My Many Colored Days - Dr. Seuss

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Everyone has heard of The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Horton Hears A Who.

Dr. Seuss also wrote an entirely different type of poem that compares the variety of his emotions to color. Check out the KidReadz lesson that explores the work of Dr. Seuss. It also looks at paintings by Van Gogh, Georgia O'Keefe, and Picasso -- illustrating how color is used to express emotion.

The unit "My World Is A Rainbow" is designed to help children understand their own feelings and to express those feelings through art. As in other of the KidReadz units, picture books are employed "To Help Kids Connect."

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Picasso on Children and Art

Every Child Is An Artist.
The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
-Pablo Picasso -

Please look at the KidReadz curriculum, designed to teach children how to paint and express themselves freely. Picture books are employed to reinforce the unit. Children also learn about their own feelings and how to look critically at and form opinions about what they see.

The unit is designed to help children become more aware and responsive.

It is part of the KidReadz concept, which is being constructed "To Help Children Connect."

Kevin Henkes Chrysanthemum - Teaches Us Not to Hurt Feelings

Look at the KidReadz Lesson about how to use the picture book Chrysanthemum to teach about feelings. Original Printables are Included.