Christine A. Elmore
Objective: To recognize how colors can express our varied moods or feelings.
Materials: My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss, large chart paper, large marker, feeling cubes, drawing paper, pencils and crayons.
Procedure:
1. The teacher begins by asking the students to help her list the many different feelings that we all have. She records these on large chart paper.
2. She then divides the students into small groups of four or five and hands them a feeling cube with the direction that each student is to roll the cube, read the feeling on the cube and then tell the group at time when he/she felt that way. The teacher will model the procedure first and have a few volunteers practice it in full view of the rest of the class. She will then circulate among the groups to give guidance.
3. The students will then gather back in the large group and share some of their observations about the experience. The teacher will posit the question: What if we could assign a color to each feeling that we felt? What would you choose? A discussion would then ensue.
4. The teacher would then introduce the Dr. Seuss book and ask the students to notice the colors used for each feeling expressed. She would then read the book aloud.
5. The teacher would ask each student to draw a picture of themselves at some event where they felt a certain feeling. Following this, they would carefully choose the colors to use that express that feeling. Students would then share their finished drawing with others.