Colours

Crafts

*Paint with various colours.

*Experiment with primary coloured paints to make secondary colours.

*Magic Pictures - colour on paper with wax crayon then paint over with diluted black paint (paint will not adhere to crayon so picture will show through).

*Use a different colour for each day and paint, colour, and paste with objects of that colour.

*Sticker pictures

*Stamps and coloured stamp pads

Science

*Experiment with eye droppers and food colouring.

*Make colour paddles from bristle board and coloured celophane.

Block Area

*Use coloured wooden blocks.

Dramatic Play

*Add clothes of matching colours ie red hats, red coats, etc.

*Add different coloured mittens to match and wear.

Circle Time

Songs:
*Colour Clowns

*5 Green and Speckled Frogs

*Oh Mr. Sun

*Wore it, All day Long

*Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be? Stories:
*1 Grey Mouse

*Red is Best

*Panda's Paintbox

*The Colour Kittens

*Harold and the Purple Crayon

*Green Eggs and Ham

*Clifford the Big Red Dog Games:
*Eye Spy

*Musical Bumps - cut coloured circles from construction paper and scatter on the ground. Put on some fun music to dance to and when the music stops, children must sit on the colour called out.

Water & Sand Play

*Add food colouring to water.

*Add coloured sponges to water.

*Add matching pails and shovels to sand.

Outdoor Play

*Play hoop games with coloured hoola hoops.

*Red Light, Green Light

*Bean Bag Toss - using colours

*Ring toss - match ring colour to peg to score points.

Field Trips / Special Days

*Have a colour day - everyone dresses in specified colour and do activities in that colour all day

*Have a "my favourite colour" day where children dress in their favourite colour

Songs

Wore it, All Day Long

(sung to:This is the Way)

child's name wore a red dress, red dress, red dress
child's name wore a red dress
All day long!

child's name wore green pants, green pants, green pants
child's name wore green pants
All day long! ... (continue for each child)

Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?

Oh dear, what can the matter be
Oh dear, what can the matter be
Oh dear, what can the matter be
Johnny's so long at the fair.

He promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons
He promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons
He promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons
To tie in my bonny brown hair! ....(continue with different colours)