Crayons Comprehension

Brianne Cronk
Grade 2
The Day the Crayons Quit
Lesson 1
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and
how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures,
and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and
challenges.
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or
digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or
plot.
Student Learning Objectives:
Students will show comprehension by recalling which major character
said each line from the story. Students will also work on the central
message from the story and determine what should be learned from it.
Assessment:
This lesson uses formative assessment. Students will vote on which
character said each line using the Poll Everyone application on their
iPads. The teacher will informally analyze the comprehension of the
story of the entire class through this voting system.
Students will also complete a homework assignment where they will
complete a journal reflection on Padlet answering the posed question:
Why is it important that all the crayons work together? Relate your
answer to how the crayons are a symbol of humans working together.
The teacher will also informally analyze how well each student
understood the central message of the story.
Modifications can be made for students who cannot use the iPad or
have computers at home to use Padlet. Those students can create
written responses.
Materials/Resources
1. The Day the Crayons Quit
2. Smart Board
3. 1 iPad each: Poll Everywhere app
4. 1 box of crayons each
5. Blank paper
Instructional Methods
Sitting on the carpet as a whole class while the story is read
Transition back to desks for voting/comprehension activity on
iPads
Accurately following directions during coloring activity
Initiation:
To begin this lesson, the teacher will read the story The Day the
Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. Emphasis will be
placed on using different voices for each color crayon to show how
unique they are.
Lesson Development:
1. After students have finished enjoying the story they will work on
comprehension. The teacher will open the Smart Board
document and explain the directions.
2. Students will return to their desks and open the Poll Everywhere
app on their iPads.
3. For each statement from a crayon shown on the Smart Board,
students will vote their answer to which color they think said it.
One all votes are in, the teacher will reveal the right answer.
Repeat for all 5 statements.
4. Next, students will put away their iPads and take out a box of
crayons. For this activity it is extremely important to follow the
directions!
5. The teacher will instruct students to all take out one color crayon
and then close up their box. Using that one color, students will
draw a scene of a park. (5 minutes)
6. Then, students will put that drawing off to the side. Now they will
be able to use their whole box of crayons to color the same
picture of a park. (5 minutes)
7. The students will return to the rug. The teacher will facilitate
whole group discussion on various questions: Which one do you
like more? Which could you want to hang up in your bedroom?
Why? Connections should be made to the book and how
Duncan used all the crayons at the end and got an A+ for
creativity.
8. The teacher will then play The Crayon Box That Talked YouTube
video. Further discussion will be made about how all the different
colors made an even better, more complete picture. Each color
had something special to offer to the picture. Why should we

accept people who may be different than us?
Closure:
To close the lesson, the teacher will call on one student to recite this
quote, We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp. Some are
pretty. Some are dull while others are bright. Some have weird names.
But they all have learned to live together in the same box (Robert
Fulghum). The diversity within a box of crayons is what makes it so
beautiful. Humans are much like crayons. We are all different in very
unique ways but if we learn to live together in this world, we will make
it a very colorful place.

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