I spent this last week with 2-3 graders. During one of the activities centered on Poetry and descriptive language they were divided into groups of three and asked to rotate around the room. At each table was a colored piece of paper. They were asked to write down words they freely associated with that color. They were only given a minute at each table so they had to come up with ideas fast. When they were done the paper was covered back to front with random color associations. I quickly scrawled down my favorites on a separate sheet: