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Harold and the Purple Crayon Activities

August 4, 2021 • 4 Comments

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If I say purple, what is the first book for kids that comes to mind? Harold and the Purple Crayon! Have fun building early literacy skills with these Harold and the Purple Crayon Activities. Four book activities to be exact.

Harold and the Purple Crayon Book

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Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson is the story of a little boy with a very big imagination.  Oh, a pretty important purple crayon stars too.

Harold and the Purple Crayon Book Activities

Activity #1

ENDING SOUND ACTIVITY
What’s My Ending Sound
Skills: isolating ending sounds
-Print and laminate if desired.
-Have the students spot a purple item on the sheet and name it. Repeat the word and listen for the ending sound. Isolate and identify the ending sound. Repeat with the other items.
-If students have difficulty isolating the sound on their own, they can repeat it after you.

Activity #2

Draw Me a Purple Picture
Skills: strengthening fine motor, developing creativity
-Print a copy for each student.
-Students pull out all shades of purple crayons to create a masterpiece.

Activity #3

Trace Me
Skills: strengthening fine motor, developing tracking, awareness of alliteration
-Print a copy for each student.
-Students trace the robot and balloon with a purple crayon.
-Students may also add other details to their picture.
-Practice saying the alliteration sentence noticing all the words that start with /p/.

Activity #4

SEQUENCING ACTIVITY FOR HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
Sequence the Story
Skills: sequencing
-Print, cut, and laminate if desired.
-Shuffles the strips. Have the students sequence the parts of the story in order from beginning to end. This can be done on the floor or in a pocket chart. Reference the book as needed. Add any details to the retelling.

Printable Activities for Harold and the Purple Crayon

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Enjoy using these Harold and the Purple Crayon book activities.

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. DebBie says

    February 10, 2023 at 4:58 pm

    I don’t see where we can print anything? Are the resources free or do we pay for a subscription?

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    • Jodie Rodriguez says

      February 10, 2023 at 6:24 pm

      Just click the purple rectangle button under the heading ”
      Printable Activities for Harold and the Purple Crayon.”

      Reply
  2. Michelle says

    February 9, 2023 at 6:55 am

    I love your harold and thevpurole crsyon sequencing activity!

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    • Jodie Rodriguez says

      February 10, 2023 at 6:24 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply

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