Happy Easter from the Crayons – Engaging Activities for Easter Learning!

Celebrate Easter with Happy Easter from the Crayons by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers! This fun and colourful story is the perfect read-aloud to spark creativity and critical thinking in young learners.

What’s Included?

Enhance your Easter reading experience with a collection of interactive reading and writing activities designed to engage students and deepen comprehension:

• Pre-Reading Prediction – Analyze the cover and record predictions before diving into the story.
• Three Summary Templates – Choose from multiple formats to retell the story.
• Character Analysis – Explore the inside and outside traits of the Purple Crayon.
• Alphabet Key Activity – Select a crayon colour and complete an A-Z key.
• Compare and Contrast – Use a Venn Diagram to compare two crayon characters.
• Shape and Pattern Mini-Reader – Create a small book and complete shape patterns (available in full colour and black and white).
• Creative Design Challenge – Invent four new crayon colours and describe a unique shape they could add to an Easter egg.
• Matching Activities – Pair crayons with the shapes they create.
• Labelling Task – Identify and label crayons and shapes.
• Easter Egg Decorating – Plan how to decorate an egg using shapes and patterns.
• Easter Egg Hunt – Brainstorm fun hiding spots for an Easter egg.
• Invent & Name New Crayons – Get creative by designing eight brand-new crayon colours!

Perfect for:

• Easter-themed literacy lessons
• Small group or independent work
• Creative writing and art integration
• Early finishers or morning work

Bring Easter fun into your classroom with these engaging activities inspired by Happy Easter from the Crayons!

Copyright Notice: This resource is for personal use in one classroom only. If you need to use it in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. Redistribution or sharing without permission is not allowed.

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