Craft Lesson 1: My Many Colored Days Book

Resource Material: My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

Target Audience: Pre-K- Kindergarten

Discussion: This book describes various feelings creatively By using colors. It is wonderfully illustrated and can be used to teach children that they can express their feelings in various ways. This will allow children to learn to express their emotions with not only words, but also with art.

How to Teach It: "Okay class, this week will be making a book of our many colored days. This activity will continue throughout the whole week. Each day will have an allotted time in the day to continue this activity. Today I will read My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss." Discuss how the feelings were linked to colors in the book. Also ask the students what colors and feelings in the book that they enjoyed the most. Have five sheets of construction paper for each child. Each sheet of paper will already be labeled with each day of the week (first sheet labeled Monday, second sheet Tuesday, etc.). Also have tiny squares of different color tissue paper already cut out. Give each child construction paper labeled for that particular day. Place several tiny squares of tissue paper of various colors on their table. Ask each student how they were feeling that day and what color(s) they thought would best describe their emotion. Then have them glue on pieces of the tissue paper onto the construction paper in any way they like to demonstrate their emotion. By Friday each child will have five sheets of construction paper demonstrating how they were feeling each day of that week with color. Then punch holes in the sheets and have each student use string to keep the sheets together. Each child will then have their own book of their many colored days. Have each child share their book with the class.