Have you ever heard of Chrysanthemum, Owen, Lily, Wendell, or Sophie? These are just a few of the amazing characters created by Kevin Henkes! We are so excited to embark on this new Author Study :). If you click on the picture of Kevin Henkes above it will take you straight to his website. There you can learn more about his amazing books :).
Our Sunshine Band will start their week with "Making Connections" to Kevin Henkes' books. We will learn that good readers activate their prior knowledge and experiences when reading books. When a reader "connects" to the text with their own personal experience; we call this a "Text-to-Self Connection" . We will begin our connection journey with the tale of Chrysanthemum.
In the book, Chrysanthemum, our students will learn the story behind the main character's name. We may be reminded of how we got our names or nicknames just like Chrysanthemum. Our memories brought alive by this particular story event is what we call a "Text-to-Self Connection"! Practice making a "Text-to Self Connection" with your student. Think together about when their name was decided...just like the day when Chrysanthemum's name was chosen for her! Click on the picture of Chrysanthemum above,listen to the story, and make connections together :).
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