Colors

Questions:

What is your favorite color?

What are all the colors of the rainbow?

Read Alouds:

Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane Derolf

Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni

Flannel Boards:

Can You Guess the Color?

Can you guess the color?

Is the answer in your head?

It’s the color of an apple,

And that color is—Red!

Can you guess the color?

Can you answer true?

It’s the color of the big sky,

And that color is—Blue!

Can you guess the color?

But please don’t be too slow.

It’s the color of the sunshine,

And that color is—Yellow!

Can you guess the color?

It’s a color that you’ve seen.

It’s the color of the tall grass,

And that color is—Green!

Can you guess the color?

Can you guess just right?

It’s the color of a fluffy cloud,

And that color is—White.

Have you guessed the colors?

Did you guess each one?

I hope you guessed the colors,

Because now my song is done.

A Color Mixing Tune

When I paint with yellow,

Topped with red,

The colors do change

To orange instead!

I can mix together blue,

And add red to get,

A very awesome shade

Of purple-violet!

One more mix to make,

Where I paint with yellow,

Then add blue,

The color I get is green like grass that grew!

Action Songs:
“Color Game” by Jim Gill

“Put a Little Color on You” by Hap Palmer

“Parade of Colors” by Hap Palmer

“Colors in Motion” by Hap Palmer

Fingerplays:

If You’re Wearing  ____ Today

If you are wearing ___ today,

___ today, ___ today.

If you are wearing ___ today,

Stand up and shout "Hooray!"

If you are wearing RED today.

If you are wearing PINK today.

If you are wearing ORANGE today.

If you are wearing YELLOW today.

If you are wearing GREEN today.

If you are wearing BLUE today.

If you are wearing PURPLE today.

If you are wearing CLOTHES today.

Color Chant

When I say RED put your hands on your head.

When I say BLUE put your hands on your shoe.

When I say BLACK put your hands on your back.

When I say BROWN move your hands all around.

When I say GREEN wipe your face real clean.

When I say PINK just think, think, think.

When I say PURPLE make a small circle.

When I say WHITE squeeze your fingers real tight.

When I say TAN throw up your hands.

When ORANGE is found make it big and round.

When I say YELLOW wave to the fellow.

When I say GRAY say, “Have a nice day.”

Color

Blue is the lake.

[point to the floor]

Yellow is the sun.

[point to the sky]

Silver are the stars,

When the day is done.

[wiggle fingers in the air]

Red is the apple.

[make circle with hands]

Green is the tree.

[raise arms over head like branches]

Brown is a chocolate chip cookie for you and me!

[rub tummy]

Craft:

Paper Plate & Yarn Color Wheel