Chrysanthemum Booktivity | Grades 2–4 Reading, SEL & Cross-Curricular Activities

Turn a favorite picture-book read-aloud into days of meaningful learning with this Chrysanthemum Booktivity for grades 2–4. This low-prep, cross-curricular printable pack helps students explore identity, kindness, confidence, hurtful words, character change, and story structure while practicing reading, writing, language, math, STEM, geography, music, art, and critical thinking.

Choose only the pages that fit your class or follow the included flexible pacing ideas for a 1-day, 3-day, or 5-day book study. The student pages are designed in printer-friendly black and white, making this resource easy to use for whole-group lessons, partner work, literacy centers, early finishers, sub plans, counseling connections, or a complete themed week.

What’s included

• Teacher welcome and flexible pacing guidance
• Interactive name-flower craftivity and name celebration activities
• Before-reading predictions and after-reading reflection
• Reading comprehension, retelling, sequencing, and story map activities
• Character traits, character change, cause and effect, problem and solution, theme, and point of view practice
• Social-emotional learning pages about identity, belonging, confidence, teasing, empathy, kindness, safe spaces, and the power of words
• Vocabulary, syllables, word work, grammar, and creative writing activities
• Math challenges and logic activities connected to names and flowers
• STEM, science, geography, music, and art extensions
• Book-cover redesign and culminating review activities
• Answer keys and teacher support
• Google Slides file

Skills students practice

Reading comprehension, written response, story elements, character analysis, theme, sequencing, vocabulary, grammar, social-emotional learning, problem solving, creativity, collaboration, and growth mindset.

Perfect for

Elementary classrooms, homeschool, reading groups, literacy centers, morning work, SEL lessons, school counseling, book clubs, enrichment, and substitute plans.

Grade range: 2nd–4th grade
Format: 26-page digital PDF; print and use
Please note: This is a digital educational resource. No physical item will be shipped. The picture book is not included and must be obtained separately.