Thursday
'The Day the Crayons Quit', written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Duncan just wants to do some colouring - but when he opens his box of crayons, he finds a whole bundle of letters of complaint. The crayons aren't happy: Beige is sick and tired of playing second fiddle to Brown; Blue is exhausted after colouring in so many oceans, lakes and rivers; Orange and Yellow can't agree on who is really the colour of the sun; and Peach has a rather embarassing problem. Can Duncan come up with a solution to keep the crayons happy - before they quit colouring for good?" - booktrust.org.uk
We have chosen this fantastic book for World Book Day this Year. We have uploaded an animated read-aloud version of the book for you to enjoy at home, and we will also upload some activities that you can do at home.
Oak Academy - Reading for Pleasure (lesson 2)
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-develop-reading-for-pleasure-cguk8e
World Book Day 2021 Activities
- Activity 1 - write a letter to Duncan as a new crayon.
- Activity 2 - put on your journalistic caps and write a news article about the day the crayons quit.
- Activity 3 - write a conversation between 2 of the crayons.
- Activity 4 - Draw pictures of objects using very unusual colours (e.g.a blue strawberry, a green dog).
- Activity 5 - Guess the crayon.