Flannel Friday: Harold's Other Crayons

On Wednesday, when I shared Harold and the Purple Crayon with a preschool group, I also created a flannel board song to sing. I used a tune that is usually reserved for my toddler songs about clothes - Mary Wore Her Red Dress - and took a different approach. Here is the end result:

Harold was working on a picture. He used his purple crayon. 

Harold used his purple crayon,

purple crayon, purple crayon. 

Harold used his purple crayon 

all day long. 

The next day, Harold was still working on his picture, but he was tired of purple, so he used.... blue! 

Harold used his blue crayon,

blue crayon, blue crayon. 

Harold used his blue crayon 

all day long.  

The next day, Harold was still working on his picture, but he was tired of blue, so he used.... green! 

Harold used his green crayon,

green crayon, green crayon. 

Harold used his green crayon 

all day long.  

The next day, Harold was still working on his picture, but he was tired of green, so he used.... yellow!

  

Harold used his yellow crayon,

yellow crayon, yellow crayon. 

Harold used his yellow crayon 

all day long.

The next day, Harold was still working on his picture, but he was tired of yellow, so he used.... orange!

 

Harold used his orange crayon,

orange crayon, orange crayon. 

Harold used his orange crayon 

all day long.

The next day, Harold was still working on his picture, but he was tired of orange, so he used.... red!

Harold used his red crayon,

red crayon, red crayon. 

Harold used his red crayon 

all day long.

Wow, look at all of Harold's crayons. Let's say their colors one more time. 

Do you know why Harold used these colors? 

Because... he was drawing a.... 

 RAINBOW!  

Though I created this flannel to be used with a specific book, I think it could be adapted in a number of ways:

• Change Harold to "The artist" for an art-themed story time (and maybe pair it with The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse)
• Change Harold to "The leprechaun" for a St. Patrick's Day Theme, and add a pot of gold to the end of the story. 
•  Change what Harold / the artist draws - maybe have him draw something for each color, and put those items on the flannel board as well.
• Change Harold's medium - Harold used his purple marker, purple paint, purple glitter, etc. 
• Change  the song to a chant and get the kids to clap, snap, or tap to the beat. 

 This week's Flannel Friday host is Lisa, who blogs at Libraryland. Everything else you could ever want to know about Flannel Friday can be found at the official site.