Ages: Infant - Preschool
Mouse Paint is a great book to help children learn about colors. Mice play in paint and in doing so, they mix the colors. This leads to the creation of new colors. Students are excited to see what colors blue and red make, yellow and blue, and yellow and red.
Theme: This story focus on colors and how to make new colors.
About the Author:
Ellen Stoll Walsh both writes and illustrates her books. She first started writing books for her son and then decided to share her books with other children. Growing up Walsh was exposed to literature by her mother. They would cuddle in bed together and her mother would read books; she would change her voice to imitate different characters.
Ellen Stoll Walsh both writes and illustrates her books. She first started writing books for her son and then decided to share her books with other children. Growing up Walsh was exposed to literature by her mother. They would cuddle in bed together and her mother would read books; she would change her voice to imitate different characters.
Pre-Reading Activity:
Have students make predictions about what they think will happen in the book. Then, as the teacher is reading, have student predict what colors will be made. Students should also be encouraged to name each color they see.
Post-Reading Activity:Have students do their own painting. Students can use paint, or colors transparencies, to try to mix different colors. Students can experiment to see what colors make new colors.
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