Color of My Emotions Poem
Color of My Emotions Poem
Purpose
To increase students' awareness of their feelings.
To help students begin to connect their senses and their emotions.
To help students learn to pay attention to their body cues as a way to identify their emotions.
To help students gain insight and understanding from their own work and the work of others.
Time
10–30 minutes to to complete activity.
Time is dependent on how the leader structures the activity
Groupings
Individual activity
Goal
To write a poem expressing the emotions that might be associated with a particular emotion.
Directions
Transfer the Colors and Emotions template guide onto a transparency.
You can assign all students the same emotion, assign students different emotions, or allow students to choose their own emotions from a given set or at random.
When students are ready to write:
Walk them through the poem template line by line, revealing one line at a time.
Give students the template and let them finish the poem at their own pace.
When students have finished, collect the poems, or allow students to share their work.
Follow Up Discussion
How was the process of connecting colors to emotions?
Why did you choose the emotion you chose?
Does connecting emotions to our senses make them easier to understand or identify? Why? Why not?
As you read the work of other students, did you gain new insights or understanding? What?
Extensions
Have students create these poems before back-to-school night and post the poems for parents to view.
Compile the poems in a book that can be placed in your school library.
Post the poems around the classroom or school for others to see.
Have student use their poems as the front of a card for someone they admire who demonstrates the emotion in the poem.
The Color of My Emotions
Line 1: “Emotion” feels like___________________. What color does the emotion or feeling seem to be?
Line 2: “Emotion” tastes like__________________. Tell what the emotion or feeling tastes like.
Line 3: “Emotion” sounds like__________________. Tell what the emotion or feeling sounds like.
Line 4: “Emotion” smells like__________________. Tell what the emotion or feeling smells like.
Line 5: “Emotion” looks like___________________. Tell what the emotion or feeling looks like.
Line 6: “Emotion” makes you feel like____________. Tell what the emotion or feeling makes you feel like.
Colors of My Emotions Poems
Confusion
Confusion is multicolored.
It tastes bitter, sweet and sour.
It sounds like a million voices speaking all at once.
It smells like sour lemons.
It looks like a strobe light.
And makes you feel mixed-up.
Confidence
Confidence is blue.
It tastes solid.
It sounds like a jet taking off.
And it smells like Pacific Ocean salt air.
It looks like eagles soaring.
And makes you feel believable.
