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Another thing that is just fantastic about this book is the use of metaphor. It compares anger to a fire you might want to stomp out, sadness to a rainy day, and calm like leaves swaying in the wind. If you are doing any sort of metaphor work with kids this is a GREAT book to get the wheels turning! In this story, yellow refers to happiness, red is for anger and blue is linked to sadness. Do you agree with those colour choices? Why? The Colour Monster makes a big mess before lunch. Can you design a poster to teach him how to wash his hands nicely?
Look at the illustrations in the book. How have they been created? Could you use a similar technique for your own pictures?Retell the story from the Colour Monster’s point of view. This could be in the form of a diary. You could also write Nuna’s story about the day. Share photos of the resources in your classroom with others via social media and link to tpet.co.uk Sometimes feelings get… all tangled up. This can be confusing and sometimes we need help untangling them and sorting them all out. Enter “ The Color Monster” by Anna Llenas! This book is AMAZING and as I talk about here and here bibliotherapy is such a wonderful practice that is so adaptable to provide as a therapeutic approach in all sorts of settings – office, in home, at school, and of course Tele-Play! The little girl puts the Colour Monster’s feelings into separate jars. Use the template below to draw things that make you happy/ angry/sad etc.
The book also emphasizes being able to feel and honor whatever feeling comes up and tell us that it is OK to feel all of these feelings, it is okay to listen to our bodies, and it is okay to cry! So powerful, especially for young people who often get flooded and want to repress feelings. A ‘I feel … when?’ worksheets (for children to design their own colour monsters and think about when they feel different emotions. The displays give children the language to help them describe and express how they are feeling which is such an important part of their emotional development.The Color Monster by Anna Llenas teaches abour big emotions in a simple way for young children. In the story, an adorable monster has mixed-up feelings and the author helps to sort them out. Happiness is like the sun, anger is a burning fire, and calm is like the leaves swaying in the wind. Young children may not be able to tell you exactly what they are feeling, but they can use the concepts in this book to help express themselves. Let me know what else you are looking for and I might be able to brainstorm a solution to your problem! Be among the first to hear about new resources, new schemes, new projects and the latest news from Teacher's Pet HQ! Here’s hoping this activity brings you and your clients some superpowers to help untangle those messy, chaotic, and confusing feelings! Discover a world of science teaching resources, activities and lesson planning, linked directly with the KS1 & KS2 Science National Curriculum, to help you teach a full year of science. CREATE Science HUB