Color Theme: Brown Literature Activities and Songs
Literature and Activities for the Color Brown
Books About the Color Brown
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
- The Gingerbread Man
- Chocolatina by Erik Kraft
- The Big Block of Chocolate by Janet Slater
- Brown Rabbit’s Day by Alan Baker
Brown Song
Tune: “Jingle Bells”
Brown, brown, brown.
Brown, brown, brown.
B-R-O-W-N.
Kangaroos and beavers, too.
All are shades of brown.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear: Story Retelling
Book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
After reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, invite students to act out the story.
Materials:
- Animal picture cards or puppets
- Optional animal headbands
Instructions:
- Read the story aloud to the class.
- Assign students different animal characters from the book.
- Give each student a picture, puppet, or headband representing their animal.
- Reread the story, inviting students to act out their parts as their animals appear.
- Encourage students to join in with the repeated phrases.
The Gingerbread Man: Dramatic Play
Book: The Gingerbread Man
After reading The Gingerbread Man, have students reenact the story.
Materials:
- Character pictures, puppets, or simple costumes
- Open space for acting
Instructions:
- Read The Gingerbread Man aloud.
- Review the characters and the order in which they appear.
- Assign students roles, including the Gingerbread Man and the characters who chase him.
- Have students act out the story in sequence.
- Encourage children to repeat familiar phrases and use expressive voices.
This activity provides practice with story sequencing, oral language, and comprehension.
