The Day the Crayons Quit: An Instructional Guide for Literature

Explore the hilarious story of some crayons who have had enough! Students will enjoy analyzing the reasons why they quit, their struggles and complaints, and how Duncan convinces the crayons to come back to work. Written to support the beloved book by Drew Daywalt, this instructional guide for literature features age-appropriate, rigorous activities and lessons that work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend literature while using their imaginations. Analyzing story elements in multiple ways, close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, and determining meaning through text-dependent questions are some of the many skills students will gain after interacting with the appealing cross-curricular lessons in this resource.