Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
{Highlights of our week!}
We started out our week with watching Harold and the Purple Crayon on DVD. Oh my goodness, there are so many episodes, but it was a great way to bring Harold to life before I read the book.
...the cartoon even captured little Gertie's attention, too!
We had a picnic of 9 pot pies!
We ate some pretzels dipped in purple almond bark --look a purple crayon snack!
Thanks Michelle for the crayon snack idea!
How It's Made - Season 4, Episode 7
We took a field trip to see a porcupine!
and took our GIANT purple stuffed crayon!
We painted the Shades of Purple:
Special note: Do NOT use food coloring. Use a better paint like tempera or acrylic.
This game was too funny! We will be playing it again and again!
There was a monkey who bumped his head on a deer. He walked to a castle where he found a zipper on the ground. He then went to bed in a tree on top of the mountain. He saw a dying octopus and gave him an ice cream. He climbed a windmill to call 911 using a cell phone and picked up a leaf to bandage his head. He saw a window on an airplane with the sun coming through and decided to clean his teeth with his toothbrush using fish flavored toothpaste from a recipe book written by the Queen. The Queen x-rayed him with her pet turtle who then took him in the royal medical car, escorted by the police officer to the hospital....All of the bold words had to be drawn on the board with a purple marker.
She wrote out her copywork:
FIAR Copywork using an excerpt from the book.
In addition to the Five in a Row assignments, we continued our All About Reading and daily Language Lessons.
We discussed the moon phases with Oreo cookies {again -- See our Truman's Aunt Farm post}
Thanks Michelle for the card link!
And we made our very own melted purple crayon art!
{Click to download}
I recommend printing on cardstock.
Our completed bagbook:
{Charlotte’s Favorite}
Charlotte said she has a LOT of favorite parts! "Going to the zoo! Eating pie! Watching the crayons drip down and my other favorite part is playing the game!"
Inspiration and Encouragement Links:
Color Wheel
My Paisley Apron -- shows her son's really cute stuffed Harold
Crayon Template -- a wonderful template for making edible purple crayons
ideas from Scholastic
MamaJenn's Edible Crayons -- Shows her edible crayons!
Delightful Learning -- a wonderful row
HarperCollins -- Harold Printables
Have a Purple Day!-- gives a lot of purple ideas!
Homeschool Share --Printables!
Discover the child- Make a purple yarn covered balloon
Online video making crayons
{Field Trip Suggestion} --a crayon factory
Extras:
Netflix offer several Harold and the Purple Crayon episodes in their DVD shipment option.
The resources shared are NOT to replace the Five in a Row manuals. The manuals are a key element in the curriculum and offer far more information than any photo or words that I share about on my blog. There are so many priceless discussions that are inspired from the manual that just are not captured or portrayed in a recap of our “rowing” experience.
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