Box of Crayons

**Box of Crayons** is a *Signing Time!* episode from season two.

## Characters

* Rachel
* Alex
* Leah
* Hopkins
* Cow

## Synopsis

Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach viewers signs for colors like pink, orange, purple and green.

## Learning Modules

1. Hopping Time!
2. Story Time!

## Songs

**Note:** This is based on the album's track list.

1. Signing Time! Theme Song
2. Box of Crayons, Part 1
3. Box of Crayons, Part 2
4. Hopkins Hop
5. Box of Crayons, Part 3
6. I'd Love to Read a Book
7. Box of Crayons

## Summary

### English

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. "Signing Time! Theme Song" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for red, yellow, orange, green, and crayons. "Box of Crayons, Part 1" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for blue, pink, purple, and white. "Box of Crayons, Part 2" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's hopping time. "Hopkins Hop" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for black, brown, silver, and gold. "Box of Crayons, Part 3" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's story time. "I'd Love to Read a Book" is played. The story is called "Rainbow Salad".

Rachel waves goodbye to the viewers and the episode ends. "Box of Crayons" is played.

### Spanish

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. "Signing Time! Theme Song" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for rojo, amarillo, naranja, verde, and lápices de color. "Box of Crayons, Part 1" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for azul, rosado, morado, and blanco. "Box of Crayons, Part 2" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's hopping time. "Hopkins Hop" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for negro, marron, plata, and oro. "Box of Crayons, Part 3" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's story time. "I'd Love to Read a Book" is played. The story is called "Rainbow Salad".

Rachel waves goodbye to the viewers and the episode ends. "Box of Crayons" is played.

## Words in Spanish

1. **rojo** - **red**
2. **amarillo** - **yellow**
3. **naranja** - **orange**
4. **verde** - **green**
5. **lápices de color** - crayons
6. **azul** - **blue**
7. **rosado** - **pink**
8. **morado** - **purple**
9. **blanco** - **white**
10. **negro** - **black**
11. **marron** - **brown**
12. **plata** - **silver**
13. **oro** - **gold**

## Trivia

* This is the seventh Signing Time! episode to feature the cow mooing sound effect.
* This is the only episode that contains an easel.
* This is the last episode for the credits to be purple.
* This is the 25th episode of the series.
* This is the 25th appearance of Alex and Leah.
* This is the 22nd appearance of Hopkins the Frog.
* This is the 25th appearance of Rachel Coleman.
* This is the 10th episode to listen to farm animal sounds. This time, it’s a cow.
* The DVD Menu and end credits playing in the background is the Box of Crayons song.
* The Signing Time! Theme Song, Box of Crayons, Hopkins Hop, and I'd Love to Read a Book songs of this episode were featured in the *Series 2* CD album.

## Goofs/Errors

* This is the only episode in which Hopkins strucks the gong with a mallet before the "Hopping Time!" segment.

## Gallery

Red! Your finger slides from your lips down your chin. Red! Because your lips are red. Red.Yellow. Make a Y for yellow and shake it. Do it with me. Yellow.[Alex is wearing an orange shirt!]Orange. Open and close your fist under your chin just like you’re squeezing an orange. Orange.Green! It’s the letter G and you shake it. Try it with me. Green.Crayons. First sign color. Wiggle your fingers on your chin. And then write, like you're writing. Crayons.Blue! Make a B for blue and shake it. Have you got it? Let me see. Good. Blue.Pink. Make the letter P for pink, and brush it down your chin. Let me see you try. Great job! Pink.[Leah is wearing a purple shirt!]Purple! It’s the letter P and you shake it. Let me see you try. Very good! Purple.White. Pretend you’re pulling the white ruffles on your shirt. Show me white. That was great! White."There’s singing time and dancing time, and laughing time and playing time, and now it is our favorite time..."Hopping Time!"It's really dark, and I have more colors to teach."Our next color is black. Draw your pointer across your forehead. It’s easy! Black!Brown. Bring the letter B down the side of your face. Let's try it! Brown. Sign it with me. Brown.Silver. Touch your ear like you’re pointing to a silver earring. Then make an S for silver and twist it down. Silver! Try it! Touch your ear. S. That’s silver!Gold! Touch your ear like you’re pointing to a gold earring. Then sign yellow all the way down. You sign yellow because gold is a yellowish color. Try it! Touch your ear. Yellow. That’s the sign for gold.(cow mooing)"There’s singing time and dancing time, and laughing time and playing time, and now it is our favorite time..."Story Time!Rainbow SaladThe End