When your child wakes they will see no worries left behind as the monster has eaten it and also you will be able to know what is worrying your child so you can help. Remember to read The Colour Monster Goes to School and try our related ideas too! Teaching Ideas and Resources: English In this story, yellow refers to happiness, red is for anger and blue is linked to sadness. Do you agree with those colour choices? Why? Make a list of words that the author links with each colour, e.g. yellow = bright and light, blue = gentle and alone. Can you think of synonyms for these words?

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Simply let your child write or draw their worries and pop it into the monsters mouth, whilst they're sleeping remove the worry from the monsters mouth. Children could write about how they think the different coloured monsters are feeling and also link to their own feelings and emotions. This resource is great for use in line with Scotland's Pre-Birth to Three guidance. Take a look at more resources here! The Colour Monster Puppet is as large as a melon with a huge mouth so it can talk, shout and sing (with a bit of help from you).

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At the start of the story, the Colour Monster is feeling confused. When have you felt confused? What did you do in this situation? What can we do when we feel confused in the future? There is no need to worry anymore, don't let your children be afraid of going to sleep, allow their dreams to flourish and explore. The little girl puts the Colour Monster’s feelings into separate jars. Use the template below to draw things that make you happy/ angry/sad etc. Think of other emotions and choose colours that might represent them (e.g. frustration, disgust, envy). Practice drawing faces that show different emotions. Can you draw a happy face? Can you draw an angry face? Use a mirror to see how your facial expression can change to show emotions.

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This worry monster will just love to eat up your every worry helping you rest easy again. Every night and every day they turn fears, worries or bad moods into nice stories to enjoy together or alone. How does music make you feel? Think of different songs/styles of music that make you happy, sad, angry etc.