Color

I decided I should make the objectives for the lesson this week. The students need to know what they will be learning about thus I made this graphic. It will be displayed throughout the unit for students to use as a reference. They are also in student friendly terms, specifically using I can. 

User:

1st grade students with multiple reading levels just starting to learn about rocks, silt, sand, and pebbles

Justification:

In the reading we are told that color can make a big difference in a graphic. At times color can be distracting and other times it can be necessary. (pg 266) To choose which color to display there are a few things to keep in mind; age appropriateness, reason for using it, and the effect that you want it to have. With that being said, since my users are in 1st grade I chose to go with colors that children prefer: bright primary colors. (pg 265) I chose the 3 primary colors that children prefer: red, yellow, and blue. I chose the yellow as the background because yellow is considered to alert you to something. I want students attention focused on the objectives of the unit. The same goes for red. Red also is considered a color to alert or excite you. Again, I wanted the students focus to be on the objectives.(pg 270) The blue for the heading was chosen because it was the last primary color. It was also used as a contrast to red words for the objectives. I also put a black border around the heading to separate the heading from the rest of the text.

User Test:
When I showed this to the other teachers who may use this and explained my justification they agreed that this would be a great way to keep the students attention on the objectives. They also agreed that they like the separation between the heading and the objectives. Many of them also like that they are in student friendly terms unlike many other graphics that are created.


Lohr, L. (2008). Creating graphics for learning and performance. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.