Color Monsters = The best fall project for young artists.

I could leave it at that. But there is SO much about this lesson that makes it more than an instant visual favorite.

Your youngest learners will learn to identify and share emotions through color and line type, assemble an expression that shows a feeling, AND supercharge their dexterity and fine motor strength through an extensive cutting experience.

Core art elements, social emotional learning, and physical skill-building. Win. Win. WIN.

This lesson starts with the story, The Color Monster by Anna Llenas, and continues with students using line and color to share a feeling of their choice. Then we cut and glue, and cut and glue some more until we have a monster with an expressive face that shows the emotion to match the color.

Enjoy the process. Enjoy the giggles of pride even more. And take as many pictures as you can of the hilariously creative monsters your students create. They’ll be better than any example you make.

I promise.