| Lesson Plan ID: |
9726 |
| Title: |
Leo Lionni's A Color of His Own |
| Overview/Annotation: |
Students will summarize a Leo Lionni story through drawing and writing. Students will also mix the three primary colors to make secondary colors. |
| Content Standard(s): |
| AE(K) Visual Arts | 19. Identify colors. | | AE(K) Visual Arts | 20. Experiment with mixing colors. | | ELA(K) | 6. Identify various forms of narrative texts, including nursery rhymes, poetry, and stories. | | ELA(K) | 8. Use brainstorming, drawing, and discussion as elements of prewriting in the writing process. |
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| Primary Learning Objective(s): |
Students will illustrate and write their interpretation of the story A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni.
Students will mix primary colors to create secondary colors. |
| Additional Learning Objective(s): |
Students will discuss how chameleons use color for protection. |
| Approximate Duration of the Lesson: |
31 to 60 Minutes |
| Materials and Equipment: |
Leo Lionni's book, A Color of His Own; crayons; student journals; red, yellow, blue food coloring; three containers of whipped cream, plastic spoons |
| Technology Resources Needed: |
Computer with Internet access |
| Background/Preparation: |
The teacher should mix each container of whipped cream with one of the three primary colors of food coloring, so that one container contains red whipped cream, one contains yellow, and one contains blue. |
| Procedures/Activities: |
1.)The teacher will introduce A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni and the students will predict what the story will be about.
2.)The teacher will now read the book, A Color of His Own as students listen and observe the blending of the colors in the illustrations.
( Color Mixing) This site has a simple table with venn diagrams for mixing the primary colors.
3.)To assess comprehension, the teacher will ask questions pertaining to the content of the story.
4.)The teacher will divide the students into small groups and give each group three small amounts of whipped cream which has been mixed with red, yellow and blue food coloring. Students will then mix small amounts of the three primary colors together to make three secondary colors. Students should use red and blue to make purple, red and yellow to make orange, and yellow and blue to make green.
5.)The teacher and students will discuss the results of mixing the primary colors.
6.)The students will illustrate and write about interpretation of the story in their journals.
7.)The students will share their interpretations with the class.
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| Assessment Strategies: |
Teacher observation of class participation will be the main source of assessment. Writing journals may also be used as an assessment tool. |
| Extension: |
The students may treat themselves to whipped cream dip, with cookies and/or apple slices. |
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