Image of a banner with the text "Creativity Task Cards" in white on a pink background. The left side features a book titled "Maybe Something Beautiful" with an illustration of a child and colorful flowers, evoking the magic of theatre. A yellow and green background displays "2-3" to the right.

Art Form: Visual Arts

 

Supplies Needed

Maybe Something Beautiful book

 

Vocabulary

Feelings - an emotion that you feel

Compare - describing how things are alike

Contrast - describing how things are different

Mural - a painting or another artwork applied directly to a wall

Intensity - the brightness of a color

 

Instructions

1. Read the story. Explain to your child that artwork often evokes emotions or feelings. Talk to your child about the colors they saw in the story. In the beginning, the illustrator chose black, white, and grey. Then, the illustrator started to introduce colors.

2. Focus on the first two pages of the story. Remind your child that artwork painted on a wall is called a mural. Ask your child what colors they see in the murals in this book. Encourage sharing specific details (i.e. The tall building is black and grey). How do the colors make your child feel?

3. Now, explain that artists often talk about the intensity of colors to describe how bright colors are. Ask how those intense colors make your child feel.

4. Compare and contrast the colors of the beginning and the end of the story. How are they similar or different?

5. Discuss how the main character affects the colors of the story from beginning to end. How did adding colorful murals to buildings affect the community?

6. Ask your child how we can have a positive effect on our community.

Extensions

Visit a local mural and point out the colors. Discuss how the colors make your child feel.

 

Book cover of "Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood" by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell, illustrated by Rafael López. It features a theater of color with a child's face holding a paintbrush amidst vibrant elements like buildings, sun, butterfly, and birds above.
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About

The REimagining and Accelerating Literacy through Arts Integration (REALAI) grant supports the literacy achievement of 3,200 students and 170 teachers, media specialists, and literacy coaches across six schools in Georgia and South Carolina.

In addition to professional learning for educators, this project contributes significantly to school library collections through the purchase of developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant books.

This grant also includes parent events to provide families with access to books and other content about how to support their child’s reading development.