Book of the Week: The Day the Crayons Came Home

Summary

What if your Crayons could talk? What if they had adventures? What if they wrote you post cards? These are all questions answered by reading our book of the week, "The Day the Crayons Came Home." In this second installment of the crayon saga, we hear again about a boy, Duncan and his very "colorful" band of crayons. We hope your students enjoy hearing about Maroon who gets marooned, Turqoise who is stuck to a sticky sock and other funny adventures. The intended audience is for K-2nd grade but will have your older students engaged as well. 
Vocabulary:  Marooned- stranded  Formerly- happening in the past or in a previous context Sunny- cheerful or bright personality  Pretty- looking nice Undigestible- inedible  Pointless- no reason 
Story Questions:  What happened to Maroon Crayon?  Why did Pea Green change his name?  Do you like his new name better?  What happened to Yellow and Orange?  Do you think they like being outside? Why or why not? What happened to the crayon that was eaten? Would you want to use that crayon anymore?  What does Esteban the Magnificent want Duncan to do?  What happens to glow in the dark crayon?  Why is he sad?  Why is Gold pointless?  Are the crayons happy or unhappy? Why?  Why is turquoise unhappy?  What happens to Big Chunky Toddler Crayon?  Why is Brown Crayon embarrassed?  How does Duncan fix the problem? 
Extension ideas: http://www.penguin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CrayonsGuide-revised15-nocrops.pdf https://www.readingrainbow.com/site/blog/2015/03/03/day-crayons-quit-author-drew-daywalt-joys-challenges-writing-reading/