Craft Lesson 4

Craft Lesson 4

Expressing Emotion through Art

Resources

Seuss, Dr. My Many Colored Days. Illus. Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 1996.

Discussion

Every person experiences all different emotions including children, of course. However, the might not be able to recognize and understand the emotions. Students will be able to express mood and feelings using color schemes. Using color to express emotion can be therapeutic and can get students to think critically.

How To Teach It

After reading My Many Colored Days we can discuss as a group emotion and feelings. While going through the pages I will ask the students “What emotion do you think this is?” or “What do you think this feeling is?” I will share with the students some emotions that I have felt and will ask the students to share an emotion they have experienced with me. I will provide the students with paper and colors. I will have them draw an emotion using different colors and/or animals. I will have them refer to the book if needed.