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The Day the Crayons Quit Resource Set
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The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Students will enjoy reading this highly entertaining book about a pack of disgruntled crayons. While reading a series of letters from each of the crayons students will be able to retell why Red is tired of only coloring fire engines and apples. They’ll work to understand the text structures the author uses to reveal why all of the other colors have complaints, and they’ll ask questions to comprehend how the main character comes up with a colorful solution to his problem with the crayons.
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Asking Questions with The Day the Crayons Quit
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.1 RL.2.10 SL.2.1b SL.2.1c SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.13A 2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6B 2.6E 2.6I 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8C
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Identifying the Author's Purpose with The Day the Crayons Quit
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.10 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.10A 2.10B 2.10C 2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6E 2.6I 2.7A 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8C 2.9C
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Making Inferences with The Day the Crayons Quit
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.10 RL.2.4 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6E 2.6F 2.6I 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8B 2.8C
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Retelling and Summarizing with The Day the Crayons Quit
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.1 RL.2.10 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RL.2.5 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6G 2.6I 2.7A 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8A 2.8C 2.8D 2.9C
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Understanding Text Structure with The Day the Crayons Quit
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.6 RF.2.3 RF.2.4 RL.2.10 RL.2.4 RL.2.5 RL.2.7 SL.2.1b SL.2.2 SL.2.3 W.2.8
TEKS Alignment:
2.10B 2.10C 2.13C 2.13E 2.13G 2.1A 2.1C 2.1D 2.6A 2.6I 2.7B 2.7C 2.7D 2.7E 2.7F 2.8C 2.9C
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The Day the Crayons Quit Extension Activity
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The Day the Crayons Quit Running Record
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The Day the Crayons Quit Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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The Day the Crayons Quit Word Work - Adjectives and Adverbs
Common Core Alignment:
RF.2.3 RF.2.4
TEKS Alignment:
2.2B(i) 2.2B(iii) 2.2B(v) 2.2C(i) 2.2C(iv) 2.2C(v)
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The Day the Crayons Quit Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.2.4a L.2.5a L.2.6
TEKS Alignment:
2.3A 2.3B 2.3D 2.7E 2.7F
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