Get Your Students Talking
about Colouring as a Form of
Art Therapy!
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?
Colouring Books for Adults Top Amazon Bestseller List
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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
I've always found a quiet, focused activity really helps to clear my head. Lately, I've been unwinding with a puzzle game called Block Blast. There's something incredibly satisfying about clearing rows and keeping the board from filling up; it's almost meditative. It reminds me a bit of the feeling I get from adult coloring, just in a different medium. I can definitely see the appeal of these calming activities for stress relief.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of patterns or images do you find most relaxing to color?