Connotations of colours, images, symbols

Exploring the connotations of various colours, images and symbols. A ‘Last Lesson Friday’ set of activities: purposeful, productive but (relatively) painless … you never know, students may even find them fun! The initial focus is on thinking skills. Students are asked to draw on their own personal experiences to consider the associations we choose to make with different colours, images and symbols. Thereafter we segue into designing a sign and crafting an informative article. Why bother? The ‘design-a-sign’ challenge is a real-world conundrum – to date, it has defeated the collective brain power of the world’s finest adult minds. But hey, what do they know? Maybe the freethinking, inspired genius of untrammelled youth can hit the elusive jackpot.