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Lesson 7

1. After reading and reviewing together, introduce fiction and nonfiction.  Support decision if fiction or nonfiction.  Teach using specific examples from the book.
2. Which character did you like best why?  Have draw their favorite and dictate their reason using something the character did in the book.

I am currently working on the book Chrysanthemum.  Here are the preliminary ideas.  Once complete I will add standards.  Please give me any suggestions.

Lessons for Chrysanthemum by Kevin Heinke.  

Lesson 1

1. Concepts of print (front/back/author/illustrator/words/pictures)
2. Picture walk (introduce concept of ideas from pictures)
3. Predict what we think - discuss and record

Lesson 2

1. Read the book
2. Stopping along the way for vocabulary - (have not pulled book yet for specific vocabulary)  (will have pictures of the flowers mentioned in the book)
3. Stopping to predict, review, ask why did that happen, discuss character feelings
4. After read discussion on teasing
5. Teach/model Circle Map - How We Treat Our Friends in School

Lesson 3

1. Read or review book
2. Introduce the word Character
3. Teach/model Circle Map - characters in story
4. Chrysanthemum was teased about how long her name was. Write it large on the board. Let's count the letters in her name. Do it together 2x. Allow students to come up and point to each letter and count.
5. Together write the numerals above each letter as you count orally.
6. Give students the numerals 1- 10 to place in order.
7. Shuffle redo.

Lesson 4

1. We used Chrysanthemum's name to count and to order numerals now we are going to use it to compare. (explain)
2. Have name written inside blocks (on pre-made chart)
3. One at a time have children add their names in same fashion.
4. Teach "graph".  Vertical label - names Horizontal label -
5.  

​C	​H	​R	​Y	​S	​A	​	​	​	​
​K	​I	​M	​	​	​	​	​	​

6. Discuss how long each name is. Compare to others.

Lesson 5

1. Review story
2. Do a KWL chart about flowers/plants
3. Read the Book Flowers by Gallimard Jeunesse
4. Finish KWL chart

Lesson 6

1. Review both books
2. Do class Brace Map for the parts of a flower.
3. Graph favorite flower

will add standards.  Keep in mind more than 1 lesson may be done the same day.