Each day in this book has a different color on which it focuses. 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. Ask students to describe a time that they felt the emotion or mood. 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. 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. This fun little activity can be used to make a printable booklet for kids. My many coloured days by dr seuss english activities. Use a felt board with cut outs during story time to engage your kids. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Each day is described in terms of a particular color, which in turn is associated with specific emotions. See this blog post to read about how i did this activity in my classroom. This book can be used for teaching basics like colors to more complex. Goodreads members who liked my many colored days also liked.
Seusss books are full of color, my many colored days was actually illustrated by two other people. I teach emotions in my classes everyday so i knew my students would love to dance this book. 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. Steve johnson and lou fancher bring the emotions described by seuss to life with their bright, expressive paintings. Color my feelings my many colored days teach beside me. Using a spectrum of vibrant colors and a variety of animals, this unique book covers a range of moods and emotions. In their plan, students will list a color, a feeling and what they do with those.
Included is a suggested playlist of songs that accompany each color and a place for students to reflect on what they hear. 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. My many colored days playlist by omazing kids free. Seuss inspired writing prompt is perfect for use with the book, theres a wocket in my pocket. During our all about me theme, we spent a day exploring the book my many colored days by dr. Center on the social and emotional foundations for. 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. Ask the children to share a time that they were in that mood. They listen to the book, select an animal, and create an illustration of the animal drawn in a color that.
Use crayon and paint over the top or use it any other creative way you want. Seuss have alway seemed inseparablea peerless fusion of verbal and visual wit. Find a fun activities and vocabulary lessons and puzzles to go with your my many colored days. Seuss my many colored days and includes class building activities. My many colored days writing activities uniquely capturing the emotionfilled days of our lives in short poems with multiple stanzas the writing of dr. She has been having a lot of big feelings lately, so we talked about how we are feeling during our morning meeting every day. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Read through the book, my many colored days, pausing periodically after each animal. 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. Ask them to make predictions, then ask how they think this book might connect to emotions. I used the book my many coloured days by dr seuss, for children to write simple poems about colours, emotions and behaviour. My many colored days explore feelings with color, movement and. Seuss has been a long time favorite to relate emotions to children.
Its a fun about me activity for kids in preschool, kindergarten, or any elementary aged kids. 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. Examples of suggested activities include using rhymes to talk about being friends, making emotion masks to help children identify and talk about different. See more ideas about book activities, dr seuss activities and preschool activities. My boys particularly liked fred red and i can sing a rainbow. Feb 19, 2018 this video is about my many colored days hi everybody. My many colored days writing activities i help to study. Use this template to make your own many colored days. My many colored days national gallery of art shops. 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. You can either create sun catchers or a class book.
Apr 24, 2011 dont let the pigeon run this app create your own stories disney storybook with mo willems duration. Below you will find lesson ideas, an eating adventure, vocabulary, some puzzles and more to make this dr. It explains, in color and animal analogy, that all people have many emotions and that is okay. A playlist to go with an omazing kids yoga class based on the book my many colored days by dr. I loved this concept of not just blue days, but red and yellow, purple and brown.
Have students select one of the days and give them the corresponding shape and colored pieces of tissue paper. 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. Feb 24, 2015 use this template to make your own many colored days book after reading my many colored days by dr. Jan 12, 2017 book is great, this is my sons favorite book at his daycare and its really helped him understand his emotions. Thinking in color dealing with emotions from elementary nerd on 25 pages this unit goes along with dr. Examples of activities that can be used while reading my many colored days and throughout the day. You can listen to the music on soundcloud to get a feel for the music but i purposefully.
Encourage the children to use one color on each half sheet to make their own color book. Buy a cheap copy of my many colored days book by dr. 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. See more ideas about dr seuss week, feelings and emotions and activities. Book nook fliernmany colorer09 vanderbilt university. Let the children experiment mixing colors while they paint. This unit would be a great way to introduce the year, or to use when students need a change of pace.
Here is a wonderful way for parents to talk with children about their feelings. 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. 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 wrote in 1973, was a letter outlining his hopes of finding a great color artist who will not be dominated by me. Into to color dots lesson to go with story my many colored days great idea. I have been waiting to try this book and was so excited when kerry suggested it. My many colored days activities learning through experiences. Seuss author, steve johnson illustrator, lou fancher illustrator.
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. 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. 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. After reading the book, allow your students to plan their own many colored days. 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.
I found some fun songs to sing about colors at everything preschool color songs. Second graders examine how different colors can represent emotions or moods using the book my many colored days by dr. You can listen to the music on soundcloud to get a feel for the music but i purposefully disable. Seuss is currently inspiring student writers to try new techniques with the traits of idea development and word choice.
Unfortunately, when purchasing a copy as a gift to keep at home, we received a ripped cover and tattered front page. Music lesson for my many colored days organized chaos. Find books like my many colored days from the worlds largest community of readers. Use this book to learn about colors and discuss feelings. Sicily seemed to enjoy this book and asked to read it a few times. While reading the story, pause after each animal and discuss the animals color. 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. This is a great activity to go with the book my many colored days. We started our my many colored days day by reading the book during morning meeting.
A variety of colors of paint, brushes, and half sheets of construction paper. Many colored days art work grades various this is a fun art activity, especially for those younger students. How to easily get started with toddler activities at home. Seuss is a wonderful way for parents and teachers to talk with children about their feelings. You will need felt in the colors represented in this book. This lesson offers activities to go along with the book. In 1957, seusss the cat in the hat became the prototype for one of random houses best selling series, beginner books. Pairing emotions with colors is nothing new to poetry e. My many colored days childrens book read aloud story. I took the book in on monday to my 4 year old creative dance class.
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