Crayola Crayons
Lesson Plans for Primary, Middle, and High School Teachers
Inspiration for teachers from Crayola to create fun but educational lessons for a variety of subjects.
Crayola crayons were invented over 100 years ago and are still making kids smile. Their main products; crayons, pencil crayons, and markers are an invaluable teaching instrument in the classroom from preschool to secondary school. Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith, the creators of the first kids’ crayons would be proud of how these simple writing utensils can inspire great learning in all subject areas from art to social studies.
Crayola created a website geared to kids, parents, and educators. The website is a great place to generate lesson plans because they have hundreds of lesson plans from preschool to high school. A teacher may peruse the site by key words, theme, or subject.
Art techniques
Creators at Crayola have designed numerous art techniques using the traditional writing utensils. Teachers can easily read about a specific technique and alter it based on their curriculum needs. Students can learn about shading, the capital cities of the United States and their location in one lesson. Too often students are asked to colour a worksheet but students bore easily with the same technique. Crayola gives ideas of how to lessen the mundane colouring activities in school.
Students can be taught about cross hatching as they learn about the different layers of the earth. As well, the student has a greater chance of learning the material because they are active learners in the assignment. Students can colour as they watch television but if they must do a specific art technique as they are learning a new concept, they are more likely to remember the information.
Certificate Maker
Students are motivated by extrinsic rewards such as certificates for great work. Crayola has an application that allows you to create certificates. The only rule is to be creative; kids are bored with best effort and good work. Try compliments such as number 1 scientist, mathematician of the week, or random act of kindness appreciated.
Lesson Plans
Crayola has spent countless hours researching and inputting lesson plans that are creative and educational. Crayola understands kids are more willing to learn if it is fun and interesting. Crayola created a ball made from pentagons that is filled with information about a specific topic. Students are learning math, reading, writing, art, and the chosen topic in one activity.
Crayola created lesson for educators teaching preschool, primary, middle, or high school. The lesson can be quickly modified to a teacher’s previous lesson or as a jumping board to build from. Crayola is usually associated with art but it gives educators and parents a great resource center to inspire students in a variety of subject matter.
Colouring Pages
Colouring pages are easy to download and print for the class. They are a great tool to keep students learning as their fellow classmates are finishing work. Crayola has learning, playing, and creating crafts colour pages. Students can learn about volcanoes or create a storage bin during their free time.
Craft Ideas
Each year teachers may get into a rut about creating new crafts. Old is familiar but Crayola has made new exciting and easy. Father’s Day and Earth Day are just a sample of the many ideas they have to celebrate a special event or occurrence.
Crayola is a great resource for all teachers as their ideas are limitless, easy to implement and quick to learn. Crayola is a place to visit on a weekly basis to assist with lesson plans and unit plans.
