The focus of our Storytelling session was how color can evoke feelings and drawing and telling a story that has a beginning, middle, and end from “color” drawings. Each girl received a homemade book for their “color stories.”
The girls were introduced to a book called My Many Colored Days by Dr. Suess. It’s a great book on how colors can match certain feelings. Blue might evoke a feeling of sadness or it might bring out a feeling of being bright and free like a bird in the blue sky.
After our lively discussion, the girls were asked to choose 3 colors for their “color stories.”
They got to work on their stories. Some used one color per page and others mixed colors, but all stories evoked some kind of feelings through the use of colors.
As they finished, they practiced telling their stories to me or a friend. I loved how the following story demonstrates simple drawings and a color for each feeling/emotion, yet the way the girl told the story was with such detail and expression!! It was wonderful!
The story begins with her feeling upset that she didn’t have any pets.
Next, she’s excited and happy that she got a pet.
Last, she’s feeling sad and alone because she wasn’t able to keep the pet because of her mother’s allergies to the pet. She used the color purple to reflect those emotions.
One of the girls practicing her story to a friend.
During our Culminating Celebration, we will take the time for each girl to tell her story; that is why I kept the stories until then. They will get to take them home on that day! Great job everyone!! See you next week on May 6th for our Featured Artist… Georgia O’Keefe!!
