Conversation Plus: Adult Colouring!

Get Your Students Talking

about Colouring as a Form of
Art Therapy!
 

WARM UP QUESTIONS by ESL Made Easy:

1. As a child, did you use to colour in colouring books? If so, what were some of your memories of using crayons and colouring books?
2. Are colouring books popular in your home country?
3. Why do you think most children love to colour in colouring books?
4. What might child educators say about the benefits of using colouring books?
5. Recently, adults have been going "crazy" over colouring books as a form of therapy. What do you think this might mean?


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Print PDF lessons on One Stop English - The Guardian
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Youtube: Inside the Colouring Book Craze - have students listen to this 5 minute video and then summarize the key points to this latest trend.

CNN News: Why Adult Colouring Books are Good For You

Extension: Print off a design and get your students to fully understand how colouring can be a form of meditation and a great way to de-stress here!