The Day the Crayons Quit Reader’s Theater Narrator One day, first grade found a stack of letters where

they kept their crayons. The letters were from their crayons.

Red crayon Dear first grade, it’s me, red crayon. You make me

work too hard! I have to color all the: Red 1 Fire engines! Red 2 Apples! Red 3 Strawberries! Red crayon And I even work on holidays! I have to color all the: Red 4 Santa’s at Christmas! Red 5 And the hearts on Valentine’s Day! Red crayon I need a rest! From, red crayon. Purple crayon Dear first grade, I like being your favorite crayon for : Purple 1 Grapes! Purple 2 And dragons! Purple crayon: But you need to start coloring inside the lines! From,

purple crayon.

Beige crayon Dear first grade, I am tired of being called tan. I am beige and I am proud. Also I am tired of coming second to brown. Why does he get to color all the:

Beige 1 Bears! Beige 2 And dogs! Beige crayon All I get to color is: Beige 3 Turkey dinners and wheat!

Beige crayon From, beige crayon. Gray crayon Dear first grade, why do I have to color such big

things by myself? Gray 1 Like elephants! Gray 2 And hippos! Gray 3 And whales! Gray crayon Can’t I color small things? Gray 4 Like baby penguins or pebbles? Gray crayon: From your tired friend, gray crayon. Green crayon Dear first grade, I am happy to color all of your: Green 1 Crocodiles! Green 2 Frogs!

Green 3 And trees! Green crayon But yellow and orange are fighting about the real

color of the sun and driving us crazy! From, green crayon.

Yellow crayon Dear first grade, I am the real color of the sun.

Please tell that to orange crayon. From, yellow crayon.

Orange crayon Dear first grade, many of you use me to color the sun.

I am the true color of the sun. From, orange crayon. Black crayon Let’s settle this once and for all. If you think orange is

the real color of the sun, raise your hand. (stop to count hands)

If you think yellow is the real color of the sun, raise your hand. (stop to count hands)

(announce winner) (cheering) Blue crayon Dear first grade, I love being your favorite color! I love

coloring all those: Blue 1 Rain and clouds! Blue 2 Skies! Blue crayon But the bad news is that I am very little. I need a

break! From, blue crayon. Pink crayon Dear first grade boys, you haven’t used me once in the

last year! Is it because you think I’m a girl’s color? I don’t just have to color:

Pink 1 Princesses!

Pink crayon You could use me to color a pink: Pink 2 Dinosaur! Pink crayon From, pink crayon. Peach crayon Dear first grade, someone peeled away my paper

wrapping! Now I am naked and I can’t come out of the crayon box! I need some clothes. From your naked friend, peach crayon.

Narrator: The first grade class wanted to color. And they

wanted their crayons to be happy. That gave them an idea.

Narrator: They colored a picture with every color of the

rainbow! (Show picture)