Craft Lesson 4

My Many Colored Day; Seuss, Dr.; Random House, Inc., New York, New York; 1998.

(I first read this book with my two year old grandson, Mason. I used it to help him learn to identify colors in voice and in sign.)

With a Pre Kindergarten or Kindergarten class, this is a great book to use when introducing colors. As the book is read, students discuss the color and identify an object in the classroom of the same color. After reading the book, students are asked to draw a picture with three of their favorite colors.

In the first and second grade, I would use this book to discuss personal feelings. Begin with a discussion on the different colors. As you read, talk about the author's association of colors with feelings. As the reading continues, ask students what feeling the author will associate with a specific color. At the end of the reading, students use different colors to write about their feelings. After writing, have students share. On butcher paper, note what color each student identies with different feelings, then compare similarities and differences.