Who knew you could retire a color? Aren’t the colors a constant? Unchanging? The color spectrum a scientific fact?
On the morning of March 31, 2017 Crayola will retire a color from it’s classic 24 count box of crayons. Exactly which color is going to be retired has been a well kept secret, and the world anxiously awaits this announcement.
This exciting event in the life of the coloring box can be a learning opportunity for the classroom. Here is a list of crayon read-alouds that can be used in the classroom.
Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt 
Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
Bad Day at Riverbend by Chris Van Allsburg 
Not in the House Newton by Judith Heide Gilliland
