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Crayon Activity Worksheet
Vocabulary
Directions: Write the vocabulary word in the box and then the definition in the box
next to it.
Vocabulary Word: Definition:
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3. Directions:
While reading the story, write down some ideas of what you believe the story's theme is.
Why did you choose this specific theme or theme(s)?
Directions: Answer these questions in a small group.
Question #1: What is Red drawing on pages 2-3? What clues tell us it is a fire engine?
Question #2: Red tries to draw the strawberries but he just couldn't do it. Have you ever felt
like you just cannot do something? When? Why?
Question #3: On pages 16-17 all of the other crayons “seemed to have something to say”
Why isn’t it nice to talk to someone behind their back? How might Red feel if he heard that
he was ‘lazy’ or wasn’t ‘applying’ himself? How would you feel if you overheard something
like that about yourself? What about when you have said something mean? How did you
make it feel afterward?
4. Activity #1
Directions: With a crayon that has no wrapper, draw 1 thing in that color. After you are done,
get a different color wrapper for the same crayon and draw 1 thing in the wrapper’s color.
Drawing 1
Drawing 2
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6. Activity #2: Color palette self-portraits
Directions: Draw your own self-portrait with oil pastels, crayons, or colored pencils. Choose
only ONE COLOR that represents you best. Think carefully about the color wheel and
experiment with blending shades of your chosen color.
7. Reflection
Activity #1:
What did you decide to draw with the crayon color? And with the wrapper? Why?
Activity #2:
Why did you choose that color for your portrait? Why is that color important to you?
