Crayon book

The beginning of the school year is a busy time filled with teaching expectations and procedures. However, it is also a time to celebrate just how diverse and important each student is to your classroom! Just like a box of crayons, each student plays an important role in the overall picture. For this reason, I love to read crayon-themed picture books to help set the tone and build classroom community.

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.

Crayon Colors Printable Book with 6 pages {free}

This is a review of a charming, astounding children's book that inspires creativity and imagination and may be overlooked but is genius in it's simplicity. A must have for any children's library.

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Crayon Box Craft for Kids inspired by The Day the Crayons Quit! (Fun activity for Back to School!) ~ BuggyandBuddy.com

I hesitated adding Harold and the Purple Crayon to our read aloud list, because I know more than one child who has had a purple crayon adventure on the walls. However it is such a fun book I couldn’t resist adding to the list. There are no limits for Harold and his imagination as he takes […]

Draw on sandpaper and transfer your design to a fun bag when you make these Crayon Transfer Library Totes inspired by 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... →

illustration by Oliver Jeffers