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Chrysanthemum Book Unit
$2.00
An engaging resource offering guided reading questions and student activities that will help students enjoy Kevin Henkes‘s book, Chrysanthemum. (Henkes is a Caldecott winning illustrator.)
For the Teacher:
- Suggested Pre-Reading, About the Cover, After Reading and About the Artwork questions are provided. These should be teacher directed.
For the Students:
- Worksheet for students to answer questions from the story
- Worksheet to produce questions while reading
- Worksheet to produce questions after finishing the reading
- 2 Art responses
There are two copies each worksheet which requires students to write. One with dashed lines / One with single lines – Choose which works best based on individual student level (ability).
Reading Level: 570L Lexile (2nd Grade)
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