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The Best Chrysanthemum Name Craft for Back to School
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Chrysanthemum…a name that is likely familiar if you are an early elementary teacher! I personally LOVE to read “Chrysanthemum” during back to school, as there are so many valuable lessons to learn from this beloved character and story. It’s a great opportunity to discuss our unique names and complete a variety of name activities including this Chrysanthemum name craft!
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Chrysanthemum Name Craft Prep
Prepping this Chrysanthemum name craft is simple and quick!
There are multiple printable response pages for the body. Choose the one that works best for your students.
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On some of the response pages, there is room for the students to draw a self-portrait.
On other pages, students are able to identify the number of letters in their name and compare them to Chrysanthemum’s name.
Students are also able to determine how many consonants, vowels, and syllables there are in their name.
Once you determine the page that is best for your classroom, copy it onto regular copy paper.
For the Chrysanthemum craft pieces, you will find two different versions for the face, one with ears that can be colored and one with ears that can have a pink overlay.
Next, copy the face and hands on white or gray construction paper or card stock, and the dress and bow on any color.
The name craft can be completed with or without legs. If you decide to hang this as a back to school bulletin board and space is limited, I recommend skipping the legs.
A print and color option is also included.
Chrysanthemum Read Aloud
Before we begin our Chrysanthemum name craft, I read “Chrysanthemum” by Kevin Henkes as a whole class.
Chrysanthemum, a young mouse, loves her name and believes it is absolutely perfect. However, when she starts school, she faces teasing and criticism from her classmates because of her long and unusual name.
Chrysanthemum’s confidence is shaken as she begins to doubt the beauty of her name. She starts to wish for a different, simpler name like her those of her classmates.
However, with the support and encouragement of her loving parents and teacher, she eventually learns to embrace her unique name and regain her self-confidence.
There are so many opportunities throughout this book for students to make connections, so I make time to stop along the way to have these meaningful conversations.
Once we finish reading the story, we complete several Chrysanthemum name activities, including a powerful name chart, before creating our Chrysanthemum name craft.
One of our favorite name activities is using these name trains to compare our name to Chrysanthemum’s and to our classmates’ names.
Chrysanthemum Name Craft Directions
I like to begin by having the students complete the response sheet.
If you selected one of the sheets that involves students writing their name and drawing a self-portrait, I recommend modeling this process first before sending students off on their own.
If you went with a response sheet that is more detailed, I recommend going step-by-step with your students.
After the students write the first and last letter of their name, I have them count how many letters are in their name and graph the number.
Then, we compare the number of letters in our name to our classmates’ names.
Next, we identify the difference between a vowel and consonant before students independently record this on their response sheet for their own name.
Last, we clap out the number of syllables for our names before recording the number on our response sheet.
Once again, it is so much fun to compare these numbers to our friends’ names in our class.
After the response sheet is filled in, it is time to assemble the Chrysanthemum name craft.
First, cut out all of the pieces. If you went with the print and color option, have the students color the pieces before cutting.
Next, glue the response sheet to the belly. Then, glue the hands on top to make it look like Chrysanthemum is holding the paper.
Next, glue the head to the body and the bow to the middle of the head. This is when you will need to glue the inner ears on if you did the overlay.
Last, add the legs. Again, this part is optional!
This craft makes an adorable back to school bulletin board for all to enjoy!
Chrysanthemum Name Craft for Back to School
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Ashley Sharp
As a dedicated Kindergarten teacher for nearly 20 years, I believe the words “fun, play, and creativity” can sit right alongside the words “developmentally appropriate, engaging, and rigorous.” Learning is meant to be fun and messy!
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