COLORS

We are talking about COLORS this week at preschool!

Music:
(to the tune of Do you know the muffin man?)
"Do you know my friend_____?
My friend_____?
My friend_______?
Do you know my friend_______?
He/She is wearing_______Today!"

We sing this song on a regular basis & the kids enjoy filling in the COLOR they are wearing when I pause at the end before I say "Today"

Tables:
Coloring Activity-
We focused on NOT SCRIBBLING(normal coloring habit for 2-4 yr olds) & using a VARIETY of COLORS, coloring each circle of our COLORFUL CATERPILLAR. They all surprised me and were really trying to concentrate on staying inside the lines!

Physical Activity:
We talked about the colors GREEN & RED
& what they mean when they seen them on a trafficlight, driving on the road.
Then we played "Red Light, Green Light"
When I held up the GREEN light, they could GO
& when I held up the RED light, they had to STOP

Snack:
COLORFUL popsicles outside!

Story Time:
We read "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you See" as a class and the kids pointed out the COLORS of every animal

Science:

We filled 3 cups with VINEGAR & then dropped BLUE, RED & YELLOW food coloring in each cup...

Then we talked about each of those colors & guessed WHAT color we would make if we mixed BLUE & RED and RED & YELLOW.
We experimented & poured the colors together & made PURPLE & ORANGE-the kids thought it was magic:)

Just for FUN, I poured baking soda into each cup, so they could watch a "Color Explosion" happen in each cup...

At Home Activities-from Babycenter.com

-Your 3-year-old now-

Three-year-olds are beginning to learn colors. They can usually point to a color when asked and may be able to name four or more by midyear. Some fun ways to help them nail this skill: Weave color references into everyday conversation. "What color shirt do you want to wear today?" "Let's find a white car." When you're reading, ask him to find the red bird on the page, or ask him what color the duck is. Mix it up. Make clay or cookie dough, and divide it into several bowls. Add a few drops of different food coloring to each and knead it in. Then experiment with mixing the colors together. "What do you think will happen if we mix the yellow and the red?" Another fun idea: Put water in fancy clear bottles and have your child add food coloring. Put the bottles on the windowsill and let the sun shine through. Sorting play. Most 3-year-olds start the year sorting according to their own whims rather than by color or size. But it's not too early to give him a shot at color coordination: Get some blocks in different colors and ask your child to sort them into piles by color. Or let him help you sort socks by color. It's fun to see the wheels turn in his mind as he solves the problem in his own way. Make colors appear out of thin air. For a real crowd-pleaser, dangle a prism in the sunlight. (Many gift shops sell inexpensive hanging prisms.) The rainbows dancing on the walls will delight your child, and you can point out the colors that make up a rainbow.