Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt illustrated by Oliver Jeffers*

This book is a must for every classroom and library!!
Duncan's crayons each write him a letter to complain how he utilizes them.
Most of the story is told in letter format.
Ideas how to use the book:
Fluency/expression-reader's theater-assign a child to a different color crayon and they read the letter.  Each color has a distinct personality so the reader must infer how it should be read.
Pick a color and write from a crayon's point of view in letter format.

Strategies/skills: inferring, fluency/expression, point of view, fact/opinion
*Highly recommend.


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