The day the crayons quit

One of the first projects my first graders made were these “All About Me Crayons”. I had seen and taught this lesson probably 10 years ago and decided to revisit it. I can not remember exactly where I saw this idea, but as many lessons are, we get ideas and see projects all over the place. I try to credit when I can, but some of these I have been doing so long! We started the day by reading … Read more... →

Here’s a simple craft and retelling activity using an empty crayon box to go with the popular children’s book, The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. There’s even a free printable to help you get started! Follow my Children’s Book Activities Pinterest board! (This post contains affiliate links.) The Preschool Book Club is back this …

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Fun and learning packed The Day the Crayons Quit activities that include free printables to download. Just supply crayons!

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT by Drew Daywait free teaching resources and printables

I am linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for her Monday Made It to share a few things I have made recently to use in my classroom. Have you read this book? It is a must! After we read 'The Day the Crayons Quit', we made our own crayon people {pattern provided by Cara Carroll}. Each little one chose his/her favorite color and then added a face. The yellow one is unhappy because he was used too much {cracks me up!} Originally this was going to be an art project to be displayed, but…

Kinder crayons inspired by “The Day The Crayons Quit” by @oliverjeffers 🖍 project inspired by @mrs_art_teacher! • • #artclass #artday…

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The Day the Crayons Quit Unit Study has book based activities ad snack ideas that you can use to create a unit study that is fun and educational.

A virtual program for kids based on the book The Day the Crayons Quit.