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Colorful Stories

Colors can evoke feelings, and feelings can inspire stories. Children will write and illustrate stories about their favorite colors.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Heavy Paper
  • Paper

Steps

  • Step 1

    Ask children to think about colors they like and how various colors make them feel. Does yellow make them feel happy because it reminds them of daisies or lemon ice? Does it make them feel warm or hot because it reminds them of the sun? Or perhaps it's a combination?

  • Step 2

    Ask children to create a story about an object or character that is associated with a color they like. It might be about a brown bear walking in a forest of brown trees, blue and green fish swimming in a blue-green ocean, or anything related to favorite colors. Have them fold one piece of heavy paper in half widthwise. That will give them a cover and three pages on which to illustrate and write the story in book format. Younger children might write one or two words per illustrated page.

  • Step 3

    When their work is done, have children present their books to the class. Encourage them to talk about why they chose the color(s) and how the color(s) affect them.

Standards

LA: Add drawings or other visual displays to written text to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

LA: Write using words, numbers, and images to inform and explain, share experiences, and create narratives, either fictional or non-fictional.

LA: Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Adaptations

Read a colorful book to the class. Suggestions include, "the Mixed-Up Chameleon" by Eric Carle, "Mouse Paint" by Ellen Stoll Walsh, or "Planting a Rainbow" by Lois Ehlert. Have students discuss how the authors used colors to tell the story.

Encourage children to go on a grocery story scavenger hunt. They can use a piece of paper to note eight boxes for eight colors. Have them sketch the item they saw in each color.