Have you ever been so frustrated with something in your life that you just gave up? I think we can all relate to difficult challenges that make us think it would be best to take take the easy way out.
Students listen to story and identify the crayon complains. Discuss the various "emotions the crayons are personifying in the story, for example Peach who is embarrassed. How would you solve the problem? What would you say or do to encourage them to continue through their struggle?
In the next few weeks we will be talking about GROWTH MINDSET.