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Personalities come in many colors, and this book celebrates them! Children will learn about numbers, counting, and primary and secondary colors, as well as about bullying, healthy assertiveness, forgiveness, and cooperation.
Pennsylvania Center for the Book Awards
Book Activities & Discussion Ideas
While reading the story with children, pause to talk about feelings. After reading the story, talk about the importance of standing up for somebody using brave talk. You might want to include examples from children’s everyday life (e.g., sharing and turn-taking). Ask each child to paint him/herself as a spot of color. Ask the children to describe some of their personality traits. Are you quiet, loud, energetic, still, cheerful, a leader or a follower? Print those words beside their painted spot. Make a display and encourage children to look at and read their classmate’s pictures.
Suggest families involve the children in color and number naming while they share the book. Discuss with families the message of this book and how we can build empathy with children through story. Help families construct questions they might ask while they read the story. For example: How did Blue feel? Why didn’t Yellow say anything? Was that fair? Encourage families to model statements about feelings on everyday life. For Example, “I’ll bet that hurt Ethan’s feelings.”