THIRD READING: ANALYSIS – THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT

 

Share the reading responsibilities with the listener any way you wish. You may wish to alternate reading pages, or have your child retell the contents of each crayon’s letter. If your child is retelling the letter, help your child use the details in the illustrations to guide the retelling.

Help your child with emphasis on words in CAPITAL LETTERS and exclamation marks. There are even a few ellipses (. . .) that appear, indicating a long pause to build interest.

 

DISCUSSION OPTIONS:

~Discuss additional details that Duncan could add to his final picture.

~Look back at the crayons’ letters. Are there  any common complaints shared by any of the crayons? Which letter was your favorite? Explain your choice.

~Pick a color of crayon that you would like to be. Imagine that you are the crayon writing a letter to your child. What would your letter say?  Remember to include words that indicate how you are feeling. (happy, sad, exhausted)

~This book is a series of letters. Do the letters make a story? Does it have the elements of a story (characters, setting, problem/solution)? Discuss.

 

ACTIVITY OPTIONS:

~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNcVYE8eubY

This reading of the book is well done. Your child can listen to the emphasis but on certain words by a different reader. Hearing different ways to interpret a text helps to increase understanding of the text.

~Pick a toy of your child’s. What might the toy say in a letter to your child?