Because we are all Crayons! Summary Kindergarten Lesson Plan After reading the book “The Crayon Box that Talked” by Shane DeRolf, students will choose a blank crayon to color and to write their name on it. Afier they are done, they will put it ‘together on the back of the room to create a big Crayon Box. This will teach the children that contributing with everyone’s individuality; one can create a beautiful bigger picture. CCSD Objectives * (K)2.4 Respond to stories through visual images * (K) 6.8 Share drawings or writing with others [NS 6.K.7] SWBAT Objectives: © Students will be able to demonstrate how everyone is unique and the contribution each one has to make things different. © Students will be able to interpret a story and learn about everyone’s own individuality while working together to create a big picture. Multicultural Objectives: # Students will be able to appreciate cultural diversity while respecting everyone’s differences. * Students will be able to understand everyone's individuality, Learning Styles: © Visual © Kinesthetic © Audio Gardner's Intelligences: ‘© Linguistic Intelligence + Bodily-Kinesthetie-Intelligence Materials:© Crayons © Comparing Worksheet «Hand made Big Box of Crayons © Tape «Blank coloring crayons «The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf Instructions: Teacher: Go around the classroom asking students what their favorite color is and why. Students: Students should tell you thé good things about each of their favorite color Teacher, After that, ask them what is their least favorite color and why. Students Students should tel] you bad things about their least favorite colors. Teacher Tell them that there is no such thing as an ugly color and everyone has a different favorite color because each COl6F is unique. Show them the worksheet with the comparing images. Ask them to raise their hand whoever likes picture number one with just one color. And then show them the picture number two with many colors. Ask them out of the two pictures which one they like the best and why’? f Students: Students should have preferred the pictures drawn with the most colors. Teacher: Tell everyone that you will be reading them a story of silly crayons that dislike each other just for their color. Have everyone get up from their seats and tell them to seat on the purple carpeta) a by the back of the room for story time, You will have a seat in the front middle where everyone can see you. Read them the book “The Crayon Box that Talked” by Shane DeRolf. Students: Students should listen quietly the story without any interruptions. Teacher: est 5 Aer reading them the story, stra discussion. Ask them wat they tht about the book / them how silly it-was for the crayons to not like each other just for their color.|"Tell them that this world is a big box of crayons that needs every single one of us to create a beautiful picture. We all have our uniqueness that can be used to bring color to a black and white pict arding of the color we are, we have to accept people who are different from us and appreciate everyone's individuality Students: Students should raise their hands to share opinions among their classmates about the book. Avoid racist comments and show respect and integrity for the entire class. Teacher: Have students get up from the carpet and tell them to stretch and go back to their seats. Tell the students you have an activity for everyone in the class to put together. Tell them that we will create our own crayon box that will be display at the back of the class in the blue board, Passed out the blank crayon and have students choose a color they will like to represent in the crayon. box. Have the students write their name on the erayoi Students: \ Students should choose a color and write their name on the crayon. Teacher. ‘Tell them that what a boring world it would be if we were all alike- like the picture drawn with only one crayon. The diversity in the world makes it like a wonderful box of crayons with many colors. We are a team that will work together to create a beautiful and unique box of erayons. After they are done coloring their blank crayon and writing their name on it, have students get up from their seat and line up next to the blue board in the back of the room to place their colored crayon to create a crayon box. Students Students should bring their colored crayon with their name on it to put it together in the blue board.Teacher. After everyone made a line give them a piece of tape to put their colored crayon inside the crayon box. Before they place their colored crayon, ask them to share with the class why they choose whatever color they choose. After they have place their colored crayon tell them to have a seat. Students: Students should express their taught about the color they choose. They should be listening to everyone’s opinions. Teacher: Tell students to pick up their crayons after they are done placing their crayon in the blue board. Closure: Afier everyone is finish placing their colored crayon and everyone is back in their seat, have everyone repeat “We are a box of crayons, each one of us unique, But when get together the picture is complete.” Evaluation: ‘Crayon Box Rubric Kindergarten : © Po\nreS 3B Poin: 5S Points Share Drawing with | No color, didn’t Some coloring Place fully colored class participate named crayon on the blue board Respond to book Interrupt during story | Share some Engage throughout discussion time comments the lesson and in story time Understood everyone | Negative/Inappropriat | Tgnore diversity in the | Accept individualism is different © comments classroom and respect everyone's differences v1 VW | on To+q) 1S Pints a eee Resources:Book: ‘The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf Comparing Worksheet: hittps://www.pinterest.com/pin/12525705186208977/ Colored Crayon: hitp://thingkid.com/sand-castle-coloring-page-kids/ Ideas for Lesson Plan: hup://www.tolerance.or e-learn-box-cOID oul 9045730" Vos WwEAWo/The crayon box that talked While walking in a toy store, The day before yesterday, J overheard a crayon box, with, many things to say. “I don’t like red!” Said Yellow, and Green said, “nor do I! And no one here likes Orange, But no one knows just why.” “We are a box of crayons that doesn’t get along,” Said Blue to all the others, “Something here is wrong!” Well, I bought that box of crayons, and took it home, And laid out all the colors so the crayons could all see... ‘They watched me as I colored with Red and Blue and Green, And Black and White and Orange, And every color in between ‘They watched as Green became the grass and Blue became the sky. The Yellow sun was shining bright on White clouds drifting by. Colors changing as they touched, Becoming something new, They watched m as I colored. They watched till I was through. And when I'd finally finished, I began to walk away, And as I did, the crayon box had something to say.. “Ido like red!” said yellow. And Green said “So do i! and Blue, you were terrifi, so high up in the sky!” “We are a box of crayons, Each one of us unique, But when we get together... ‘The picture is complete.” bY Shane DE RorFResources: Bool The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf Comparing Worksheet: https://www-pinterest.com/pin/12525705186208977/ Colored Crayon: hitp://thingkid.com/sand-astle-coloring-page-kids! Ideas for Lesson Plan: hitp:/www.tolerance.org/exchange/what-can-wi box-crayonsBlank Coloring Crayons