Ages 38 examples of activities that can be used while reading my many colored days and throughout the day to promote social and emotional development. Seuss is a wonderful way for parents and teachers to talk with children about their feelings. See more ideas about book activities, dr seuss activities and preschool activities. See this blog post to read about how i did this activity in my classroom. My many colored days national gallery of art shops. Thinking in color dealing with emotions from elementary nerd on 25 pages this unit goes along with dr. Each book nook is comprised of ideas and activities designed around popular childrens books such as big al, hands are not for hitting, on monday when it rained and my many colored days. In 1957, seusss the cat in the hat became the prototype for one of random houses best selling series, beginner books. Seuss saw his original text about feelings and moods as part of the first book ever to be based on beautiful illustrations and. Students can each do a page, work in groups, or have students work. It explains, in color and animal analogy, that all people have many emotions and that is okay. Seuss have alway seemed inseparablea peerless fusion of verbal and visual wit. During our all about me theme, we spent a day exploring the book my many colored days by dr.
Explain how the book shows feelings through the use of color. My many colored days childrens book read aloud story. Use this book to learn about colors and discuss feelings. Use this template to make your own many colored days. My many colored days writing activities i help to study. Each day is described in terms of a particular color, which in turn is associated with specific emotions. In this fun read across america week music activity student will build a lap book to accompany the book my many colored days by dr. Seuss is currently inspiring student writers to try new techniques with the traits of idea development and word choice.
This is a perfect activity for read across america week. Using a spectrum of vibrant colors and a menagerie of animals, this unique book does for the range of human moods and emotions what oh, the places youll go. A playlist to go with an omazing kids yoga class based on the book my many colored days by dr. You will need felt in the colors represented in this book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Ask students to describe a time that they felt the emotion or mood. I used the book my many coloured days by dr seuss, for children to write simple poems about colours, emotions and behaviour. Examples of suggested activities include using rhymes to talk about being friends, making emotion masks to help children identify and talk about different.
This lesson offers activities to go along with the book. My many colored days playlist by omazing kids free. Jan 12, 2017 book is great, this is my sons favorite book at his daycare and its really helped him understand his emotions. Seuss author, steve johnson illustrator, lou fancher illustrator. Seusss books are full of color, my many colored days was actually illustrated by two other people. Using a spectrum of vibrant colors and a variety of animals, this unique book covers a range of moods and emotions. Students can each do a page, work in groups, or have students work on their booklet one page a day, tracing, writing and illustrating their page. Goodreads members who liked my many colored days also liked. This is a great activity to go with the book my many colored days. Music lesson for my many colored days organized chaos. Seuss has been a long time favorite to relate emotions to children. Color my feelings my many colored days teach beside me. Ask the children to share a time that they were in that mood.
Sicily seemed to enjoy this book and asked to read it a few times. Find books like my many colored days from the worlds largest community of readers. Seuss my many colored days and includes class building activities. You can either create sun catchers or a class book. Students can each do a page, work in a group, or have students work on their booklet one page a day, tracing, writing and illustrating their page. I loved this concept of not just blue days, but red and yellow, purple and brown. Second graders examine how different colors can represent emotions or moods using the book my many colored days by dr. Find a fun activities and vocabulary lessons and puzzles to go with your my many colored days. These printable color my feelings pages combine colors and moods together just like the book my many colored days does.
I teach emotions in my classes everyday so i knew my students would love to dance this book. Feb 24, 2015 use this template to make your own many colored days book after reading my many colored days by dr. This book can be used for teaching basics like colors to more complex. Included is a suggested playlist of songs that accompany each color and a place for students to reflect on what they hear. Each day in this book has a different color on which it focuses. Seuss this book uses a spectrum of vibrant colors and a menagerie of animals to depict the range of human moods and emotions found in the human life cycle. Pairing emotions with colors is nothing new to poetry e. Helping identify and express emotions as an early childhood consultant, one concern i often hear parents and teachers share is that the child they are concerned about struggles to express their emotions in a safe way. Use crayon and paint over the top or use it any other creative way you want. A variety of colors of paint, brushes, and half sheets of construction paper. You can listen to the music on soundcloud to get a feel for the music but i purposefully disable.
