Lesson Plan

Color Your Destiny

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Class groups bring feeling words alive by creating a poster that illustrates with images and colors, but not words, the feeling conjured by the word. The posters are then combined into a mural for the classroom wall.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Coordinate the lesson with the school counselor
  • Create a color poster of Frank Outlaw's statement and post in the classroom
  • To provide scaffolding for the poster project, introduce and discuss Outlaw's statement at the beginning of the lesson
  • Once the murals are finished and posted, have class members guess the feeling word the picture illustrates
Classroom Considerations
  • The first in a series of two related lessons
  • Required materials include a tube of toothpaste, a children''s book dealing with feelings/self concept, poster board or butcher paper, crayons or markers
Pros
  • Includes a list of suggested books that can b e used for the instructional activity
Cons
  • Some learners will required more scaffolding to understand the connection between the opening activity and the poster project
Common Core