Today we re-read the story Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. We used this book discuss what happens to our hearts when we use unkind words. The students listened to the story and each time they heard unkind words, would wrinkle up the heart. When the book was finished we had two very sad looking hearts. The students realized that the unkind words we use leave wrinkles on our hearts that are hard to smooth back out. We all agreed to practice using kind words. We placed our paper hearts on the board to help us remember to use encouraging and friendly words.
