The Day the Crayons Quit
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Kailey Hogan: Point Of View
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This sounds like a great activity to do with a classroom with this fun book. I'm curious how kids would interpret the "voice of each crayon". That could be funny to watch/listen.
I really like the book and the format it is in. Really interesting concept. I've just bought it for my children, we haven't even read it yet, as I have a new big pile of books from which they can choose. In fact, the book is still on my desk not in the kids' room. I write books for children so sometimes I read them on my own first before I read them to my kids ( they are almost 4 and 6.5).
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Grade Level(s) the lesson is appropriate for use in
This is appropriate for third grade students.
Introduce the Topic
The teacher introduces The Day The Crayons Quit to her students. The teacher will ask the students if they know what point of view means. She will then tell them that point of view is the way in which a character in the book considers things. This shows the opinions or the feelings of the individual character in the book. I will tell them to be listening to each crayons letter and determine their point of view and the crayons character.
Share Examples
The teacher will have the children come to the carpet, she will introduce the story and begin reading. She/he will read each crayons letter in a voice that matches the character of the crayon. She will stop to ask questions about point of view, and how the crayons are feeling. The teacher will stop on a few of the letters and ask students to share with their elbow partner what they think the point-of-view is.
Provide Information
The teacher will have a poster board that has clues for first person, second person, and third person view points up on the board. She will tell them to look for clues while we are reading the text. We will have a whole group conversation about how the crayons are feeling and how Duncan might be feeling and why it is important to determine point-of-view throughout the story.
Supervise Practice
The teacher will instruct the students to go back to their seats. Once they get there, there will be a stack of letters from their crayons that they need to investigate. After they read the letters, they will complete a graphic organizer of four of the crayons point of view. Next, they will pick their own favorite crayon, and create a letter from the crayons point of view.
Assess Learning
Their learning will be assessed on their ability to create the graphic organizer with the points of view of the crayons. Their learning will also be assessed on their ability to create a letter from the viewpoint of their favorite crayon.