Read Aloud Journal

Today I read My Many Colored Days to a small group of kindergarteners from Wheatley Elementary. I was curious to see if they would be able to make the correlation between feelings and colors. Before I would read some of the pages, I would show them the illustrations and ask them “How do you think he/she is feeling today?” Sometimes they would have an idea from just seeing the picture. After I would read I would talk about the emotions that were expressed. I would ask them if they have had [specific color] days like the described in the book. I would ask them to share about days they have had like that. When I was finished, I talked about our emotions and how some days we feel mad, sad, happy, etc. I am pretty sure this was my first time to read to children. I was actually a little bit nervous. The students were overly excited and at times just kept talking and talking. But itt went well for the most part, the children listened and shared their experiences with me. In the end I think it was a success… I shared a book I like with children.

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