Craft Lesson: My Many Colored Days

TEKS
(4) Listening/speaking/communication. The student communicates clearly by putting thoughts and feelings into spoken words. The student is expected to:
(A) learn the vocabulary of school such as numbers, shapes, colors, directions, and categories (K-1);
(B) use vocabulary to describe clearly ideas, feelings, and experiences (K-3);
Grades To Teach: Kindergarten

Discussion
Children can find it difficult to understand why they are upset or why they are happy. Understanding their emotions is not an easy task. My Many Colored Days does a great job interpreting the emotion linked with a color and an animal. The concept of understanding one's emotion is easier when you can link it with a color. Everyone's interpretation of color and emotion is different and the student's will be different. It will show expression and will show a grasp of emotion.

How To Teach It
I would set up stations each with a different color. I would also give the student as many choices for animals as possible. Each student would choose a color and an emotion; such as happy, sad, etc. The student will then relate the color with the emotion and an animal and give an explanation what it means. The student would pick three in all and color the animal. The teacher will help them write the expression they want.