Welcome to the 2016-17 School Year!
In September, as we start off a new school year, I like to do the same lesson for all grades and classrooms. Virtually all Social-Emotional themes span the years and vary only according to the developmental growth of children and their increasing ability to process feelings.
Finding a singular tool that lends itself to multi-grade adaptability can be a little challenging, but that's part of what makes it fun to do a unified lesson! Moving from kindergarten through 4th grade with the same book is enlightening and rewarding as I listen to student feedback.
In true Dr. Seuss fashion, he rhymes his way through a complicated concept and makes it relatable for even the youngest students.
Some children had read the story, many had not but all were able to connect the colors to feelings, as the book intends.
Social-Emotional Intelligence includes the ability to define and describe the wide variety of feelings we humans experience. This book is a wonderful primer for that purpose!
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