Yesterday, Room 221 listened to "The Colors of Us" by, Karen Katz. It's a story of a young girl's walk through her neighborhood as she notices the beautiful and unique shades of each person's skin. She returns home to mix white, black, red and yellow paint to recreate each skin tone and paint portraits of her friends. As we discussed the book, our understanding of the theme (what the author wants us to learn or understand after reading) evolved. At first children thought the theme is that it is okay to have different skin colors. But as the conversation evolved and grew, we realized that it is to celebrate the beauty of each person's unique shade.
221 artists also mixed paint to find their own, unique skin color. They painted the shade onto a plain piece of paper which they will use next week to cut out their face and create their self portrait in collage. We will notice and celebrate the difference of each one. We will hang them in our classroom with our "I am from... poems." Finally, Mrs. Martell will take photographs of each and post them to the web for you all to enjoy.
Stay tuned...
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