Orange is an orange,
Yellow is the sun,
Brown is a bear,
Purple is a plum,
Red is an apple,
Green is a tree,
Black is a witch's hat,
I can read,
Listen to me.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? - Bill Martin Jr.
Mouse Paint - Ellen Stoll Walsh
Green Eggs and Ham - Dr. Suess
Blueberries For Sal - Robert McCloskey
Growing Colors - Bruce McMillan
Can Teach - Wonderful color songs and poems.
Child Fun - Color activities
Kinder Art - Painting activities
Favorite Color
Color of eyes
Estimating:
Colorful food is fun. Children can eat after estimating. Record their estimations.
Red - red jelly beans
Brown - chocolate kisses
Yellow - lemon drops
White - mini marshmallows
Orange - fish-shaped crackers
Black - cut-up licorice
Green - grapes
Blue- blueberries
Purple - grapes
Use food coloring with water to show:
Yellow + Red = Orange
Blue + Red = Purple
Yellow + Blue = Green
Cut out tagboard circles. Draw lines on the wheel to divide the wheel into 6 pie sections. Have the children color the sections beginning with yellow, then orange, red, purple, blue and green. You could also stick a pencil through the middle of the color wheel to make a spinnng wheel.
