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#THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT FREE#

Use the FREE blank level question guide below for examples at each level of questioning.

What makes you feel better when you are sad/ unhappy?.

What could Duncan do to make the crayons happier/ feel better?.

Why do you think Duncan never uses the pink crayon?.

Which crayon do they feel most sorry for, and why?.

why, how) to support their higher level understanding and verbal reasoning. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: We quit What is Duncan. Try to provide your child with some examples of times that you felt this emotion and ask them if they can also come up with any examples of their own (this will be easier for some of the emotions).ģ. If you have older children you can work on their empathy, predicting and inferencing skills (e.g. Oliver Jeffers Poor Duncan just wants to color. You can then discuss with your child why the Crayon might be feeling this emotion. The Crayons all express their feelings in this story, which provides you with an opportunity to develop your child’s emotional vocabulary.Īs you come across each emotion in the story have a go at looking in the mirror with your child and trying to match the facial expression and body language of each Crayon.

What will Duncan do to appease this colorf. In other words, it is showing children how it feels to walk in anothers shoes through. Theyve been overworked and underappreciated and are threatening to quit. This will develop your child’s vocabulary of colours and everyday objects.Ģ. The main purpose of this story is too teach children a lesson on empathy. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: We quit Beige is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown. 4,938 reviews Poor Duncan just wants to color.“Look we found a red jumper”, “The bottle is blue”. The Day the Crayons Quit (Crayons) by Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.40 The Day The Crayons Quit Paperback Picture Book, 31 July 2014 by Drew Daywalt (Author), Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator) 16,168 ratings 1 Best Seller in Childrens Early Learning Books on Colours See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £3.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook £0. Label each object and colour as you find something new e.g. As you come across each coloured crayon in the story go on a treasure hunt with your child around your home to find objects that match this colour. What can Duncan do to make his crayons feel better and get them back to doing what they do best? Here are my top The Day The Crayons Quit activities you can do with your child to help support his/her speech & language development:ġ. This book is the perfect opportunity to support your child’s knowledge of colours. Stacey Mason uses insight, perspective, and humor to move people toward greater self-awareness and thought leadership.Duncan loves to colour, but when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have quit! Purple Crayon is annoyed with Duncan for colouring outside the lines, Pink Crayon wants to be used to draw dinosaurs and monsters and White Crayon feels invisible. Get the book and find out which member of your leadership team “can’t see over the railing of the crayon box anymore!”Īrticle originally published on Mason On Leadership, September, 2014īook illustrations by Oliver Jeffers About the Author

White (white) has a hard time finding a way to contribute…īlack is sitting on the outside looking in…