The Day the Crayons Quit – Primary Path 11+ Series – Year 2 (Digital Download)

The Day the Crayons Quit – Early 11+ Preparation Study Pack for Year 2 (Ages 6–7)

Inspire creativity and early critical thinking with this imaginative English resource based on The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt.

Perfect for Year 2 learners (ages 6–7), this pack blends storytelling, humour, and skill-building to introduce early 11+ concepts in an engaging and accessible way. Children explore persuasive writing, empathy, and point of view as they delve into the colourful world of Duncan’s crayons — all while developing key comprehension and writing foundations.

Created by a qualified 11+ specialist and experienced English teacher, this pack combines fun and rigour through carefully sequenced tasks that stretch young minds while nurturing creativity and confidence.

Whether your child is beginning their early 11+ journey or simply ready for a challenge, this pack offers the perfect balance of structure, imagination, and purposeful learning.

What’s Included

• Comprehension and reasoning tasks exploring character voice, motivation, and perspective

• Creative writing activities such as letters, diary entries, and opinion pieces

• SPaG practice including conjunctions, punctuation, and expanded noun phrases

• Persuasive language challenges using tone and word choice effectively

• Vocabulary expansion through colour-themed and emotion-based language

• Editing and improvement tasks promoting reflection and sentence fluency

• Parent guidance pages with clear teaching tips for home learning

Skills Developed

• Understanding and comparing different viewpoints

• Building descriptive and persuasive writing techniques

• Developing vocabulary and sentence variety

• Drawing inferences and making evidence-based explanations

• Strengthening independence, creativity, and confidence

• Early preparation for 7+ and 11+ style comprehension and composition

Why Parents Choose This Pack

• Engaging, humorous text children love

• Builds essential reading and writing skills for later exam success

• Designed by an experienced 11+ tutor with a proven 100% success rate

• Perfect for home learning, one-to-one tutoring, or classroom enrichment

• Encourages empathy, voice, and imagination in young writers

Digital download | Instant access | Suitable for ages 6–7
Best used alongside a copy of The Day the Crayons Quit (not included).