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"The Land of Many Colors" by the Klamath County YMCA Family Preschool**Submitted/Created by:** Cindy Walsh


 * Grade:** Kindergarten


 * Lesson:** The Land of Many Colors


 * Resources:** The Land of Many Colors by the Klamath County YMCA Family Preschool


 * Recommended Timeline:** 1st Quarter


 * Standards:**

3A Student demonstrates awareness of other people's emotions and perspectives. (I care about the feelings and viewpoints of others.)

3B Student demonstrates consideration for others and a desire to positively contribute to his/her community. (I care about others and do my part to make my community better.)

3C Student demonstrates an awareness of cultural issues and a respect for human dignity and differences. (I care about and respect the individual differences of others.)

4C Student demonstrates the ability to prevent, manage, and resolve interpersonal conflicts in constructive ways. (I will deal with interpersonal conflicts constructively.)

Purple, blue, green and brown construction paper, scissors and crayons Stuffed animals and playhouse food to use in play Butcher paper and marker for Venn diagram
 * Materials:** Copy of the book The Land of Many Colors


 * Time:** 30-35 minutes

-To express how differences drove people in the story apart and how likenesses brought them together. -Make a color person to use in a play- one should be brown and the rest purple, green, or blue
 * Goals:**


 * Lesson Steps/Leading Statements:**

-Read the story The Land of Many Colors by the Klamath County YMCA Family Preschool.

-Make a Venn Diagram of how color people are the same and different.

-Have children each make a color person (shaped like a gingerbread person) out of green, blue or purple paper. One should be brown.

-Act out the story using stuffed animals for animals in the story, playhouse food and a bowl for food from the story.


 * Assessments:**

Watch children’s performance in play and listen to discussion while making Venn diagram.