Prerequisite Technolgoy Skills Needed:  none

Time Allotment:  one 45 minute period.

Subjects:  Language arts and technology

Grade Level: second grade

Standards:  VA SOL Eng 2.1, 2.3,  Nets*S 1, 3

How can this resource be used?

• Part of an existing lesson   
• Central Focus 
• Enrichment Activity 
  Assessment
   

Equipment, Considerations, and Teacher Prep

Objective

Description of lesson

Talk with children about their first names.

Ask:

• What do you like about your name? dislike?

• Do you know why you were given this

name? If so, what was the reason?

• If you could have another name, what

would it be? Why?

Share the video Chrysanthemum with children.

Then ask:

• How did Chrysanthemum feel about her name in the beginning of the story?

• What changed Chrysanthemum’s feelings about her name?

• What kinds of things did Chrysanthemum’s parents tell her to help her feel better about what was happening at school?

• What happened at school to help Chrysanthemum feel good about her name again?

Open up Inspiration.  Show the students how to navigate to the shared folder and access the downloaded photos. Tell children the names of each.  Then let each child pick a flower from the folder. Tell children that the name of the flower will be their name for the day.   They are to add to the organizer reasons the flower represents them.

Remind children of the way Chrysanthemum’s parents supported her

throughout the story. Ask children to think about problems they may have had and the ways their parents or other family members

were supportive or helped them resolve their problems. Encourage children to describe what it feels like to have the support and

understanding of others. Later, have children try to think of ways they might be more helpful to or supportive of their family members

or classmates.

 Assessment Strategies

 The document may be printed out to assess students  

Resources

Chrysanthemum.isf