Tag Archives: colors
Book Activity: Mouse Paint
I’m sharing a few old favorites while I’m away this week. This one was originally posted January 19, 2010. Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh is one of my very favorite books for teaching about primary and secondary colors. The children absolutely love … Continue reading
Filed under Building Readers, Create
Magic Potions and Fizzing Formulas- Getting Kids' Attention With Chemistry!
Calling all mad scientists! Here’s a formula for fun! I have yet to see a child not get excited by this activity! While it has many developmental objectives in and of itself, it is also a great attention-getter for a … Continue reading
Filed under Learning through Play and Experience
Magic Potions and Fizzing Formulas- Getting Kids’ Attention With Chemistry!
Calling all mad scientists! Here’s a formula for fun! I have yet to see a child not get excited by this activity! While it has many developmental objectives in and of itself, it is also a great attention-getter for a … Continue reading
Filed under Learning through Play and Experience
Book Activity: My Crayons Talk
My Crayons Talk by Patricia Hubbard is a perfect introduction into the interplay between color and language. The girl in the story explains how her colors talk as she draws. For example, “Yellow chirps, ‘Quick, Baby chick.’” The accompanying picture shows … Continue reading
Book Activity: Mouse Paint
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh is one of my very favorite books for teaching about primary and secondary colors. The children absolutely love it as well. In the story, three mice climb into three jars of paint (red, yellow, and … Continue reading
A Colorful Snack
I hope that whoever said children shouldn’t play with their food, is OK with children experimenting with their food. Many people would agree that food can be an art form. This snack makes that statement quite literal. Start with cream cheese … Continue reading
Filed under Create, Learning through Play and Experience, Snack Time
Crayons in the Box Song
This is a great song for learning about colors and for building rhyme recognition, an important skill for pre-readers (read more about phonological awareness here). Use this song during large group, music and movement time, or just as a filler … Continue reading
Snow Scene Collage
If you’ve already done a few snowstorm paintings, switch things up a bit and get three-dimensional! Collect a sampling of random white items to glue onto a snow collage. Have your children help if you can! Here are some ideas: … Continue reading
Filed under Create, Get Outside, Learning through Play and Experience
