One day, Colour Monster wakes up feeling very confused. His emotions are all over the place; he feels angry, happy, calm, sad and scared all at once! To help him, a little girl shows him what each feeling means through colour.
Retell the story from the point of view of the Colour Monster. Could you write his diary entry?
Write a prequel to this story. Where did the Colour Monster come from?
Write a sequel. What adventures might the Colour Monster have next?
Write a separate story about an angry Colour Monster or a sad one.
Think of synonyms for the names of different colours, e.g. red = crimson, maroon, cherry, ruby.
Think of some speech/thought bubbles to accompany the illustrations.
Make a list of words that the author links with each colour, e.g. yellow = bright and light, blue = gentle and alone. Can you think of synonyms for these words?
Computing
Use painting software to mix colours. Could you create your own picture of a colour monster?
Record a ‘read aloud’ video that tells this story. Watch this example for inspiration:
Design Technology
Make large-scale models of the colour monster when he is different colours.
Create your own Colour Monster puppets and use these to put on a show.
Can you mix colours? What new colours can you make?
Try using paint to mix different shades of the same colour.
Draw your own picture of the Colour Monster.
Colour our printable monster images (see below). How many different ways can you colour them?
The little girl puts the Colour Monster’s feelings into separate jars. Use the template below to draw things that make you happy/ angry/sad etc.
Practice drawing faces that show different emotions. Can you draw a happy face? Can you draw an angry face? Use a mirror to see how your facial expression can change to show emotions.
Music
How does music make you feel? Think of different songs/styles of music that make you happy, sad, angry etc.
Languages
Make a list of colours and find translations for them in other languages.
PSHE
At the start of the story, the Colour Monster is feeling confused. When have you felt confused? What did you do in this situation? What can we do when we feel confused in the future?
In this story, yellow refers to happiness, red is for anger and blue is linked to sadness. Do you agree with those colour choices? Why?
Make a list of different emotions and think of times when you have experienced them.
Think of other emotions and choose colours that might represent them (e.g. frustration, disgust, envy).
Use Drew Daywalt's wonderful sequel about Duncan's lost, forgotten and broken crayons in your classroom. Explore our free collection of related teaching ideas and learning activities.
Use this fantastic book (by Drew Daywalt) about a box of unhappy crayons! We have free teaching ideas and classroom activities that you can try with your children.
Help your children to learn about primary and secondary colours using our free printable poster. Available with British English and American English spellings of colour / color.
What happens when you mix different colours? Find out with our handy printable poster. Available with British English and American English spellings of colour / color.
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Comments
kpartington
29th May 2020
These are lovely ideas for such a wonderful book. Ideal for returning to school after Lockdown
Thank you
Bianca Cousin
15th August 2020
This looks fab!
Helen
24th August 2020
A lovely resource, thank you
tracey watson
2nd November 2020
excellent resources for young pupil, cant wait to use them .
Iwona
22nd November 2020
Thank you for sharing.
Irene Oxberry
6th February 2021
Thank you great freebies
Subhaan
26th February 2021
Thank you so much for the colour monster I’m happy can u make a real couloir monster to draw