In first grade this month, we are reading "The Day the Crayons Quit". This book takes a humorous look at perspective, conflict and creativity. The purpose of the lesson is to foster awareness that other people may have a different point of view than our own based on their personal experience.
Clearly, Duncan's crayons had had enough. He opens his
art box one day, and he finds not a single crayon, only letters from disgruntled
color sticks. Their complaints were various: Some felt overused or misused;
others, neglected. Blue, for example, wondered how many oceans he would be
obliged to color and Beige despaired that all the good jobs were going to
Brown. Yellow and Orange are no longer speaking, because each feels it is the TRUE color of the sun. Green in caught in the middle of his two friends, and just wants them to get along.
Duncan must consider each crayon's concerns and decide what to do to address them. The children engage in lively discussions about how each crayon felt and why they may have had those feelings.
A great read!
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