Lesson Plan

Color Story Roadmap

Students will explore and express personal experiences by linking colors with emotions and events, creating a mini color diary to showcase their unique “color story.”

This lesson builds emotional literacy, observational skills, and creativity by having students reflect on feelings through color associations and share personal stories.

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Prepare Materials and Review Slides

5 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up: Emotion-Color Match

5 minutes

Step 2

Introduction: Discovering Your Palette

5 minutes

Step 3

Main Activity: Create Your Color Diary

15 minutes

Step 4

Cool-Down: Share Your Snapshot

5 minutes

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Slide Deck

Discovering Your Palette

Welcome students and introduce the slide deck. Explain that today they’ll learn how to find a “color story” in everyday life.

What Is a Color Story?

Define “color story.” Emphasize that every moment can be linked to a color. Invite one or two quick examples.

Everyday Color Examples

Share real-life examples. Display simple images (sunrise, rain, grass) or just describe them to prompt imagination.

Emotions and Colors

Connect emotions with colors. Show emotion–color match cards if available. Ask volunteers to pick a card and say why.

Guiding Questions

Use these questions to spark discussion. Call on a few students to answer. Write responses on the board.

Your Turn: Reflect on Your Day

Prepare students to begin their color diaries. Explain that they’ll draw or write about a moment using a color.

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Journal

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Warm Up

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Cool Down

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What’s Your Color Story?

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