Color Craft and Learning Activities for Preschool
Learning Colors through Crafts and Activities
Crafts and Activity to Learn All Colors
Sorting Colors Learning Activity for Preschoolers
These cans can be used over and over again. Use liquid chalkboard markers on removable chalkboard labels. Wipe off the words from the labels and reuse them for other educational activities. The labels peel off easily and can be used over and over again.
What you will need:
Tin Cans from Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Can Opener that folds down the edge of the can when opening
Pliers
Can Covers - The set of 18 has 12 - 3" lids for 15 oz. cans
6 - 4" lids and 6 3.5" lids for 20 oz. cans
How to Make the Can Sorters:
1. Use a can opener that folds down the edge of the can when opening. If you have any sharp edges use pliers to press down the edges. Cans with the pull tabs to open have sharper edges and aren't recommended.
2. Write the color names on the chalkboard labels and stick them to the cans.
3. Collect small toys and household items of different colors.
4. Have your child place the items in the appropriate cans, saying the color each time he places an item in the can. Some colors may be a combination of more than one color so help your child find the can that is the closest match.
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Great Children's Books About Color
Purple, Green and Yellow by Robert Munsch
Brigid, a little artist that must have the latest colouring markers can't talk her mother into buying her super-indelible-never-come-off-till-you're-dead-and-maybe-even-later colouring markers, so she settles for just regular markers. When she points out to her mother that she didn't draw on the walls, the floor, or herself with the markers, her mother lets her have colouring markers that smell.
But the Brigid soon gets tired of the new markers, and finally talks her mother into buying her the super-indelible-never-come-off-till-you're-dead-and-maybe-even-later colouring markers promising she wouldn't draw on the wall, the floor, or herself. But Brigid soon gets bored of drawing on paper and decides she will color her fingernails "because even mothers colour their fingernails".
Her fingernails looks so pretty she decides to colour her hands, and they were so pretty she colours her face, she keeps colouring until she colours herself "almost entirely all over". Of course, she tried to wash it off, but nothing came off. Children will love finding out how Brigid solved her colouring problem.
Purple
Crafts and Learning Activities for the Color Purple
Purple House Coloring Activity for Children
Use the coloring sheet with the story of "Purple Little Bird" by Greg Foley. Purple Little Bird loves purple. He lives in a purple house, with everything painted purple, but something isn't right. Find out what Little Bird learns about color.
What you will need:
Crayons or Colored Pencils
Paper
What to do:
1. Before class print out the activity sheet. (Available to members.)
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2. Read the story "Purple Little Bird" by Greg Foley and then have your children color pictures that go along with the story. Have them color two different pictures one using all purple colors and the other using a variety of different colors.
See "Purple Little Bird" Activity - Thinking About Color for more ideas for this book.
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Red
Crafts and Learning Activities for the Color Red
The Little Red Hen Craft for Kids
Use this craft to go along with "The Red Hen" story for children below.
What you will need:
Colored Paper
Scissors
Crayons or Markers
Glue
How to Make the Red Hen Craft:
1. Before class print out the red hen pattern onto red paper. You can use white paper and let your children color the pattern if you would like.
(A pattern for this craft is available to members. It is basically a large triangle with the points folded in. The chick is the same triangle only smaller.)
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2. In class have your children color the pattern and cut it out, and then fold down the top point to make the hen's head and beak, and fold in the two side points to make the wings.
3. After reading the story "The Red Hen" by Ed Emberley let your children cut shapes from colored paper scraps and glue them to the hen to add unique features to the hen pattern.
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