of a beautiful flower they’ve seen or have growing in their gardens at school or at home. Your students may know a Daisy or a Violet, but they probably don’t know a Chrysanthemum.
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