Examples of activities that can be used while reading my many colored days and throughout the day. After reading the book, allow your students to plan their own many colored days. See more ideas about dr seuss week, feelings and emotions and activities. Unfortunately, when purchasing a copy as a gift to keep at home, we received a ripped cover and tattered front page. My many colored days activities learning through experiences. Steve johnson and lou fancher bring the emotions described by seuss to life with their bright, expressive paintings. I found some fun songs to sing about colors at everything preschool color songs. How to easily get started with toddler activities at home. Seuss this book uses a spectrum of vibrant colors and a menagerie of animals to depict the range of human moods and emotions found in. Many colored days art work grades various this is a fun art activity, especially for those younger students. While reading the story, pause after each animal and discuss the animals color.
Feb 19, 2018 this video is about my many colored days hi everybody. Seuss wrote in 1973, was a letter outlining his hopes of finding a great color artist who will not be dominated by me. Seuss inspired writing prompt is perfect for use with the book, theres a wocket in my pocket. Its a fun about me activity for kids in preschool, kindergarten, or any elementary aged kids. Helping identify and express emotions as an early childhood consultant, one concern i often hear parents and teachers share is that the child they are concerned. My boys particularly liked fred red and i can sing a rainbow. Buy a cheap copy of my many colored days book by dr. Let the children experiment mixing colors while they paint. Seuss book ever, my many colored days, to teach this lesson, and i have used it successfully with every grade from kindergarten through 5th grade. I took the book in on monday to my 4 year old creative dance class. Besides being a great way to teach tone color, this book provides a starting point for a very meaningful discussion about emotions to which i have found students.
This fun little activity can be used to make a printable booklet for kids. Seusss first childrens book, and to think that i saw it on mulberry street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of childrens literature was changed forever. We started our my many colored days day by reading the book during morning meeting. Have students select one of the days and give them the corresponding shape and colored pieces of tissue paper. You can listen to the music on soundcloud to get a feel for the music but i purposefully. Using a spectrum of vibrant colors and a menagerie of animals, my many colored days does for the range of human moods and emotions what oh, the places youll go. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I have been waiting to try this book and was so excited when kerry suggested it. Apr 24, 2011 dont let the pigeon run this app create your own stories disney storybook with mo willems duration. Here is a wonderful way for parents to talk with children about their feelings. Students can color their shape and name color and feeling or they can color their shape and cut and paste feeling words to go with the color. Encourage the children to use one color on each half sheet to make their own color book. Read through the book, my many colored days, pausing periodically after each animal. Center on the social and emotional foundations for.
She has been having a lot of big feelings lately, so we talked about how we are feeling during our morning meeting every day. In their plan, students will list a color, a feeling and what they do with those. A baby board book that was amusing enough to me as an adult with no children of my own to request it on bookmooch so i could own a copy, my many colored days can be read almost as meditative reflection and psychological metaphor for naming the quality of ones days. From lanies little learners a free printable pack which contains colored animals coordinated to the story, colored boys with the color word written on it, and a printable book based on the story.
My many colored days writing activities uniquely capturing the emotionfilled days of our lives in short poems with multiple stanzas the writing of dr. My many coloured days by dr seuss english activities. This unit would be a great way to introduce the year, or to use when students need a change of pace. Below you will find lesson ideas, an eating adventure, vocabulary, some puzzles and more to make this dr. They listen to the book, select an animal, and create an illustration of the animal drawn in a color that. Ask them to make predictions, then ask how they think this book might connect to emotions.
Into to color dots lesson to go with story my many colored days great idea. Use a felt board with cut outs during story time to engage your kids. Book nook fliernmany colorer09 vanderbilt university. Fizzy color mixing experiment inspiration laboratories. My many colored days explore feelings with color, movement and. Sep 12, 2015 english activity i put together for an eal lower ks2 class, but could be used with younger children with a bit of adapting. Seuss my many colored days book or any other color themed activity.
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