ALEX Learning Activity

In this whole group activity, students will listen to a read aloud to illustrate using different voices to illustrate different points of view.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

The student will listen to a read aloud and acknowledge which character is speaking during the story.

1. Remind students that “point of view” is a literary term that helps the reader determine who is telling the story. Explain that one way readers show point of view is by using different voices for the characters in a story. Tell students that in the video read aloud, the reader uses different voices for the characters.

2. Have students take out a box of crayons. (If crayons are not available, supply students with note cards in the following colors or with the color names written on them: red, purple, beige, gray, white, black, green, yellow, orange, blue, pink, peach.) Tell students that as they listen to the story, they should hold up the color (or note card) that matches the character speaking.

3. Use the digital tool 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Drew Daywalt - READ ALOUD FOR KIDS! to play as children listen and respond.

Note if children are able to identify and show the appropriate color to match to the character speaking in the story.

If students do not have access to crayons, prepare note cards with the following color names: red, purple, beige, gray, white, black, green, yellow, orange, blue, pink, peach. Each student will require a set of cards.

Pull up the digital tool 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Drew Daywalt - READ ALOUD FOR KIDS! and ensure the video loads correctly.

An accompanying during/after activity for this lesson can be located here.