Monsters don’t have to be scary. They can be cute, cuddly, funny, and colorful. And, that’s just what you get with these Monsters Love Colors activities. So grab the colors and let’s get some early literacy practice going. I’ve got book activities for you to pair with the book, Monsters Love Colors.
Monsters Love Colors Book
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Monsters Love Colors Activities
Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin is a fun, silly, and energetic book about colors. Join the monsters as they mix colors to create new colors and encourage you to create your own flavor color too.
Activity One: Feed the Monster
Skill: Identifying rhyming pairs.
Materials: Printable Monster and Rhyming Cards (free printable below), laminator (optional), scissors
Cut and laminate the monster sheet and rhyming pair cards.
You can tape the Feed the Monster sheet to a box and cut out a hole for the mouth if you choose to have students place the cards in the monster’s mouth and “disappear.” Students could also just place the rhyming pairs on the monster.
To play, have students select a card, name each picture and decide if the words rhyme. If they do, the monster would like to eat the card.
Activity Two: Design a Flavorful Color
Skills: Showcasing creativity and building fine motor skills.
Materials: Printable Sundae Sheet (free printable below), crayons or markers
Print a flavorful sundae sheet for each student. Invite students to design their own flavorful color creations.
Activity Three: Read More Books About Monsters
Keep the monster-themed reading going. I have a big monster book list for you complete with a scary scale rating.—> Books About Monsters
Activity Four: Enjoy More Monster-Themed Literacy Activities
I have even more monster-themed book activities and literacy resources for you. Enjoy using these too.
Monsters Printable Books to Work on Colors
Sensory Bin (from Stir the Wonder)
Flannel Board Idea (from The Vintage Umbrella)
Printable Color Monsters Activities
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Happy reading and coloring!